Motorola MR1900 router

**jmb9041** · 01-02-18, 08:03 PM

Trying to view security cameras via WAN address. Ports are forwarded and tested to be open. Can view from within my LAN but can not view with WAN IP address from within the LAN. All this worked fine with my previous router Linksys WRT54G. Replaced with new Motorola MR1900...no longer works even though the ports are open. Any ideas?

**Philip** · 01-03-18, 10:25 AM

I would try to test from outside the LAN, it is possible that you are not getting forwarded properly if you are within the LAN, regardless of the IP (Port forwarding may only work through the WAN port of the NAT router).

**jmb9041** · 01-15-18, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Philip

I would try to test from outside the LAN, it is possible that you are not getting forwarded properly if you are within the LAN, regardless of the IP (Port forwarding may only work through the WAN port of the NAT router).

Works fine for outside the LAN but still can not access from within the LAN with the WAN address.

**Philip** · 01-16-18, 10:55 AM

This is the default behavior of NAT. Anythng that works beyond that would require something like "hairpin NAT" (router handling/changing both the source and destination IPs), or define some type of static route to that external IP. If it is a hostname, you could probably also use DNS to route the traffic.