topic Re: PORT FORWARDING in Broadband

PORT FORWARDING

Radiokenny — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:38:34 GMT

Hi all

I have a Huawei Echo Life dg8041w from and as much as I try I cant get it to work .Am I missing something any help would do

I used 8080 port on my other TalkTalk router

Kind regards

Kenny

Re: PORT FORWARDING

ferguson — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:37:52 GMT

@Radiokenny

Have you missed something out after "from?"

Re: PORT FORWARDING

ferguson — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:40:44 GMT

@KeithFrench

One for you, my friend?

Re: PORT FORWARDING

KeithFrench — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:21:55 GMT

Hi @Radiokenny

Are you saying that you cannot get the DG8041W to work at all, or are you saying this is just a port forwarding problem? Assuming the latter, please can you PM me (to preserve your privacy) a screenshot of the port forwarding rule that you are trying to set up.

Re: PORT FORWARDING

Gliwmaeden2 — Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:49 GMT

@Radiokenny, the DG8041W is listed among devices that Talktalk no longer supports as it cannot supply firmware updates.

@KeithFrench may well be able to help with the current issue though.

If it's not working at all, Talktalk will issue a supported router [though you haven't mentioned what the other router is that you have already got, and haven't clarified where the Huawei came from].

If it still works, you'd be charged for a replacement, unless within 4 months of the end of your contract and want to renew.

https://help-centre.talktalk.co.uk/Broadband/Security/Telecoms_Security_Act_Unsupported_devices

Re: PORT FORWARDING

KeithFrench — Thu, 21 May 2026 09:24:44 GMT

Hi @Radiokenny

I can definitely help with port forwarding issues on all TalkTalk routers, irrespective of their support state.