How To: Open NAT. xbox 360.

[ClickClickBoom]

This wont work for everyone but I messed around all yesterday trying to get it to work, and it finally did. So I take no responsibility if this doesn't work. But it should.

Well to be honest with you, all that is required is to either enable DMZ, use port fowarding, or use UPnP. Using them all at the same time is just last resort. The point is to try them one by one, which I obviously didn't post.

Step 1: Get your Xbox 360's IP address from the system blade and choose network settings. Then edit settings should show your Xbox's IP.

Step 2: Go into your routers configuration window thru Internet Explorer. In the address bar type in your routers IP address. It should be default at 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1. When you're prompted for a password you have found it =P. If you haven't changed it the username and password should both be admin, and admin.

Step 3: USING DMZ When you enter into your router config window, you need to find the Tab DMZ, it should be under applications and gaming if you are using Linksys. Once you find the DMZ tab, click enable and type in the last digits of your XBOX into the box below. Yes when you do this you are opening all the ports on your Xbox, which is insecure, but show me someone that has hacked into an xbox 360?
<MAKE SURE YOU SAVE SETTINGS>
Step 4:Using Port Fowarding After you have enabled DMZ, find the Port Fowarding tab, should be under advanced routing. For the name type in XBL or whatever you want, and for port range put 87 to 89, choose UDP, then your XBOX last digits, and enable. Then do 3073 to 3075 choose TCP, then your XBOX last digits, and enable. Then again do 3073 to 3075 choose UDP, then your XBOX last digits, and enable.
<MAKE SURE YOU SAVE SETTINGS>
Step 5:Using UPnP This is just incase. Go into UPnP fowarding and enter in the same stuff you did for Step 4.
<MAKE SURE YOU SAVE SETTINGS>
Step 6: Now logout of your router config. Unplug your router and modem from the power, then plug in the router 1st, wait 30 seconds. Then plug in the modem and wait at least 2 minutes. If you don't do these hard restarts it might not work!

Step 7: Restart your Xbox and go to the system blade, choose network settings, then test connection. This may take a bit, but when it gets down to NAT type it should say OPEN. If not, sorry. You can just undo all the settings we changed, you can just uncheck enabled on the port fowarding. or if you want to restore your router to the factory defaults just push the reset button on the back of it.

Once again this may not work for everyone, but it worked for me and my friends, so good luck.

Note that not all routers support DMZ and if yours does not, this will still work.

[majurglery]

yep this is exactly how its done, good guide, deserves a sticky. note that not all routers support DMZ and if yours does not, this will still work.

[Bunnytard]

Ty very much. I been waiting for a tut. This needs a sticky

[ClickClickBoom]

Im glad it worked for both of you =), add me on xbox live and we can play sometime. its C(capital i)ickC(capital i)ickBoom

[flatblackstrat]

Hey man is there any way i can use something like this to log onto an american IP address from japan so i can download american content again, and if not what is open NAT used for.

[ClickClickBoom]

Yes, but i doubt im allowed to talk about it here.

And Network Address Translation (NAT) is how your router handles multiple computers using the internet at the same time. If your NAT type is not open then you will experience lag and you may not be able to hear people or be heard on Xbox Live.

[MikeMcD]

Nice post. Stickinatificated.

[ClickClickBoom]

I guess it helps being in a Internet Network and Security technology class for half my day lol.

[ShadowmanUK]

No disrespect mate, as if it worked for you that's great. But mixing DMZ and Forwarding causes issues and it gets even worse if you turn on UPnP as well.

Each of them all done one job and if they are all running at once, on most routers it will make matters worse.

Just my 2p, like I say.. no offence intended at all, just something to bear in mind for the viewers

[ClickClickBoom]

Well to be honest with you, all that is required is to either enable DMZ, use port fowarding, or use UPnP. Using them all at the same time is just last resort. The point is to try them one by one, which I obviously didn't post.