Miniupnp wont start with option external_ip

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1

Hi
if i add the option setting extrrnal_ip to the miniupnpd config file it fails to start.

if i remove the option from the config file it boots but fails with public ip address fault.

2

is the external ip you've defined in some way used on the device where you run the miniupnp ?

3

no
i have my modem providing a static ip to the wan port on my router (192.168.0.0/24)

I hav two local lans with 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24
i dont believe any external address range is used in my router

4

I'm confused, then why use the external_up option ?
what are you trying to achieve ?

5

Miniupnpd detects the IP address of my wan device as 192.168.0.142 which is private so miniupnp wont operate.
if i use stun it gets the public (wrong) external ip address and if i set the corrrect ip miniupnp fails to load.

I want miniupnp to accept 192.168.0.1 as the upstream wan ip but it fails to load when i add this option.
my provider has some sort of passthrough in their NAT that dynamically opens ports and the router just passes port requests upstream including upnp.