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XBox network transfer
One Xbox One is wired and the other is wireless. The wired on can transfer from the wireless Xbox, but the wireless Xbox can't even see the wired Xbox. Both are on the same network (no VLANs). The wi...
I was able to resolve the issue by toggling the Network Transfer off and on both XBoxes. UPnP is turned off; this feature is only needed if you want the router to open ports to internal devices from the outside automatically and is not needed for any online gaming. It is still recommended by nearly all security professionals to turn off UPnP because of the security risks it presents.
Orbi like all consumer routers do not have a whitelist firewall, so it is not necessary to setup port forwarding or have UPnP enabled for these online services to work correctly. The default configuration is to pass all outbound traffic. You would have to actively block the XBox ports if you wanted to prevent this access.
I was able to resolve the issue by toggling the Network Transfer off and on both XBoxes. UPnP is turned off; this feature is only needed if you want the router to open ports to internal devices from the outside automatically and is not needed for any online gaming. It is still recommended by nearly all security professionals to turn off UPnP because of the security risks it presents.
Orbi like all consumer routers do not have a whitelist firewall, so it is not necessary to setup port forwarding or have UPnP enabled for these online services to work correctly. The default configuration is to pass all outbound traffic. You would have to actively block the XBox ports if you wanted to prevent this access.