How do i change my nat settings to allow me to play xbox 360 with my friends online

is your NAT type open or strict. if strict call your internet service provider and find out how to change that, as i had the same problem.

Make sure you also open the ports on your router. IF you have all the appropriate ports open and still have strict NAT, it's more than likely your ISP and you should give them a call.

its a setting in your router..if the ISP reset your box for any reason, the network address translation (NAT)may have been lost.

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Hi,

Go to the Xbox360 System area and run the Network Test and see how it goes. A Strict NAT setting will allow you to play online but will affect the connectivity somewhat. In my case I had to log on to my Router and Allow certain ports access. My router had Xbox Live as an option to open, yours might too, have a look.

Goodluck.

go to
configure>gateway>lan>dhcp leases
now find your xbox 360 ip address and edit it so it bypasses the firewall. once you do that you can enable that ip address is dmz gaming. if you have any questions, my gamertag is wanderjahr and i'll help you

This should solve your problem

For most devices that use NAT, port forwarding is not required to connect to Xbox Live. This is especially true if you use an Xbox Live certified device. Sometimes, you may have to configure port settings on a non Xbox Live certified router or gateway.

If there is a firewall device between the Xbox console and the network device, you may have to configure the firewall to enable communication on specific network ports. If the NAT status in the Network Status area of the Dashboard is "moderate" or "strict," you may have to configure port settings.

The following ports must be available for Xbox Live to operate correctly:
� UDP 88
� UDP 3074
� TCP 3074

To open the ports on your router see this handy website here,

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

which gives you a step by step guide.

Before opening the ports you must give your Xbox 360 a static IP address (manual) be sure to use an IP address that no other item on your network is using and is fairly high up in your range, for example if your router's address is 192.168.0.1 then you should use something like 192.168.10 for your Xbox 360.

You can also enable DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) on your router, which will open up all the ports to your Xbox 360, however NEVER use this on a PC's IP, see your router's manual on how to do this.

Once the correct ports are open for your Xbox 360, then your NAT should say open.

If the problem has something to do with NAT firewall in your router, then you may need to open certain application ports for your XBOX in the router. You may check this link from Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874 that talks about NAT firewall and XBOX live.

Hope this helps!

It could be a NAT problem, your router could be configure with high firewall settings using NAT, so you should try to connect to your router and configure it to allow all incoming connections (could be dangerous if you use your computer without antivirus or antispyware). It all depends of the model of the router and also ISP (some put very strong firewalls settings for their routers so your machine can be safe on the internet). The NAT firewalls allows you to send but not receive, so went someone try to play with you, it says unable to connect with that person.

Ok kids... all you hve to do is log in to your belkin 54g at http://192.168.2.1

Find out what ip address your xbox is using and then Click on the DMZportion of your settings on the left hand side of the page.

Enter the xbox's ip address and click the enable box.
Click apply.


Your NAT will now be OPEN!

Cheers!

maybe they have to many friends or they have been blocked from another person