# RV50 not send SMS from WAN

**URL:** <https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/rv50-not-send-sms-from-wan/13005>\
**Category:** AirLink routers\
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/rv50-not-send-sms-from-wan/13005 "2018-06-29T22:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![abishur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@abishur](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/abishur)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/rv50-not-send-sms-from-wan/13005/1 "2018-06-29T22:02:02Z")

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Using the Airlink RV50 I’m trying to send an IP packet to send text messages. I was able to do this with no problems when I was connected directly to it and using the Ethernet port in LAN mode. I had to place it in WAN mode, however, so I could specify the gateway and get the server to see it. Once I put in WAN mode it would no longer accept the IP packet. Looking at my firewall I can actually see that it receives the packet and then bounces it right back out as if it were trying to forward it to the correct IP!

Is there a correct way to put the device’s Ethernet port in WAN mode and have it still accept IP packets to send an SMS?