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Sawman27
Aspirant
Feb 14, 2020

Double NAT on xbox

Trying to play Xbox live and it’s saying I have a double NAT and a strict NAT. I only have the nighthawk hot spot. No router. I just need some guidance! Like Ethernet to the hotspot?? Orrr??? Anything...
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Sawman27
Aspirant
Feb 15, 2020
So basically I won’t be able to play video games online?? That’s all I want.
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Ksa3344
Apprentice
Feb 17, 2020
Make sure these settings are enabled,
settings - Advanced settings - other
UPnP
DLNA
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    Sawman27
    Aspirant
    Feb 17, 2020
    Thank you! I will give it a try when I get home! Any suggestions are awesome.
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    Sawman27
    Aspirant
    Feb 18, 2020
    Still have double NAT and strict NAT. Gonna post some pictures of my setting and see if that helps.!
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    Sawman27
    Aspirant
    Feb 18, 2020
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    Sawman27
    Aspirant
    Feb 18, 2020
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    Sawman27
    Aspirant
    Feb 18, 2020
    DNS mode is auto
    IP pass through is off
    DHCP is checked (use router as DHCP server)
    Tethering is off
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      Ksa3344
      Apprentice
      Feb 19, 2020
      Have you tried changing DNS manually to Google DNS ?
      Primary : 8.8.8.8
      Secondary : 8.8.4.4
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        Sawman27
        Aspirant
        Feb 19, 2020
        I changed it and still double NAT and strict NAT. I have no clue. This is gonna be the death of me...