[fondiler]

Hi
Iam a RB6 Vegas fanatic but recently (after changing my router) I cant here certain people while in game, and I also couldnt connect to someone on a AVF pro evo tourny untill I disconnected my router and went straight through the modem.

Does anyone know of any settings that I would need to alter in my netgear router to fix this?

Cheers

[TEROKNOR]

Originally Posted by fondiler

Hi
Iam a RB6 Vegas fanatic but recently (after changing my router) I cant here certain people while in game, and I also couldnt connect to someone on a AVF pro evo tourny untill I disconnected my router and went straight through the modem.

Does anyone know of any settings that I would need to alter in my netgear router to fix this?

Cheers

I don't know a great deal of stuff about this but you could try and check you NAT settings and make sure it is set to open?!?!?

[Garrymot]

It's probably your router settings concerning NAT. Bascially you need to make sure its set to open. See below a chunk from an xbox.com forum thread (as I can't be arsed to type it all out myself):

Although there is no setting on the Xbox dashboard to govern NAT, it is an important factor in the quality of use on Xbox Live. When connecting to Xbox Live on the Xbox, via the Xbox Live Connection Troubleshooter, once you have connected to Xbox Live, you can see your network’s "NAT" type by pressing "Y" inside the connection troubleshooter, and then pressing "A" on "OK". Your NAT type is the "NT" value, 1 meaning Open, 2 meaning Moderate, 3 meaning Strict. NAT will never hinder your actual connection to Xbox Live, or downloading things such as downloadable content from Xbox Live, but it can cause in game problems such as voice issues and connectivity issues in certain games. Your network’s NAT type is governed by your network Gateway. There are three types of NAT: Open, Moderate, and Strict. The table on this Xbox Live support page indicates how this can cause issues. Persons with Open NAT can connect to anyone with Open NAT, Moderate NAT, or Strict NAT. Persons with Moderate NAT can connect to persons with Open NAT and Moderate NAT. Persons with Strict NAT can connect only to people with Open NAT. These do not mean your network is more or less secure, it just indicates how your router handles traffic.

Now obviously you want to be able to connect to any user’s and communicate with them, regardless of their own network setup. So how do you change your NAT type? Well first off, whenever buying a router, you should by network hardware listed as compatible here. With those routers—compatible firmware installed—you should need little or no configuration to connect your machine to Xbox Live. If you have a router that is not listed as compatible, you can try forwarding ports (otherwise called Static Routing) UDP and TCP ports 3074, and UDP 88 to the Xbox’s IP address on your LAN. This IP address must be static (not assigned by DHCP), or the DHCP server must always assign your Xbox the same IP address. You can also try putting your Xbox into a "DMZ" (Demilitarized zone), which will (usually) allow your Xbox to receive traffic properly, though sometimes this can cause issues of its own.

It might also be worth doing a google search something like "getting *name of your router* to work with xbox 360 NAT" or something similar. I had to forward a couple of ports on my Linksys router before I had a stable and open Nat.

Good luck dude.

[dazza1011]

have a look on the site for shadowmanUK ( i think thats his tag ) he has website that deals with all this gubbins


http://www.xboxlivetheguide.co.uk/

[hottstuff]

I get this sometimes whilst using my netopia wireless modem , using wired.
Solve it by switching back to my wired netopia modem.
My NAT settings were open on both too.

Always make sure NAT is open , any xbox live settings are enabled on router , router firewall is either off or on minimum.

[TonyUK]

I had all sorts of weird problems with my router (Netgear WGR614v6), 1 minute NAT was "Strict", next time it was "Open", Put the 360 into DMZ, forwarded ports etc.. In the end up I went to Netgears site, downloaded the latest firmware, reset the router to default settings and rebooted it, set up my own specific settings regarding wireless, LAN etc.. all's been ok since, The Xbox 360's NAT setting shows "Open" all the time now!, no DMZ or port forwards required :-)

So...I'd say check for a firmware update first!

[ShadowmanUK]

Getting NAT Open on Netgears is covered on my website, you should be ok with the stuff on there