Please Help Xbox Live Connectivity issues

brianregan09

Hey guys i need you're help please im having problems connecting to XBL properly it says my NAT Type is strict or moderate most of the time

Now im running on wired TP Link Router and im a complete novice with opening ports and all that stuff i have tried it but nothing doing at the moment, I can connect to some games but find theres hardly any people on them and have a feeling this is why sometimes it takes ages to find a game on fifa too

Any help in plain in english would be massively appreciated

drunkmonkey

what's the router model? Have you already went to the admin of the router and tried to change the nat type there?

brianregan09

Its a TP-Link Router as i said in my 1st post model Wr740N is the number I've tried opening ports and things but im still getting disconnected from Grand Theft Auto and others like it, Would the firewall have anything to do with it ? ? I was fit to fire the Xbox out the window there a while ago !!

Squaredude

What setting is your firewall on?try setting it to low.What ports did you forward?

brianregan09

Ok just looked at the firewall settings and it just says spi firewall enabled also the ports i forwarded are 88 UDP and 3074 TCP and UDP but still no avail

Squaredude

Try giving this a go http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/TP-Link/TL-WR740N/Xbox_Live_360.htm
You could try disabling the firewall just to see if it makes a difference.

brianregan09

Okay will let ya know how i fare out

brianregan09

Okay opened all the ports and disable the firewall , And i don't know its like its connecting to games but then when i try to move or anything it says you were disconnected due to connection issues with other players !!! GRRRR

Squaredude

Did your NAT type change when you disabled the firewall?

brianregan09

It says my NAT Type is moderate on my XBL when i do the connection type , but can't find my nat status on the router page itself

Squaredude

You wont find the nat type on your router.The next thing you could try is to put the Static IP of your xbox into the dmz on your router

brianregan09

I still reckon its the firewall although it seems to be disabled

Squaredude

If you put the ip of the xbox into the dmz it wont be affected by the firewall.

brianregan09

Okay have that done plus it says on the right of my router dmz page ...any PC that is set to be DMZ host must have its DHCP client function disabled do i have to do this aswell ?

Squaredude

By setting up the xbox ip address manually its already been disabled.Have you got everything set-up right on the xbox side of things?

brianregan09

Yeah pretty much i mean i can't think of anything else that could be wrong

Squaredude

Did putting the ip into the dmz make a difference?You may need to restart the router and the xbox for it to work.Also what dns are you using on the xbox?

brianregan09

No diffrence and im using the auto dns settings

Squaredude

try setting your dns as 208.67.222.222 and alternate dns as 208.67.220.220.What isp are you with?

brianregan09

Maints broadband there a local crowd down here in limerick

Squaredude

I'd say your going have to get in touch with them,I was with a similar isp before and had to email them and ask them for a static ip and everything was grand after that.

brianregan09

Cool its looking like il have to do that

brianregan09

Also man forgot to say but massive thanks for helping me out have emailed my ISP so will let you know how i get on

Squaredude

No problem man,been through it all myself so I know how frustrating it is.