NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Windows 10 - XBOX App Strict NAT - Nighthawk XR500
Got this new router today. XBOX App is telling me my NAT is strict. I have no idea how to fix this. People have said to do DMZ stuff and I don't know what that means even after looking it up. People ...
Okay. I turned Allocation mode on to Passthrough
Passthrough mode to DHCPS-fixed
Passthrough MAC address is the one that goes with XR500 Nighthawk. I clicked it. And pressed save.
It now says my NAT type is moderate.
Cool, that's progress.
Now you should go to DumaOS and go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Port Forwarding > Add Service and enter the ports (search Xbox Port Forarding to find right ports) and the IP address of your console (can be found in Device Manager or on the Xbox itself)
If this fails, you could put the Xbox into the DMZ by going to Settings > Setup > WAN Setup and putting the Xbox's IP into "default DMZ server" but this isn't an ideal long term solution as it's relatively insecure. Definately don't put a PC into the DMZ!