XBL vs. Strict NATs
Posted by Gordy | Filed under Geek
Today was the first official day for my new AT&T DSL service. Now, I should probably tell you, in detail, why I’m excited about it or why I even switched; but to quick I’ll just save that one for later. I felt it very important to spread this newly discovered info out there just a little farther, so here it is.
While using the Motorola 2210 modem for the DSL, I came across a problem when trying to hook up to Xbox Live (XBL). When I hooked everything up and tried to connect, it said that my NAT was set to “strict.” If you know anything about Halo 3 (or most games I’m guessing), then you might know that Halo plays best with an “open” NAT.
I figured it was the new modem because my old setup was exactly like the new one, except it worked right. While it turns out that it’s mostly the new modem’s fault, it’s also a combination of all three devices in my setup. After calling AT&T customer service (in vain) and paroosing on the Internet, I finally hit gold.
Here’s the deal
Apparently the modem and Apple Airport Extreme (AE) were talking together fine until XBL got involved. Now, I was still able to play online, but I couldn’t join any parties or anything. There were some settings that needed to be altered on the modem as well as the AE. I found this extremely helpful walkthrough that you can view here. In fact, it was probably the only thing of real value on the matter at all. Just in case something happens to that site, I’ve made the text into a PDF for you to download below. While most people might not have my setup, it might just apply to some others as well. Game on!
Download Open NAT.
Tags: 2210, 360, apple, dsl, gaming, halo 3, modem, motorola, online, xbox live
April 19th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
“paroosing on the internet.” I will have to google that one.
David
March 14th, 2010 at 9:35 am
This is a good weblog post, I’ve truly learnt a lot.