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NAT type D on Nintendo Switch using XR300
g'day I've been using an XR300 gaming router for 2.5 years now, with no issue for the first 2 years or so. Then recently I tried playing some Nintendo Switch Online and noticed I could not join a...
- Thanks for the reply.
I had also tried this as part of my troubleshooting (forgot to list it). No dice
I ended up finding a post on the Aussie Broadband subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/AussieBroadband/comments/zvi5w8/nintendo_switch_nat_type_d_issue_help_please/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) where someone suggested that it was the ISP enabling CGNAT. I called them to opt out of that and it resolved the issue.
In WAN Settings set NAT to Open, then check the console and see if you get a better NAT result. It won't be that last port causing the issue.
Thanks for the reply.
I had also tried this as part of my troubleshooting (forgot to list it). No dice
I ended up finding a post on the Aussie Broadband subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/AussieBroadband/comments/zvi5w8/nintendo_switch_nat_type_d_issue_help_please/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) where someone suggested that it was the ISP enabling CGNAT. I called them to opt out of that and it resolved the issue.
I had also tried this as part of my troubleshooting (forgot to list it). No dice
I ended up finding a post on the Aussie Broadband subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/AussieBroadband/comments/zvi5w8/nintendo_switch_nat_type_d_issue_help_please/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) where someone suggested that it was the ISP enabling CGNAT. I called them to opt out of that and it resolved the issue.
- Brilliant to hear that and thanks for posting your solution!