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Posted by: raekwon the chef
Posted by: JROCK420
If you are on a 360, go to the system blade. Select Networking. Select test Live connection. The last thing it does is test your NAT settings. It should be open. If it says open then have your friend do the same thing. It might be his and not yours.
What if it isn't open? How does one fix it? btw i really appreciate all of your help
If it isn't open, then you have to instruct your router to let xbox live traffic pass freely to the address you xbox uses. All internet traffic has a port number - you need to open, or 'forward' the ports xbox live uses to your xbox. It can be quite involved if you don't know about networking at all. http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm This webpage has a list of routers, select yours from the list. Then select the service (in our case 'xbox 360 live') from the next list, and it will give you detailed instructions on how to do it. The only other thing you need to know is that you must find the IP address your 360 uses - this is the address you are 'forwarding' the ports TO - you can see it in 'edit network settings' in the system blade.
Plugging your 360 direct into your modem and not through the router is a temporary fix for this problem, the NAT process does not happen at all in this situation. You may want to try that first.
And don't forget, the other party may have this problem at their end.