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Subject: Port Forwarding Doesn't Open My NAT

I already knew I would have to port forward my "router", but upon doing so I'm still told I have a closed NAT. I've forwarded ports:
80
88
3074
53
and even 1863 which I found on a large list on a port forwarding website.
I've been looking through countless guides and the only remaining possible solution to my problem would be to create a DMZ for my 360 but there's no firmware update for my strange router, and it doesn't have a DMZ or UPnP or anything like them. In fact the menu doesn't say "Port Forwarding" it says "Port Mapping" and then another option of "IP/Port Filtering" which I haven't touched. I've set my computer and xbox to a static IP, I've reset the router plenty of times, yet nothing works. It's not just xbox telling me either, I try to play Reach and it gives me the same message, then in game it shows I've got good connection (full green bar) yet I have a constant lag going on. I'm kind of lost on what I can do now, I've tried just about everything I can find.

This is what my "Port Mapping" looks like.

[Edited on 07.07.2012 7:35 PM PDT]

  • 07.07.2012 1:54 AM PDT

How are you set up? As in router and modem etc.

  • 07.07.2012 2:43 AM PDT

It's a mobile hotspot, works off of a cell phone company out here. So it's wifi only.

  • 07.07.2012 4:39 AM PDT
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It's not the port-forwarding that opens your nat. When you have a "closed" nat, it means that no signal is being transferred from your xbox to other players. When you do, it means that information is flowing through your [xbox -> PC -> Players -> ISP -> Xbox]

To open your nat, you have to find the port # for your router, and open it. Then, make sure you have your UDP closed for floods.

  • 07.07.2012 4:04 PM PDT

Would I use my routers IP for that, also where can I find which port to open?

  • 07.07.2012 5:31 PM PDT
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It depends on your router;

  • 07.07.2012 7:23 PM PDT