#BlindSeer

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mild dome
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@safe hollow Pulling you in here because it's getting to cluttered for me :')

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Can yuou please run the command again with -n flag added as above

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Can you check if your router shows you your WAN or internet IP somewhere on a status page?

safe hollow
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Not much difference, I also have the traceroute command that was posted

mild dome
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Yea I saw

safe hollow
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It seems the IP given in the invitation link is another than the one my router says is for the internet

mild dome
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The internet IP given/listed by the router, not the local network IP

safe hollow
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My router starts with 192. the IP my router displays for internet with 100. and the invitation link claims 185. as does whatismyip.com

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glass fibre connection, if this helps

mild dome
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But its extremely likely to be CGNAT

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Your ISP uses CG-NAT for your account. CG-NAT involves extra layers of routers that you don't have access to, so you can't configure port forwarding on them. This, in turn, means your players cannot connect to your game.

The very next step for you to take is to call your ISP and ask them nicely to enable you to use port forwarding, most commonly by giving you a public IP. Some ISPs simply do this when asked, others may charge extra fees, and others refuse.

If your ISP does not cooperate, you have a few options:

  • Hosting option 1: Cloud hosts (aka VPSs) offer fantastic bandwidth/uptime (as well as the opportunity to practice Linux skills). While we do offer some command-line tutorials, cloud hosts may be difficult for the inexperienced and do take effort and patience.
  • Hosting option 2: Oracle is the only cloud host with a free offering that meets Foundry requirements; however, it provides no customer service. This option requires comfort with command-line interfaces. More details are available upon request.
  • Hosting option 3: One of your players may host your game for you, if their ISP allows port forwarding.
  • Hosting option 4: Our hosting partners (Foundry Server, Molten Hosting, and The Forge) do all the work but require more money than cloud hosts - https://foundryvtt.com/article/partnerships/
  • If none of these options work for you, you can attempt to use VPN-like software (such as Hamachi, ZeroTier, ngrok, etc) to punch a connection through the CG-NAT. Unfortunately, we are not able to assist with any connection troubleshooting for this option.
safe hollow
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Nope 100.112

mild dome
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Which is between 100.64 and 100.127

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Which is the dedicated CGNAT range

safe hollow
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Just tried to use the TP Link DNS service that comes with the router to check if this help. Also to no avail

vapid relic
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DNS is just a name pointed at the same external IP. Under the hood, the connection is the same as connecting directly to the IP itself.

Unfortunately that won't help get around CGNAT. I highly recommend calling the ISP first.

safe hollow
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Seems the provider is really using a CGNAT as I found from some posts on the internet.

vapid relic
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It's a common thing for ISPs to do, yeah. Not terribly surprising. They save money by doing it.