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Xbox One game Breakpoint crashes Orbi
My Xbox One is hardwired to an Orbi RBR40 (2.3.5.30 with a hardwired RBS40 30 feet away on the same firmware version). The RBR40 is hardwired to my Comcast XB6 cable modem gateway, which is in Brid...
Success! I did a factory reset and switched from using port forwarding to only using UPnP. Comcast XB6 still in bridge mode, Orbi RBR40 still in router mode.
It feels wrong to not use port forwarding, so at some future point I'll try turning that back on and turn off UPnP to see if the resolution was actually some other aspect of the factory reset.
Notes - I already had a reserved IP address and had done mutliple resets of all hardware with cache clearing on XBox, that didn't resolve the issue. I had connected the xbox via wifi to a neighbor's network and the problem went away, so I was pretty sure it was interaction with the Orbi RBR40 (and possibly that with the Comcast XB6).
Thanks!
Success! I did a factory reset and switched from using port forwarding to only using UPnP. Comcast XB6 still in bridge mode, Orbi RBR40 still in router mode.
It feels wrong to not use port forwarding, so at some future point I'll try turning that back on and turn off UPnP to see if the resolution was actually some other aspect of the factory reset.
Notes - I already had a reserved IP address and had done mutliple resets of all hardware with cache clearing on XBox, that didn't resolve the issue. I had connected the xbox via wifi to a neighbor's network and the problem went away, so I was pretty sure it was interaction with the Orbi RBR40 (and possibly that with the Comcast XB6).
Thanks!
RickDias wrote:Success! I did a factory reset and switched from using port forwarding to only using UPnP. Comcast XB6 still in bridge mode, Orbi RBR40 still in router mode.
Maybe I don't understand this fully, but it appears to me that a combination of (1) setting a device as the DMZ, and (2) port forwarding to the same device is a recipe for disaster. The same packets will be delivered to the device twice, and it might even "loop" itself. Just in general, I tend to avoid DMZ unless absolutely necessary.
Sorry if I wasn't clear - I tried different setting combinations exclusively from each other. DMZ, port forwarding and UPnP weren't on at the same time. I am using UPnP now after doing a factory reset, but will try switching to port forwarding at some future point since it seems to be generally regarded as being more secure overall.
I recommend using uPnP over PF. If it works, then I would leave it. uPnP has been stable for a while know and uPnP of 10 years ago hasn't caused any problems. I've been using uPnP for gaming for a long time. No issues. If you do want to go back to PF, just ensure you don't have uPnP enabled. And don't use DMZ for the console.
Glad it's working now. Enjoy.
RickDias wrote:Sorry if I wasn't clear - I tried different setting combinations exclusively from each other. DMZ, port forwarding and UPnP weren't on at the same time. I am using UPnP now after doing a factory reset, but will try switching to port forwarding at some future point since it seems to be generally regarded as being more secure overall.
