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How do you port forward on ATT Uverse 2Wire modem?

I do not need a generic answer. I need an answer for someone who has ATT U-Verse with the 2Wire modem they give you. This is by no means a normal process, so please, if you have not personally dealt with this exact issue you will most likely not have the answer. All I can find are the generic blanket answers. I need experienced help PLEASE! I can not find ANYTHING online with a real answer and tech support can't figure it out either. Port forwarding should not be this difficult but whenever I use a port checker online, they all come back timeout or connection refused. Here is what I have done; - I have assigned a static IP to a computer. - I then created an application for that computer that opened the 2 ports I wanted to open, added it to the hosted apps list and selected the Allow individual applications radio button and saved the changes. - restarted computer and modem, used port checker online and it always comes back "timeout" or "connection refused" - tried opening all ports (instead of just allowing specific ports i choose), restarted everything, still not working On my firewall status it shows the computer and IP address I'm trying to host the open ports on, shows the application I created and the ports I want to open. So it displays as if it should work. ATT keeps referring me to a piad service...... to get something working that should have been from the start. It is extremely common for a business to need to open/forward ports (VoIP phones, servers, camera systems etc) yet they can't get it to work. Thanks! portforward.com is a walk-through for the modem but not on U-Verse. It does not work following those step by step instructions. 2Wire is a normal router, but with ATT it has a totally different process... I already used what was on portforward.com. The pictures don't even match up to the ATT screens that are actually there when you log into the router, and some of the instructions don't even apply. I am trying to open a different port than the standard locked ones as well. It is also a business class line.

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1. Have you tried looking on portforward.com they have fairly detailed instructions for tons of routers.
2. I had Uverse for a couple of years the 2wire is just a normal router. If the steps in portforward.com do not work you need to check which ports you are attempting to open. You can also get some help from http://support.2wire.com they have the owners guides etc. I don't still have the service so I don't remember the exact steps but beside forwarding the ports you also have to add exceptions to the "firewall" rules, the router has a nice firewall but one that does tend to "overprotect" the user. Here is the page on Port Forwarding http://support.2wire.com/?page=view&article=21 Under Uverse terms of service (unless you have a business class line) they will not let you operate any servers. Its possible that they have blocked off all "normal" service ports, at least inbound, So if you are attempting to use port 80, 25,21,110, etc they won't work on residential service. (If the do work, expect a cease email shortly). However, opening ports in the high ranges where games etc normally exist should work just as the instructions show.