NAT Type

[thanatos7302]

does anyone know how to change nat types from strict to open because i cant get on anyones co-op without it telling me my nat type is to strict

 

[David Wulff]

Go to option's inside the sanctuary in your marketplace, there should be an option letting you do this on the right side, even i got into a co-op game at the first try with a ping at around 2000 ms i guess cause my internet suckz ;D

 

[Dark Drakan]

What type of router are you using?

This may be of some use also:

Xbox Live NAT Issues

 

[thanatos7302]

well i have a cisco valet but i use my laptop to connect would that be the problem?

 

[Dark Drakan]

well i have a cisco valet but i use my laptop to connect would that be the problem?

Can you not plug your 360 straight into your router?

 

[thanatos7302]

no its to far my router is on one side of my house while my xbox is on the other and i cant run a long Ethernet cord through my house either

 

[Dark Drakan]

no its to far my router is on one side of my house while my xbox is on the other and i cant run a long Ethernet cord through my house either

So are you plugging the 360 into your laptop or using a wireless signal from your laptop to a wireless adapter in the 360?

 

[thanatos7302]

im using a wired connection to my laptop from my xbox and my laptop is connecting to my wireless router...

 

[Dark Drakan]

im using a wired connection to my laptop from my xbox and my laptop is connecting to my wireless router...

Have you made sure that your 360 is an accepted connection? Can do this in Windows Media Player, also access your router settings and make sure uPNP is selected.

More help here too:

How to change NAT settings

 

[thanatos7302]

i have and iv also forwarder all the ports too but i think i get caught up on making an ip for my xbox cause it tells me that my xbox wont connect with a static ip and it has to change everytime i log on...

 

[Dark Drakan]

i have and iv also forwarder all the ports too but i think i get caught up on making an ip for my xbox cause it tells me that my xbox wont connect with a static ip and it has to change everytime i log on...

Can you not set it to automatically detect settings?

 

[thanatos7302]

yeah but it still says my nat type is to strict i think i might just go get a wireless adapter and see if that will fix it

 

[Dark Drakan]

yeah but it still says my nat type is to strict i think i might just go get a wireless adapter and see if that will fix it

Normally just needs some playing around with settings and firewall settings but depends if you want a better connection.

 

[thanatos7302]

ill see but i doubt it will work cause iv done tried alot of things

 

[The Dragon]

You can try calling your ISP and seeing if they can open ports for you, I've heard of that helping some people. I'm having this same problem, even after I've forwarded the ports on my house's firewall. Unfortunately for me, my ISP is an alumni of my fraternity and is incredibly hard to get ahold of