Draytek 2926AC Port Redirection lost when Failover activates

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the functionality of port redirection on the DrayTek Vigor 2926AC router when switching between primary and failover WAN connections. Participants explore whether the observed behavior is a design flaw or if there are potential workarounds, particularly in the context of using a 4G router as a failover option.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that when the primary WAN is disabled, the failover WAN activates but port redirection fails, and it resumes only when the primary WAN is restored.
  • Another participant suggests that the issue may stem from the nature of 4G connections, which often use NAT and may not support port redirection due to shared public IPs among multiple users.
  • A participant mentions that changing APN settings with some cell carriers could allow for NAT and port forwarding, but this is dependent on the provider and the type of contract.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about whether the behavior is a design flaw or a limitation of the failover WAN setup.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether the issue is a design flaw or a limitation of the 4G failover connection. Multiple viewpoints regarding the nature of port redirection and its compatibility with different WAN types are presented.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight that the effectiveness of port redirection may depend on specific configurations and the policies of individual 3G/4G providers, which vary by region and contract type.

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I have a DrayTek Vigor 2926AC router that has an Ethernet feed as it's primary WAN and a 4G router (factory default settings + APN) as the Failover WAN.

I also have Port Redirection set up in the DrayTek 2926AC.

When I disable the primary WAN, the failover WAN activates and the internet is restored HOWEVER the Port Redirection fails.

When I restore the primary WAN, the Port Redirection also comes back.

Anyone know if this is a design flaw?

Or does someone have a workaround?

Thanks!
 
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JDD said:
I have a DrayTek Vigor 2926AC router that has an Ethernet feed as it's primary WAN and a 4G router (factory default settings + APN) as the Failover WAN.

I also have Port Redirection set up in the DrayTek 2926AC.

When I disable the primary WAN, the failover WAN activates and the internet is restored HOWEVER the Port Redirection fails.

When I restore the primary WAN, the Port Redirection also comes back.

Anyone know if this is a design flaw?

Or does someone have a workaround?

Thanks!
Have you tried posting this question at Stack Overflow? This is a pretty specialized question...
 
JDD said:
Anyone know if this is a design flaw?

Or does someone have a workaround?

Thanks!

It's not easy to respond with so little informations anyway...

Normally main wan are connected to ISP router that give us an public IP, while your local devices are natted so it's possible to use forward rules to assign IP:port external traffic to an IP:port internal and vicecersa.

Backup wan connections on 3G/4G are in a private cell network so, all connected device sharing a single public IP, so it's impossible to have port redirection.

Same things happen with some ISP that create a single natted zone for many client, so anyone has it's internal unique IP but all with the same public IP.
 
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Done.

Thanks.
 
@Roberto Teso

With some cell carriers you can just change the "APN" settings, and then have NAT / Port forwarding / DMZ .

I did this and still the problem persists.
 
JDD said:
@Roberto Teso
With some cell carriers you can just change the "APN" settings, and then have NAT / Port forwarding / DMZ .
I did this and still the problem persists.

Yes, but this depend on the 3G/4G provider and/or your contract and this is different nation to nation.

Here, in Italy, personal contract have restricted APN, only professional contract can have an unrestricted APN but not all providers offer this service.

I think it's best to ask to your carrier if they do on demand, cause it's obvious they don't by default.