NAT IS STRICT
STEPS TO CHANGE NAT SETTINGS TO "OPEN":
1- Using your Browser, Log on to your router (by normally typing in the
192.168.1.1 address check your router's manual to see what the default
gateway address)
2- If you already know how to log in to your router, then skip this
step. If you have never logged on to your router then more than likely
you still have the default initial log in credentials (username: admin -
Password:1234 ..... Again check your router's manual to be sure). The
minute you log in you need to change that password immediately, most
network-savvy folks know that 90% of the people out there never reset
their router's initial password and they can log on and make any changes
to suit their needs, including locking you out of your own router.
3- Once you are logged in, you should be able to find two advance settings (One if for NAT - and the other is for Upnp)
4- Let's start with the NAT setting changes, and we will move on the
Upnp at the end. I have personally tried the NAT setting changes and it
didn't fix anything, I still had a "Strict" NAT setting on my xbox360,
Only when I checked for the Upnp "allow authorized incoming traffic"
options when the NAT settings on my XBOX finally came back as "Open" and
not "Strict". But I will still explain what I did anyways with the NAT
table cause I know it may work for some other routers.
5- So what I did with the NAT setting is this. I located the NAT
advanced setting on my router, I click on the NAT (Edit List setting) or
whichever link/button you have on your router advanced NAT settings to
access the table needed to open certain ports (TCP and UDP - 88 &
3074) .
6- You will need to find out what the static/dynamic (preferably Static)
IP address you xbox360 has. To do so, go to the Dashboard, go to the
Console settings page, and click on the network settings to see the IP
address (should be something like 192.168.1.x). You will need that IP
address to enter into your NAT table on your router.
7- Once you got your XBOX's IP address enter it in the NAT Port
Forwarding table (From - To - IP address: those are the 3 fields you
should have on the table if you are using SUA NAT)
8 - In the first line enter 88 under both "From" and To" fields, then
enter the IP address of the xbox in the field where you are to enter an
IP address. (this is for UDP port)
9 - Repeat the same step for port TCP (which is 3074)
10- If these changes do not help open your NAT settings, then try the
Upnp option. Click on your Upnp Advances settings and click on the
"Allow Traffic" option, this is mostly secure because you are only
accepting the incoming traffic that matches your outgoing traffic.
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