[CREMIX]

Hi Guys,

Just new to the forums so bare with me . I am a massive fan of the xbox live gaming. However my NAT settings are sometimes stopping me from joining certain games as im sure a few of you have had this problem in the past.

At the moment i am running the ethernet cable through my laptop which is conneted wirelessly via the BT home hub in the study downstairs. I get a prety decent connection, however i never get an open NAT setting. Only strict!

Has anyone got a solution to this (bar drilling holes through my walls to connect the the xbox to the home hub directly) because its starting to drive me round the bend :S.
Also will buying a xbox 360 Wireless network adapter solve all my problems and finally give me that open NAT setting!?

Thanks :D

Chris

[Caveman643]

This is the best site for help with such issues. Even if you get the official wireless adapter you may still get moderate or strict NAT. It all depends on your router.

[CREMIX]

I am currently using the latest BT Home Hub. If i connect my xbox to this i have no problems at all, the NAT settings will be open but it is a hassle either the hub around OR my TV and xbox!
Is there anything i can change with my laptop to gain this open NAT setting at all or is it just hopeless?

i am looking to go live via a wireless adapter, however i don't want to spend £50.00 and not be able to go wireless. i currently use a lap top connected to a sky wireless router via sky broadband. will the wireless adapter work with the sky router.


Cheers

[Porschecraig]

Originally Posted by jasonleebarber

i am looking to go live via a wireless adapter, however i don't want to spend £50.00 and not be able to go wireless. i currently use a lap top connected to a sky wireless router via sky broadband. will the wireless adapter work with the sky router.


Cheers

I have the exact same set up and dilema as you! Currently i connect my xbox ethernet cable to my wirelss laptop and have a created a network bridge. I'm getting fed up plugging xbox to laptop all the time and yes £50 is a rip off!

I am now going to go and try to plug in a circa £10 wireless usb adaptor from Ebay/Amazon to see if i can get that to work!

[GaryMo]

If you use the wireless adapter you could assign a static IP to your 360 and place that in the DMZ zone so it won't be behind the routers inbuilt hardware firewall.

[Morphies]

Zoom AP+4 Access Point Router with inbuilt GamePoint! Gaming Adapter - Ebuyer

Something along those lines.

It connects to your existing wireless network and then provides network access through 4 LAN ports.

Easy enough to set up too.

More useful and cheaper than the M$ adaptor.

[Ironaulie]

Yeah NAT problems can be remedied by either turning on UPnP on your router, DMZ or portforwarding. This site has more info on how to connect wirelessly to xbox live and NAT settings:

how to connect wirelessly to xbox live with open NAT

If you have a bt home hub 2.0 then you need to disable the hubs firewall you can do this by going to the hubs website you can get there by typing the ip adress into a web browser.