netgear and port forwarding

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Anyone got a netgear rp614v3 router? I'm having problems getting it to forward some ports.

It's upgraded to the latest, inofficial, firmware. (6.1, you have to mail netgear and ask them for it. :P This problem also appears with the official 6.0 one)

This is how I tried to forward the port:

* advanced > port forwarding
* Add Custom Service
* [ ] Enable is checked
* I entered a service name
* I added 8187 for starting and ending port
* I entered the correct lan IP
* I clicked Accept

However, when my little blitzmax networking test is running, I cannot telnet into this port using my external IP, and my friends cannot reach it.
I can telnet to it using 127.0.0.1 or using the lan IP
If a friend scans my ports 8187 doesn't show up

It's driving me nuts! One user on the netgear forum had a working solution, and that was to unplug the netgear router and go buy a linksys. Sounds tempting but I cannot afford it at the moment with all christmas shopping and whatnot.

So, anyone know how to fix this without spending money? Grateful for any help.