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dahliamo
Aspirant
Aug 07, 2020

XR700 VPN not working

I have The XR700, when i run My Ethernet cable “ hard wired “ from my XR700 to my Xbox one x it does NOT mask my IP address. VPN works Wirelessly but not hardwired. I’ve tried everything and nothing w...
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dahliamo
Aspirant
Aug 08, 2020
I did That awhile back and it gave me double NAT. So that doesn’t work.
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Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Aug 08, 2020
Not sure I follow with that, are you saying doing that you did actually get a connection through the VPN but you had a double NAT?
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    dahliamo
    Aspirant
    Aug 08, 2020
    Yes double NAT when i did It. But i can’t use my Xbox when on double NAT because my ping is over 200 and my speeds are below 3. I shouldn't Have double NAT and i do Not want a wireless connection because my ping is ridiculously high and speeds are low
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      Netduma-Fraser
      NetDuma Partner
      Aug 08, 2020
      Interesting, for the wired/wireless version of the console give them a reserved IP in LAN Settings. In WAN Settings switch NAT to open, does that resolve it? Do you get an open NAT when using VPN through WiFi?