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Double nat on xbox
Keep getting double nat on my xbox, I switched to just a single modem/router instead of having both and it still keeps giving me a double nat. I've run out of ideas.
> [...] I have a TP-link modem [...]
Has this "modem" a model number? (Is it a "modem" or a
modem+router?)
By itself, that difference would justify opening your own new thread
for your own problem, rather than joining this old, dead-end thread.
> [...] If I had C6220 going straight to my cable coming in the house, I
> can still get a double NAT on my WiFI router side? [...]
You can, if your (unspecified) ISP uses carrier-grade NAT. Did you
read any of the previous stuff here? Clearly, you didn't grasp the
value of a useful description of your "a TP-link modem". Did you
consider answering the other questions which the OP failed to answer
about his environment?
> [...] Why even buy a combo box then? [...]
It's more compact, with one less pesky Ethernet cable? If you ever
need a new/better modem, it encourages you buy a new router, too?
> [...] This was going to be my solution.
Perhaps it would be helpful to determine the cause of the problem
before deciding on a solution to it.
I didn't see this response before the parallel thread response. While I am sure you get tired of talking to a lot of newbies trying to figure out their internet problems, berating them does not help. Most of the people you are talking to do not know what they are not telling you.
I will say that this part of your response was very helpful. "You can, if your (unspecified) ISP uses carrier-grade NAT." I looked that up and it seemed to help explain why a "tracert 8.8.8.8" would show an extra private IP address I could not explain. I called my ISP and they changed the setting to open on my privately own TC-7610 and my daughter's XBOX now reports an open NAT type. Amazingly, the tracert still shows the extra private IP address (but a different one) so I still don't understand all this.
So you did help me fix the issue and saved me $100+. Thanks!
- P