Worked Great !

It worked! Thanks a bunch!
Another guide I read said that only one of these should be used at a time, but using all of them at once worked just fine for me.

QUESTION: How do i cheched my NAT status with the new xbox experience dashboard? It doesn´t show it anymore when i test connection.

On most Call of Duty games or Halo Reach, I've seen that it displays your NAT rating either on the pause menu in Reach or on multiplayer lobbies on call of duty..

Same question as Mera from 12/17. How do I check my NAT status with the xbox experience dashboard? It doesn't show it anymore whin I test the connection.

Are you Johnny Durham from YouTube?

To check the NAT settings with NXE Dash. Test your XBL connection like normal, and if the xbox prompts you with a NAT problem, then something is wrong. If it doesn't do anything, and there isn't a Yellow caution sign on the last step, then your NAT is open.

Yeah, how do you find the NAT Staus it doesnt show it on the new dashboard

It no longer shows the NAT status but if your NAT status is not OPEN it will warn you when it does the connection test. So if you are not seeing a warning you should be OK.

What does it mean by the last digits of your xbox? like the serial number? and how many of the last digits?

ya last digit of the box...me having same problem

the last digits he's talking about is the last 3 digits of your IP that's listed in your xbox system settings

what if i only have 1 last digit after the . example i have .2

then u put 200

Worked great. Followed some other internet steps and could never make it work. This actually worked

In my router options it goes like this:

Enable [] NAME (xbl or w/e) In bound port type the private IP(where the xbox ip goes in i guess) private port


Where do I put in the port range? in inbound port or private port?

You put the port range in both slots. So if the port you were trying to open was say port 80 you would have something like this---> xbl 80 192.168.2.4

where abouts in system settings be more persific please :)

for a linksys router, first go to:

Applications and Gaming tab >> DMZ sub tab:

Enable >> 192.168.1.___

It worked! Have faith people!

I am really sad and I found this website, I have faith.

Do you have instructions to do this in a modem Motorola SURFboard SVG2500I?

Thanks in advance.

Comment #14 by: Waldo Elorza on 23 Nov 2009, 16:53 GMT

Do you have instructions to do this in a modem Motorola SURFboard SVG2500I?

Did you ever find an answer for this problem?

I've looked everwhere and I'm having problems opening my NAT on my surfboard modem.

Had to call my internet service provider to turn on upnp setting and i think that did it. not too sure yet but will find out. X box should have ability to control these settings due to the fact that some only have internet for the specific reason of playing on line!!!!!

Worked like a charm. Went from being strict to OPEN. i luv it. thx a bunch!

I have a belkin and I cant find the Port forwarding tab. Please help ASAP

Port Forwarding=Virtual Servers on Belkin routers :)

Thank you soooooo much for the help saved me lots of time and I can now play online with my friends and join matches!

worked perfectly for multiple xbox's

Thanks for this, it works now.

Yeah!!

Light, Love & Prosperity in Abundance!!!

Thanks it worked after a week of trial and error.

how do i get into routers configuration window ?
thanks

i cant find port forwarding on talk talk please help

i cant find the port forwarding or the upnp forwarding just the upnp configuration talktalk

It WORKS!!!!!!!!!

One thing that I misunderstood at first was the xbox's IP address. If you set it to automatic, it should show you in the ip address section of network configuration on the dashboard, you need to use the ip address it assigns in the spaces of the port forwarding he discusses here.

works thanks bro!

For UpNp forwarding, i only have the option to Enable but cant enter any info, can i get some help? i use a lynksys router

When my NAT type is open, i'm unable to join any xbox live games. when it's moderate, i have no problem. how do i change the NAT type from OPEN to MODERATE?

same problem here mate, to change it back I just disabled DMZ that I had originally enabled. also I disabled my port forwarding so now its just standard. seemed to work

when i type my IP address in the address bar the username and password screen pops up but i cant seem to get the user name an password right

im new to xbox live i know i need my NAT to be open 2 connect to more people..problem is im not tech savey and need a simple explaination on how 2 change it from moderate to open

If putting my xbox in the DMZ (which opens all ports for it), why do I need to use port forwarding? Isn't the reason for port forwarding used to open specific ports to a unique IP address and leaves all other ports protected by the routers's firewall? So that said, there's no reason to use port forwarding if all ports are now forwarded outside of the routers firewall to the xbox's IP because it's in the DMZ. If I'm wrong on this, please explain why in detail.

You are absolutely Right......

how do i find my ip adress for my xbox? you say the system blade but the IP adress and stuff are all 000.000 on my xbox? please help

I found using UPnP and forwarding caused a problem and found this which confirmed it:- http://www.unofficialguidetolive.co.uk/faqs/62-my-nat-is-strict-or-moderate

I ended up using Port Forwarding only from that page ^^ which works great for the DIR-300

Got mine open after setting the DZM, thanks :)

It works. Everything runs like normal now. Thanks a bunch!

whats xbox last digit?

cant enter 3073-3075 for UPD it says duplicate number...

where is port forward on step 4

What would I do if I was using a Westell modem because I see none of this when I log into it

IF THIS IS SUPPOSED 2 WORK Y WONT IT WORK 4 ME !!!!!!!!!

Reboot your router and xbox360. Make absolutely sure your DNS settings are correct in your XBOX network settings. They don't always work if they are just the router 192.168.1.1.

and it might be an idea to use static ip for the xbox... at least i know i have to...

My brother's xbox has open NAT but mine is always strict. How can I fix this. I got a surfboard router/modem from motorola

thanks!!!!

It is important to remember that the DNS settings must be correct as well. Also if you are having a lot of trouble getting it to work and have done everything, DON'T FORGET to reboot your router and xbox. First router then XBOX360. This will solve the issue a lot of the times if everything is set up correctly and still not working.

last 4 digits of my XBOX? What does that mean?

I agree do, what do you mean by that??? I'm lost! IP address?

well, on the router that they used they probably only had to enter the numbers after the last . in the ip adress, so try that or the whole ip adress:)

What numbers would I use to do this for a second xbox in our house.

how to do it

any new Hampshirites wanna gimme a hand with this? i'm using fairpoint communications and the website looks like it's from 1997.

where is that last digits of an XBOX. i have a silm and have no idea wat there talking about

Woah! Actually worked! Usually when I use a guide for stuff like this it just makes things worse but this worked even for NetGear too. Thanks a ton man!

good job... it works

hey ! worked a treat for me to and very simple........however a few days later when i played again i was back to being moderate ? do i need to reboot again or something , checked all the router settings and they are still in there. Also i tried to play forza 3 other day to and it wont even find me a match with other people in on multiplayer live, literally at all, could this be down to the changes i have made as it worked fine before ? ps can still play cod but just says at botton my nat is moderate.

worked awesome thank you!!!

when inside the dmz tab under apps and gaming, does the xbox's ip address need to be put into the source ip address or the destination ip address? both?

ip of the xbox, the router only has to know who it is going to place outside of the firewall...u might have to use static ip for the xbox too...u can do that in SYSTEM SETTINGS> NETWORK SETTINGS> (THE NETWORK UR CONNECTED TO)> CONFIGURE NETWORK. make sure the Gateway and the DNS is right... or u could set the DNS to automatic:)

i have a cisco dpc2325 and i went thru ur steps to the best of my ability to translate from Linksys and it didnt work so im just wondering if its because there might be different steps for the cisco

Where do I find DMZ on a Thomson? As soon as Halo Reach got released my NAT dropped to strict so I'm balming this all on microsoft...

If it is a thompson speed touch then you have are likely to have 2 versions of the software 4 and 6
I am sorry I can't help with version 4
version 6 does not support a dmz but it does allow
Assign the public IP address of a connection to a device
This is the option that you want to pick then choose the xbox from the drop down list.
Then reboot everything and you should be right.
least ways this worked for me
additional you can only have one device in this state so if you have 2 xboxs or a ps3 you are going to have to keep messing with the settings. or buy a new router.

Hey ppl I have a wireless mifi2200 n it keeps bringing up nat thing so I cant talk or hear ppl talk, but I can play online, how do I fix this..

Bingooo! works awesomely!

This is what I have been looking for, for 3 years! Thank you so much! May good fortune visit your life often.

You RULE!!! Thanks a TON!!

i tried a couple of different ways to get my nat type to open by opening numerous different ports and it was always still strict. this walkthrough worked PERFECTLY! no more dropped games or lagginess. a BIG thank you to whoever wrote this!

thanks for the tips. hopefully this will work. I've tried turning on the upnp and port forwarding in the past and it worked for a while but switched back to moderate so I'm going to set up a dmz and if that doesn't work ill try to figure somtehing out.

how do u find ur routers configuration netwrk

I ran the connection test and it brought me from moderate to open, but I've had my router set up for optimum bandwidth and speed.

My situation is a little more complicated. I have 2 xbox 360 (one is my sons) and I use Windows 7 Media centre to stream media to the Xboxs. I get NAT not open on both xboxs. If I use the port forwarding it fixes it for one and not the other which means only one console can join other parties. If I put the other in the DMZ it will work but it can no longer access the media from the media centre PC. Is there a way to have NAT open on both and still access the media centre? Is there a router that can port forward to 2 different xboxs? Would I be able to do it if I had 2 routers and is this even possible on 1 line?

its not posible because ports are just like a one lane road.....one car can pass at one time.........

my router is Zyxel P-660RU-T1 V2 and i cant find the DMZ tab. plz help

I found this other article so maybe have a look at this as well for other methods and an explanation of why this occurs. Maybe the OP might want to link to this in his article? http://think-like-a-computer.com/2011/05/31/strict-moderate-open-nat-xbox-live/

With port forwarding- It doesn't work when i just type in my last 3 digits i tried it with dots between them, without etc I thought it did something when i type whole ip the left the remote ip box blank. But now i have no internet access via xbox. Help ha.

Every guide I have found on this topic makes the ASSUMPTION that the address on the WAN side of the router is a public, routable address. If the user's household WAN address is in one of the NON-public ranges (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3330), as is common with WISPs and some non-urban DSL services, this procedure is going to do nothing but open your games up to people who happen to share the same local carrier as you. Other players are going to get wiped off the windshield at the FIRST NAT boundary, which is at the carrier's central network site.

Thanks!

My xbox's IP ends with .0 what do i do wit that?

Wat is the " Username and Password"?

Admin and admin isnt working
Someone help me please :(

With my linksys (sorry if you don't have one) i forgot my password and found out there was a tiny reset button on the back. I got a pin and held it down for 30 secs and it reset it to having admin as username and password. Hope this help

Didn't help one bit.

How do I open my upnp on a HTC wildfire s

what box below? all ip #'s are max of 3 digits

Ist of all after enabling DMZ u dont need any port to open...ITS DMZ .......

enabling DMZ worked for my xbox, but when i enabled it I cant use the internet on my PC. is there a way to fix that?

What works for me in a dual Xbox scenario and provides both consoles with an Open NAT status... (we mainly play CoD games i.e. MW3)

I use UPnP flat out... I will say that how well UPnP works is largely dependent on the router vendor's implementation. For me, I use DD-WRT code running on a Cisco/Linksys E3000.
- for those interested I'm currently running build 18024 big:
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/12-20-11-r18024/broadcom_K26/

NO DMZ, NO manual port forwarding, NO DMZ.

1st - On the router I've assigned both my Xbox's with a static DHCP address from the DHCP pool range. So essentially, I use DHCP but I always known what the IP addresses will be for both Xbox's.
2nd - I've enabled UPnP on the router. I also select "Clear port forwards at startup"
3rd - I always perform a network / xbox live test at startup which establishes the appropriate port forward entries in the UPnP table.

This setup works perfectly for our use given we sometimes run 2 Xbox consoles.

Prior to this setup I just put my Xbox in the DMZ but this of course does not work for multiple Xbox's on the same network if Open NAT is desired.

All this assumes your ISP provides you a public address (non NAT) on your WAN connection.

Hope this helps... Cheers.

WORKED GREAT! THANKS!

Where do I find the Xbox's IP address? Do I have to set it? (if That's the case, then what do I put for the Subnet mask and gateway?

does this work with the ps3 aswell

Hey everyone having trouble with your nat type Just go to ur console setting and resore your default settings. It should open ur nat type up