I think I figured out the issue and this is just a hunch til I test it tomorrow / later today as I really do need ot get some sleep and have a carp appt in the am here in about 5hrs but...
Does the wallet need to be unlocked for the band to run because when I came home, I think I did reset the wallets and add in passwords and thats when I think I first recalled them not being listed.
I mean it makes sense if the band needs access to the funds for one reason or another and can't use em if the wallets locked.
That being said, if the wallet needs to be unlocked for the band to run doesnt that leave a big giant security hole ?
Anyway, both bands are up now but here's what I did not knowing at this point what if anything made a diff.
1> Re-enabled UPNP in the router.
2> Made sure all ports are forwarded correctly in the port forward / trigger area of the router.
3> Deleted existing
bands and made new ones per the instructions by clicking create local which named both band a and b's wallets as GorillaBand Node
4> Unlocked wallets and left unlocked, had to unlock to use the create local button.
5> Deleted both conf files for bands a n b and re did them to use nothing but port & rpcport calls.
But ya, as of right now, everyone should see my two bands as 24.154.55.93:11838/11840
But ya, @IGS... do wallets need to be unlocked for bands to run / work ? In any event, I will see if they're both still running by noon which is ~8hrs away and if so will proceed with a system (pc) where all wallets be it bucks, doge etc run at startup and see if the two bucks nodes come back online since the wallet will be locked and if not, proceed to unlock to see what happens if anything.
Previous reply where I answered some of your questions IGS can be found I think two replies above this as others have since replied since my last reply.
Edit: @IGS - Assuming wallets can be encrypted on bands, even though as you say they don't stake... to clarify an earlier comment... do they need to be unlocked for "staking only" to run / work right ? If so, I will need to either...
A: After the automated weekly PC reboot, remember to unlock for "staking only" both bands.
or
B: Leave wallets un-encrypted which may bite me in the ass in the grand scheme of things.