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Xbox will not connect via ethernet
I've been dealing with this for a few months and have finally got sick of WiFi only gaming... I am able to connect Xbox to the router via WiFi, but not via ethernet. Has anyone been able to solv...
To close the loop on this one... I did not find a solution to getting the Netgear router working via ethernet with my Xbox.
I purchased an ASUS router to test and it worked perfectly with the out of the box settings. So I'm just going to stick with the new router.
Obviously not the solution I (or Netgear community) would be hoping for đ
Anyone need an RAX80?! lol
Thanks for your reply plemans . My responses below
1. what modem do you have? Metronet standard modem (not sure of p/n)
2. what router do you have? Nighthawk AX8 RAX80
3. what firmware is on the router? v1.0.10.140
4. What error do you get when hardwired into the router on the xbox during setup? The xbox will read that it's connected but the NAT Type will be stuck at "Getting info..." and then the connection fails. It tries for about 5 seconds and then says "Not Connected" like there is no hardwire connection.
Then it basically goes into a loop of attempting to connect every 30ish seconds. I was able to get a capture of what it looks like for those 5 seconds when attempting to connect.
Look at the metronet modem and get a model number.
Xbox/playstations don't like double nat's a whole lot and can struggle to connect at times.
So finding out what that modem/gateway is, will be important.
Here's a pic of it. I don't have time to dismount it from the wall but can do it later if you want to see the back.
Looks like standard nokia ONT.
A couple things to try.
When its connected to the router via ethernet, re-run the network setup assistant in xbox
Make sure ipv6 is enabled on the router.
make sure armor/parental controls, access controls are disabled on the router.
I enabled ipv6 and did the diagnostics. The error message changed to saying that UPnP was failing. I enabled UPnP and it looked like it connected for a minute but then dropped again.
Then it said that it can't get a "Teredo IP address" and to restart the router.
I restarted the router, and I'm basically back to square one. I'll do the tests and it will connect fully with open NAT for like 15 seconds and then will drop. I did the test a few times and this error came up.
"The test was interrupted. The network changed while we were running our test. Check your router or network connections and try again"
It keeps connecting every 15-30 seconds and then drops.