Opening NAT

[Reconic]

Hey there guys im making a TUT (please note this is my first) on how to open your Xbox live's NAT so you can have a better game experience
first of all the reason i placed pictures is because sometimes people find it hard to understand with just text


Step one:
Go to PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall
and follow as picture is directed (box indicates to click there)

Step two:
after clicking guides on PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall
click on Portforwarding Guides By Router (as the picture indicates)
step three:
find your router if you dont know you router model check under the router or the box it came in,
once you find your router click on it

step four:
click on Xbox Live as in picture

Now a step to step guide will appear, you should be fine from there
please note the ip address your gonna portfoward is your xbox live ip address that it use's (ill add more pics soon)

how to find my xboxlive ip address ?
step one: go to your dashboard (you dont need to sign in) and goto System Settings
then click on as indicated in picture below


Step two:
go to edit setting as in picture

step 3:

And there you have it you got your ip address needed to open NAT

[Madman340]

Why block your internal IP?

[Ibdc]

^ LOL.

This should help out some kids out there though.

[Reconic]

Thanks!

[Madman340]

Actually I think it's displaying your external IP since it's set to Automatic, but it's internal when you set it up manually.

[Ibdc]

No it doesn't. I just checked on mine.

[Mizwax]

great dude. i did this to mine when i first got my xbox. so far, everyone of my friends ive asked have a strict nat and i can never find a time to do it for them. ill be sure and link them to this.

but one thing. if you are on a network with multiple computers, some routers will give your computer your xbox's forwarded ip. (mixing up the settings) so i do a manual ip set up with my ip on my xbox set to always be like, the tenth ip address my router would give, so that it will never be taken.

i just wish that every router would start using the same terminology for their stuff. my router is so much simpler and worded a lot different then my friends router.

good job on the tut.

[Reconic]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mizwax

great dude. i did this to mine when i first got my xbox. so far, everyone of my friends ive asked have a strict nat and i can never find a time to do it for them. ill be sure and link them to this.

but one thing. if you are on a network with multiple computers, some routers will give your computer your xbox's forwarded ip. (mixing up the settings) so i do a manual ip set up with my ip on my xbox set to always be like, the tenth ip address my router would give, so that it will never be taken.

i just wish that every router would start using the same terminology for their stuff. my router is so much simpler and worded a lot different then my friends router.

good job on the tut.

Thanks there will be more tuts to come

[Kurruppt]

I doubt that you actually required the need to post all these pictures and explanations upon here as its basically the same if you were to undergo this process upon the website. I would recommend just putting a link: (i.e: Port Forward -> Router -> Application -> Completed.

*However, I would recommend that those who wish to ascertain a truly Open NAT should pursue the DMZ (Dematerialised Zone - "Belkin and others" oh the translations are awful) which allows the user to issue one or more devices to be outside of the initial firewall, hence defeating the purpose of Portforwarding.

[Nat3]

thx