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Xbox One Moderate NAT -- Black Ops 3
New to the forums and really looking for some help with my router. So, I just bought a new Nighthawk r7000 router to updgrade my gaming and overall internet experience. Unfortunately, I'm not a ver...
You are supposed to use only one of available options to open ports (i.e. uPnP, Port forwarding, DMZ), not all of them. Pick one and disable the others. uPnP is preferred because it's automatic, but it depends on the quality of Netgear's implementation. If you find it doesn't work, then proceed to port forwarding. DMZ is the least preferred because of the danger of exposing your console directly to the Internet.
It's important to know whether your modem has a built in router. If it does, then you will have to contend with two layers of NAT and, therefore, two layers of closed ports. Bridging the modem disables the router functionality and eliminates this extra NAT layer. One way to tell if your modem has a router is to look at the IP address assigned to the yellow Internet port of your R7000. If it begins with either 10.x.y.z, 192.168.y.z, or 172.16.y.z then the modem is a router. Another way to tell is if the modem has built-in Wi-Fi.
You are supposed to use only one of available options to open ports (i.e. uPnP, Port forwarding, DMZ), not all of them. Pick one and disable the others. uPnP is preferred because it's automatic, but it depends on the quality of Netgear's implementation. If you find it doesn't work, then proceed to port forwarding. DMZ is the least preferred because of the danger of exposing your console directly to the Internet.
It's important to know whether your modem has a built in router. If it does, then you will have to contend with two layers of NAT and, therefore, two layers of closed ports. Bridging the modem disables the router functionality and eliminates this extra NAT layer. One way to tell if your modem has a router is to look at the IP address assigned to the yellow Internet port of your R7000. If it begins with either 10.x.y.z, 192.168.y.z, or 172.16.y.z then the modem is a router. Another way to tell is if the modem has built-in Wi-Fi.
Thanks -- If the modem has built in WiFi, how do I disable it?
I had no idea that you were only suppose to choose one of the three options -- really appreciate that. I suspect that I'm dealing with two layrs of NAT and that's probably causing some of the issues.
You will have to log into your modem. You should be able to find its IP address by logging into your R7000. It will be listed as the Gateway IP address on the Internet page.
Hi TheMajorTool,
You may need to contact the modem manufacturer or your ISP to set the modem to bridge mode so that the router will manage the DHCP in your network.
Regards,
JamesGL
Community TeamThanks James. I contacted Time Warner Cable and they gave me the steps for bridging the modem. I'll list them -- please let me know if there's anything on their router settings that I shoule be doing.
- Login to Ubee Router -- 192.168.0.1 in address bar
- Enter coresponding password
- Select tools>operations
- Select Bridge mode and apply
- Logout of modem
- Reset modem and router
Thanks
