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Change NAT to open

I am trying to change my NAT settings from strict to open so that I can play Xbox Live more efficiently, but I only want to change this on my xbox and not on my computer. Help? My connection says my nat type is strict and it can affect who I can connect with.

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  • justintheg May 05, 2009

    Will the nat stay open or will I have to do this each day?

  • justintheg May 05, 2009

    I tried your solution Joed and my nat is moderate now. Better than strict but can I perm open it?

  • justintheg May 05, 2009

    I also used portforward and it worked for awhile up until today.

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Open an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...

Click on "Applications and Gaming" tab and then click on "Port Range Forwarding" subtab...

1) On the first line in Application box type in ABC, in the start box type in 88 and End box type in 88, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box...

2) On the second line in Application box type in PQR, in the start box type in 3074 and End box type in 3074, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box...

3) On the third line in Application box type in XYZ, in the start box type in 53 and End box type in 53, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box and click on Save Settings...

3) Once you return to the set up page click on the Security tab and uncheck Block Anonymous Internet Requests and click on Save Settings...

4) Click on set-up and change the MTU Size to 1452 and click Save Settings...

5) Goto the XBox Network Settings and IP Address Settings and select manual IP Settings and assign the following on your Xbox

IP Address :- 192.168.1.20, Subnet Mask :- 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway :- 192.168.1.1...

6) Also assign the DNS Addresses on the Xbox

Primary dns :- 4.2.2.2...Secondary dns :- 192.168.1.1

7) Turn off your modem, router, and Xbox...Wait for a minute...

8) Plug the modem power first, wait for another minute and plug the router power cable, wait another minute and turn on the Xbox and test it...it will connect... Kudos! Thanks! If I could be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it.
Thanks, Joe


I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/joe_8b8c2cd6ce148309

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You need to use "Port Forwarding" if you are getting strict NAT warnings from xbox.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874
This short walk through from microsoft explains what ports you need to forward.

To get to the configs in your router you need to navigate a web browser to http://192.168.1.1
Once you are past the password screen, click on the "Application and Gaming" tab.
Fill in the necessary info, click the enable box and save the settings.

Restart your xbox and have fun gaming.

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THE ROUTER HAS A DEFAULT RESET ON THE BACK ..MAY NEED PAPER CLIP TO PUSH IN HOLD FOR 15 SECONDS AND RELEASE.TURN ROUTER OFF AND WAIT 1 MINUTE TURN BACK ON AND SHOULD HAVE RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT.CONFUSED OR NEED MORE HELP I'M HERE.RICHARDM69

  • Desktopsbyduck-Computers

    THE ROUTER HAS A DEFAULT RESET ON THE BACK ..MAY NEED PAPER CLIP TO PUSH IN HOLD FOR 15 SECONDS AND RELEASE.TURN ROUTER OFF AND WAIT 1 MINUTE TURN BACK ON AND SHOULD HAVE RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT.CONFUSED OR NEED MORE HELP I'M HERE.RICHARDM69

  • Desktopsbyduck-Computers

    THE ROUTER HAS A DEFAULT RESET ON THE BACK ..MAY NEED PAPER CLIP TO PUSH IN HOLD FOR 15 SECONDS AND RELEASE.TURN ROUTER OFF AND WAIT 1 MINUTE TURN BACK ON AND SHOULD HAVE RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT.CONFUSED OR NEED MORE HELP I'M HERE.RICHARDM69

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mohana sundaram

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  • Posted on Nov 16, 2007

SOURCE: Change NAT to open

The ports should be opened only in the router not in the x.box, go to a working pc..

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To allow traffic from the internet to enter your local network, you will need to open up ports or the router will block the request.

Because our routers use NAT (Network Address Translation), you can only open a specific port or ports to one computer at a time. For example: If you have 2 web servers on your network, you cannot open port 80 to both computers. You will need to configure 1 of the web servers to use port 81. Now you can open port 80 to the first computer and then open port 81 to the other computer.










  • Step 1 Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your D-Link router (192.168.0.1). Enter username (admin) and your password (blank by default).

    Step 2 Click on the Advanced tab at the top and then click Virtual Server on the left side.



    Step 3 Check Enabled to activate entry.

    Step 4 Enter a name for your virtual server entry.

    Step 5 Next to Private IP, enter the IP address of the computer on your local network that you want to allow the incoming service to.
  • to check ip in your pc.. go to start menu click run.. type cmd and hit ok
  • in the black window enter ipconfig and hit enter, you will find the ip address

    Step 6 Choose Protocol Type - either TCP, UDP, or both. If you are not sure, select both.

    Step 7 Enter the port information next to Private Port and Public Port. The private and public ports are usually the same. The public port is the port seen from the WAN side, and the private port is the port being used by the application on the computer within your local network.

    Step 8 Enter the Schedule information.

    Step 9 Click Apply and then click Continue.
  • This would fix your problem..

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    Anonymous

    • Posted on Feb 11, 2008

    SOURCE: Change NAT to open

    i have the same problem, ive looked at the thread its the same as myne but when i go on the virtual servers it doesnt say discription or imbound port it just says lan port publick port i dont understand :(

    Anonymous

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    • Posted on Jul 18, 2008

    SOURCE: Change NAT to open

    Ok kids... all you hve to do is log in to your belkin 54g at http://192.168.2.1

    Find out what ip address your xbox is using and then Click on the DMZportion of your settings on the left hand side of the page.

    Enter the xbox's ip address and click the enable box.
    Click apply.


    Your NAT will now be OPEN!

    Cheers!

    kakee

    Michael Galve

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    • Posted on Jun 02, 2009

    SOURCE: change NAT from strict to open

    You need to do port forwarding on your router. First, you must setup a static IP address on your XBOX. Then You must open these ports on your router setup page using Port Forwarding feature. 80 TCP and UDP, 53 TCP and UDP, 3074 TCP and UDP.

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    Change NAT from strict to open

    You need to do port forwarding on your router. First, you must setup a static IP address on your XBOX. Then You must open these ports on your router setup page using Port Forwarding feature. 80 TCP and UDP, 53 TCP and UDP, 3074 TCP and UDP.
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    Change NAT to open

    Ok kids... all you hve to do is log in to your belkin 54g at http://192.168.2.1

    Find out what ip address your xbox is using and then Click on the DMZportion of your settings on the left hand side of the page.

    Enter the xbox's ip address and click the enable box.
    Click apply.


    Your NAT will now be OPEN!

    Cheers!
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    Change NAT to open

    Here you go sir, follow the instructions in the link below and your Xbox live will report an OPEN NAT and it will fix your connection problems.


    http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Belkin/F5D7230-4/Xbox_Live_360.htm



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