I'm caving in. Usually I try to follow instructions that others have shared, but this time I legit don't know what I'm doing wrong. 
This is all just to try and play privately with my friends, seeing as I'm the only one out of us that can really PF.
EDIT: I do not use a Windows PC, but rather a Mac OS. Initially I forgot to include that detail, sorry!
This time I tried the usual stuff: Getting my modem/router's settings, logging in via the web browser and accessing port settings.
We change providers... Unfortunately more often than I'd like, and this time I'm stuck with one that gives me way more settings than the usual. Normally I'd just name the port as SRB2, input 5029 - 5029 UDP and set my computer's IP... I think that used to be it? and then I'd hand my friend my public IP address then try to see if they could join.
Now I've run into the issue that, well... I'm pretty sure I follow everything to the best I can but, again, don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Help would be appreciated!
This is all just to try and play privately with my friends, seeing as I'm the only one out of us that can really PF.
EDIT: I do not use a Windows PC, but rather a Mac OS. Initially I forgot to include that detail, sorry!
This time I tried the usual stuff: Getting my modem/router's settings, logging in via the web browser and accessing port settings.
We change providers... Unfortunately more often than I'd like, and this time I'm stuck with one that gives me way more settings than the usual. Normally I'd just name the port as SRB2, input 5029 - 5029 UDP and set my computer's IP... I think that used to be it? and then I'd hand my friend my public IP address then try to see if they could join.
Now I've run into the issue that, well... I'm pretty sure I follow everything to the best I can but, again, don't know what I'm doing wrong.
First and foremost: I have a Huawei modem/router.
I access the Advanced menu and then go to "Forward Rules". This leads me to four options: DMZ Function, IPv4 Port Mapping (I'm guessing this is the one I have to fiddle with, seeing as IPv4 is the one used in the SRB2 multiplayer menu), Port Trigger and IPv6 Port Mapping (which I'm guessing I've gotta leave alone).
After that I click "New", which has me go through the process of adding a new port parameter with the following options:
Type: ·User-defined ·Application (I can select either or).
Application: (Multiple selection that is greyed out unless I select Application on the last one).
Enable Port Mapping:
(That's how it appears).
Mapping Name: (I just name this "SRB2).
WAN Name: (Multi-selection I don't know what to do with.)
Internal Host: (This is where I input my actual IP manually or by selection an option right next to it.)
External Source Ip Address: Two boxes I can input something in, but the guide I follow says I can leave it blank.
There's another button after this called "Add" that lets me config this further, giving me the following stuff:
Protocol: here I can select between TCP, UDP or Both.
External port number: (where I can input the ports necessary and told by the guide-- 5029).
Internal port number: (I input the same numbers here).
External source port number: (Not sure if to leave this blank or add the numbers. I've done both.)
Once I've filled this out, I click Apply and it seems to save-- the status on the port mapping parameter says it's Enabled. Yet...
It still doesn't work. My friend cannot join my server after the fact.
I access the Advanced menu and then go to "Forward Rules". This leads me to four options: DMZ Function, IPv4 Port Mapping (I'm guessing this is the one I have to fiddle with, seeing as IPv4 is the one used in the SRB2 multiplayer menu), Port Trigger and IPv6 Port Mapping (which I'm guessing I've gotta leave alone).
After that I click "New", which has me go through the process of adding a new port parameter with the following options:
Type: ·User-defined ·Application (I can select either or).
Application: (Multiple selection that is greyed out unless I select Application on the last one).
Enable Port Mapping:
(That's how it appears).Mapping Name: (I just name this "SRB2).
WAN Name: (Multi-selection I don't know what to do with.)
Internal Host: (This is where I input my actual IP manually or by selection an option right next to it.)
External Source Ip Address: Two boxes I can input something in, but the guide I follow says I can leave it blank.
There's another button after this called "Add" that lets me config this further, giving me the following stuff:
Protocol: here I can select between TCP, UDP or Both.
External port number: (where I can input the ports necessary and told by the guide-- 5029).
Internal port number: (I input the same numbers here).
External source port number: (Not sure if to leave this blank or add the numbers. I've done both.)
Once I've filled this out, I click Apply and it seems to save-- the status on the port mapping parameter says it's Enabled. Yet...
It still doesn't work. My friend cannot join my server after the fact.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Help would be appreciated!
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