Halo 3 NAT - How to change NAT Settings. - Halo 3 Forum

ToMaKaZi · 06-20-2007

BEFORE YOU READ THIS, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THIS INFO IS FROM A DIFFERENT WEBSITE. DON'T BOTHER TO PM ME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, FOR I HAVE NO IDEA.

Alright, so you've been having problems accepting friend requests and joining existing games sessions? So was I. The main source of this problem in most cases is the way your router is setup. Without getting into the boring details that no one wants to hear about, your computer network is locked down pretty tight and preventing some connections from being made between you and other gamers. The purpose of this tutorial is to help you lessen the effects of your firewall, while still keeping your computers safe. There are other factors that can be at play, so if this doesn't work 100% for you, i'll list a few other things you can check at the end of this tutorial. What i'll be walking you through now is what's called "Port Forwarding". Your firewall is setup out of the box only to let certain information through in certain situations and rejecting everything else. We'll be creating rules to let your firewall know that XBox live traffic is ok in turn giving you a better success rate. The process if fairly simple, and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes.

Step 1

Setting a Static IP Address for your 360

The first thing we need to do is give your 360 a static IP address. Turn on your 360 and go to the dashboard. Once you are at the dashboard, go over to the "System" Blade and select "Network Settings".

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Under the "Network" Blade, we need to select "Edit Settings".

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You will now be presented with the basic network settings for your 360. From here, you need to highlight the first section labeled "IP Settings" and select it.

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From this screen, choose "Manual".

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Now we will need to change all of the headings in this section 1 at a time. First will be IP addrress. Depending on what type of router you have, the settings will be differrent. Find your router brand below and enter the appropriate settings. If your router brand is not listed below, contact me, and i'll help you find the appropriate settings.

Linksys
IP Address : 192.168.1.250
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 192.168.1.1
DNS : 192.168.1.1

D-Link
IP Address : 192.168.0.250
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 192.168.0.1.
DNS : 192.168.0.1

Netgear
IP Address : 192.168.0.250
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 192.168.0.1
DNS : 192.168.0.1

After you've entered all of your settings, select done, and we'll move on to the DNS settings. After selecting done, you'll be brought back to the basic settings menu. From here, you need to highlight the "DNS Settings" section and select it.

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In the "DNS Settings" menu, select manual and then primary DNS server. When the entry box comes up, enter the settings listed above for your router brand and select done. A message will come up asking you to test and save your new settings. Select test live and press A. If you are currently signed into live, you will be logged out so the tests can run. At this point if you followed the instructions, everything should pass or be confirmed, and your NAT status will likely still show "moderate". This is normal. You still need to complete step 2 to open this up. We are now done with step one, so click on the the "Step 2" link to continue to the next step.

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ToMaKaZi · 06-20-2007

Step 2

Setup Port Forwarding on Your Router

Setting up port forwarding is simple and should only take you a few minutes. During the process you're going to need to be at your computer in order to change your router's settings. The process will be a little bit differrent for each brand of router, so find the instructions for your router and follow those. As always, if you run into any problems, you can contact me using the contact info from the main page. So lets get started. Since at the moment I do not have a Linksys router, the images included below are "borrowed" from a great site, PortForward.com. They have a wealth of information about port forwarding, so if you are interested, check them out.

Linksys

We'll start with Linksys, since it seems to be the most common brand of SOHO routers on the market. First we'll need to open a new browser window and in the address bar type in: http://192.168.1.1 and press enter. You will be presented with a logon box like the one pictured below. The default username and password will both be admin (lowercase). If you have ever changed the default password, please enter the password that you changed it to.

Once you are in, you should see a screen similar or exactly the same as the one pictured below.

From here, you need to click on the "Applications and Gaming"tab. You will see on this tab a few subheadings. Click on the subheading labeled "Port Range Forward".

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ToMaKaZi · 06-20-2007

Step 3

Now to the final step...testing. We get to see if all of your hard work paid off, or if it was a waste of time and i'm a bumbling idiot! Now the first thing we need to do is turn on our 360 and get to the dashboard. Navigate over to the settings blade and select "Network Settings" and select it. On the next menu, select, "Test xBox Live Connection". If you are logged into live, you will need to be logged out for the tests to run. After the tests finish running, you should have the following results:

Network Adapter: Wired or Wireless (Depending on the connection type used
Wireless Network: varies (depends on if your are connected wirelessly)
IP Address: Conirmed
DNS: Confirmed
MTU: Confirmed
ICMP: Confirmed
Xbox Live: Confirmed
NAT:Open

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If your tests show everything as stated above, congratulations, you are ready to play. If not, you screwed up and need to go back and read the directions again. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and if your your equipment wasn't listed, check back soon as this tutorial will be constantly updated.

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