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LostRoseSR2
Mar 10, 2018Aspirant
MR1100 – Nighthawk M1 Strict NAT on Xbox Issue
Hello, all. A few months back I purchased a unlimited data plan with at&t along with this hotspot in order to game on the Xbox One with it.
So, I get on Xbox to find that I have a Strict NAT. I know many here would automatically point me towards a beginners guide on port forwarding but, that's my problem. I did that. I port forwarded everything it asked me to, I tried it both with a static IP and without a static IP. I reset my Xbox time and time again along with clearing the MAC address (After every change to the settings I the modem I made, I reset my Xbox and made sure to unplug it for at least a minute and drain the power block). Hell, I even tried to enable DMZ, knowing that it was dangerous and it STILL didn't open my NAT.
My model of nighthawk has UPnP, but that doesn't work either for some reason. In the network settings of the Xbox it says the following:
IPv4
NAT Type: Strict
UPnP not successful
xbox.com/xboxone/UPnP
All services are available.
I went to the link provided here and tried their method to make UPnP work. It didn't.
I attached a screenshot of my attwifimanager page show what I did to port forward (I blocked out my static IP because I didn't know if it would be safe to share here)
I would be grateful to anyone who could give me a STEP BY STEP for this model/at&t solution. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong because I've been trying to fix this for months.
So, I get on Xbox to find that I have a Strict NAT. I know many here would automatically point me towards a beginners guide on port forwarding but, that's my problem. I did that. I port forwarded everything it asked me to, I tried it both with a static IP and without a static IP. I reset my Xbox time and time again along with clearing the MAC address (After every change to the settings I the modem I made, I reset my Xbox and made sure to unplug it for at least a minute and drain the power block). Hell, I even tried to enable DMZ, knowing that it was dangerous and it STILL didn't open my NAT.
My model of nighthawk has UPnP, but that doesn't work either for some reason. In the network settings of the Xbox it says the following:
IPv4
NAT Type: Strict
UPnP not successful
xbox.com/xboxone/UPnP
All services are available.
I went to the link provided here and tried their method to make UPnP work. It didn't.
I attached a screenshot of my attwifimanager page show what I did to port forward (I blocked out my static IP because I didn't know if it would be safe to share here)
I would be grateful to anyone who could give me a STEP BY STEP for this model/at&t solution. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong because I've been trying to fix this for months.
5 Replies
- JasonNNETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi LostRoseSR2,
Please refer to the link below which is on the same issue.
"Internet service over LTE is usually double NATed. There's nothing you can do to avoid this short of using a VPN."
- Jason N
- LostRoseSR2AspirantWhat VPN should I use for an M1 Nighthawk and how do I make it open my NAT? Will it decrease ping?
- JasonNNETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi LostRoseSR2,
Please proceed with the steps below to enable VPN on your M1 device. :]
For configuring a VPN, Please contact NETGEAR support line.
1. Enter http://m.home or http://192.168.1.1.
2. Enter the administrator login password.3. Select SETTINGS > Advanced Settings > Other.
4. Select the VPN Service Enable check box.
5. Click the Apply button.
- Jason N