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eternal jewel Apr 12, 2024, 11:57 PM

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That's just the first step. Next, can you confirm you are on Windows. Creating a thread to keep it separate

echo vale Apr 12, 2024, 11:57 PM

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I am on windows

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Cool, open up command prompt, (type cmd in the windows search bar)

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Then run this command ipconfig

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And paste the results here

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:01 AM

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Unknown adapter ProtonVPN TUN:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : fdf7:b324:8de8:b94d:56e3:c5ac:ca0e:b9e4
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : fdf7:b324:8de8:b94d:f085:a75b:95dd:c82a
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3eab:af01:b12:93c1%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Unknown adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection 3:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:02 AM

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Okay so for future reference, if you use backticks,`, you can format outputs in a much nicer way.
You just need 3 and then paste the text under them like so:
```
text goes here
```
becomes

text goes here

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just makes it easier to read on Discord 🙂

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Now open up your router and your port forwarding rule that you set up

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:03 AM

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gotcha, i'll have to remember that thank you

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:04 AM

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And paste a screenshot here if you can 🙂

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:13 AM

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here you go

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:14 AM

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eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:15 AM

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echo vale

Any particular reason you called the service FTP?

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:16 AM

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Oh no thats just one of the options. its a drop down list that includes

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:17 AM

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Yeah so I wouldn't use that name cause it is meant for a completely different thing. If you can make a custom service I would recommend doing so, but that isn't the source of your issue.

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:17 AM

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gotcha

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:18 AM

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Back to the issue, so everything looks okay that side. So what happens if you try to connect to Foundry using the local invite link on a different device, connected to the same wifi network as the Foundry host?

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:19 AM

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it works just fine

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:20 AM

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Wonderful, now what happens if you use the internet link on a device not connected to the same network, i.e phone on a mobile data connection

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:21 AM

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Wait you meant using the local network link right?

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:23 AM

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echo vale Wait you meant using the local network link right?

Nope, the internet link. So we have established a different device can connect to your instance through the local link, now we are testing what happens when a device outside your network attempts to connect to the server

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:24 AM

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doesn't want to work it seems like

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it just says it timed out

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:25 AM

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okay on the machine running Foundry, can you run the following test:

serene marshBOT Apr 13, 2024, 12:25 AM

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Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)

CGNAT is a service used by ISPs to decrease the number of IPv4 addresses their networks use. It places an additional router outside the customer's own network and provides them with an internal IPv4 address provided by the company. This often prevents incoming connections on numerous ports.

Confirming the presence of CGNAT

To confirm you are affected by CG NAT, use one of the following commands:

Windows 10 or 11: open a PowerShell (not CMD) window and use the following command

tracert -h 5 (curl 4.ident.me -UseBasicParsing); tracert 8.8.8.8; echo Done!```
**Mac/Linux**: open a terminal and use the following command

traceroute -m 5 $(curl -s 4.ident.me); traceroute 8.8.8.8; echo Done!```
After the command has completed (it will say Done!), please post a screenshot here with the results so a troubleshooter can interpret them.

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:27 AM

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Moved up 🙂

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:27 AM

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huh?

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:28 AM

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echo vale huh?

This is a public thread and the screenshot contains your public ip, so we remove those screenshots and place them in our helper channel out of the public eye 🙂

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:28 AM

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Gotcha

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:31 AM

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Okay so looks like you are with comcast, which means you have to jump through a few extra hoops of theirs to get port forwarding going. What I've been told is there should be some sort of mobile app available that will let you set up the port forwarding rule

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I don't have anything to hand to help but a Google search should render a YouTube video or help article

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:32 AM

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What i'm confused about then is why it worked yesterday then

eternal jewel Apr 13, 2024, 12:35 AM

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echo vale What i'm confused about then is why it worked yesterday then

https://tenor.com/view/imagination-spongebob-squarepants-dreams-magic-gif-12725683

Tenor

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Honestly routers and internet connections can work in mysterious ways, sometimes it is just dumb luck that makes it work

echo vale Apr 13, 2024, 12:42 AM

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Well i didn't change anything with the router but i did change the rule and now its working for somereason

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