Getting an Open NAT for Xbox Live with Port Fowarding or DMZ

Port Fowarding:

One way to get an Open Nat for Xbox Live is through Port Fowarding. In order to foward the ports Xbox Live uses to you Xbox or Xbox 360 you need to have access to your routers control panel. If you haven't changed the default login info for you router you can find your routers default login info on the bottom of your router or in your routers instructions. Below is a numbered list of instructions for getting an Open NAT for Xbox Live with Port Fowarding.

1. Login to your routers comand panel.
The default login info might be on the bottom of your router or in your routers instructions.

2. Assign a static ip to your Xbox or Xbox 360.
This might be under the Lan IP Setup section, depending on your router.
It helps to have your Xbox or Xbox 360 on and connected to your network while doing this so you can get the info needed to assign a static ip to your Xbox or Xbox 360 from your routers list of attached devices.

3. Foward the ports listed below to the ip you have assigned your Xbox or Xbox 360.
Be sure to foward both the TCP and the UDP ports!

The port numbers are:

• 53
• 80
• 88
• 3074

After you have fowarded the ports above to the ip you have assigned your Xbox or Xbox 360 you are done. Enjoy Xbox Live with an Open NAT.



DMZ:

Another way to get an Open NAT for Xbox Live is by assigning your Xbox or Xbox 360 as a DMZ. This is done pretty much the same way as the Port Fowarding method since it also requires you to assign a static ip address to your Xbox or Xbox 360. The only difference between the DMZ and the Port Fowarding method is that with the DMZ method you have to place the ip you have to place the ip address you have assigned your Xbox or Xbox 360 in the DMZ server address box on your router. The DMZ server address box on your router might be in the WAN Setup section of your routers comand panel, depending on your router. Below is a numbered list of instructions for getting an Open NAT for Xbox Live with DMZ.

1. Login to your routers comand panel.
The default login info might be on the bottom of your router or in your routers instructions.

2. Assign a static ip to your Xbox or Xbox 360.
This might be under the Lan IP Setup section, depending on your router.
It helps to have your Xbox or Xbox 360 on and connected to your network while doing this so you can get the info needed to assign a static ip to your Xbox or Xbox 360 from your routers list of attached devices.

3. Place the IP address you have assigned your Xbox or Xbox 360 in the DMZ server address box in your routers comand panel. This might be in the WAN Setup section of your routers comand panel, depending on your router. Be sure to have the DMZ server enabled on your router!


After you have placed the IP address you have assigned your Xbox or Xbox 360 in the DMZ server box in your routers comand panel and made sure that the DMZ server is enabled on your router you are done. Enjoy Xbox Live with an Open NAT.