A sloppy and slapdash instructional from Teamengrish.com that somebody might find usefull
first, in order to forward a port you need to make sure that your ip address doesn't change.... for instance if your xbox currently uses ip 192.168.1.3 and its set up for dhcp and you turn it on a week from now and the router gives it 192.168.1.6 your port forward will not work
you also don't want to use an ip address that will ever be used by another device... so... let's assume you have two computers, a wireless laptop, and an xbox... that's four devices so it's safe to assume that 192.168.1.2, 3, 4, and 5 are being used regularly... assume you might have a friend over with a psp or wireless laptop... there goes 6.. assume you will have a bunch of people over or switch wireless network cards and all that .... 7,8,9,10... gone... so choose 11 or higher....
go into the network settings of the xbox and set your ip address for 192.168.1.11 (it might be 192.168.0.11 or 192.168.234.11 or 192.168.2.11 or 10.20.0.11, etc.. depending on what router you have and how it's configured... maybe it's just best to check what ip, subnet mask, and default gateway your xbox is currently using and then when you go to the settings to hardcode it just change the last number in the ip to .11 and use everything else as it already appears (subnet 255.255.255.0 and default gateway 192.168.1.1 or whatver appropriate variation it should be)... you may be required to hardcode dns as well... i can't help you with that... use the dns settings from your isp... they might be available on the website... i dunno if the xbox requires you to hardcode dns or not but it probably does...
this is complicated...and fun!!!!... this is advanced user stuff... i assume no liability for any outcome!!!!!!!!!
OK.....so now your xbox is hardcoded....
now the port forwarding..
step one.. access the router...
i could go through a bunch of explanations but you'd be better off to just google it..or see if you can find the in here Default Router Names and Passwords .
punch the ip into internet explorer and use the default username and password to get into the router (if you are using something other than the default username and password you already know how to get into your router so skip ahead)
consider, for a moment, putting your xbox on a DMZ rather than port forwarding....
if you want to use a DMZ find the DMZ setting and punch 192.168.1.11 (or whatever you set your xbox to) and save the change
if you want to forward the port then find the settings for either port forwarding or virtual servers... in the virtual server settings set the incoming (wan) port 3074 9you may have to set a range in which case you should make the range 3074 to 3074... internal (lan) port should be set to 3074 or range 3074 to 3074. this should be done for both tcp and udp (or if you are lucky your router has a "both" option) if you have to set an external (wan) ip just use * (wildcard) and for the internal (lan) ip use.. you guessed it... 192.168.1.11 (or the appropriate variation)... save your changes....
the idea is that whenever communication comes in from the internet on port 3074 to your router it bypasses NAT (network address translation, aka the firewall) and forwards that information directly to the ip your xbox is using.....
for the average user the DMZ option might be a little more manageable.... if you, like me, have an xbox 360 which connects directly to your PC (media center edition) you might not want to use the DMZ as it might be considered a security hole which comprimises your PC. i have not read anything that suggests that pcs are vulnerable in this situation but i can guarantee there is some swedish kid running gentoo who is working on finding a way right now.... nothing against swedes... i'm not norweigian or anything... so............anywho...... if you suspect your router is fucking with your ability to use xbox live this might help you..
keep in mind, though, that if you are like me and bought a belkin pre-n version 2 or some other router in which QOS is enabled by default AND broken these things may not help you... these steps will get your safely (or pseudo-safely) around your router's NAT firewall but it won't do shit for QOS problems... that requires that either the QOS be shut off or a router firmware update
ATTN!!!!!!!!!!!if you do any of this and find yourself inside your router poking around for the first time keep in mind that everything in there does something and most of it is the way it is for a reason so don't go changing shit if you don't know what you are doing... and don't hardcode your router the way you did your xbox unless you know damned sure your isp allows you to have a static ip (and it doesn't cause if it did you'd already know and already be using it... which would mean you already know how to configure your router settings and you probably never read any of this)
you also don't want to use an ip address that will ever be used by another device... so... let's assume you have two computers, a wireless laptop, and an xbox... that's four devices so it's safe to assume that 192.168.1.2, 3, 4, and 5 are being used regularly... assume you might have a friend over with a psp or wireless laptop... there goes 6.. assume you will have a bunch of people over or switch wireless network cards and all that .... 7,8,9,10... gone... so choose 11 or higher....
go into the network settings of the xbox and set your ip address for 192.168.1.11 (it might be 192.168.0.11 or 192.168.234.11 or 192.168.2.11 or 10.20.0.11, etc.. depending on what router you have and how it's configured... maybe it's just best to check what ip, subnet mask, and default gateway your xbox is currently using and then when you go to the settings to hardcode it just change the last number in the ip to .11 and use everything else as it already appears (subnet 255.255.255.0 and default gateway 192.168.1.1 or whatver appropriate variation it should be)... you may be required to hardcode dns as well... i can't help you with that... use the dns settings from your isp... they might be available on the website... i dunno if the xbox requires you to hardcode dns or not but it probably does...
this is complicated...and fun!!!!... this is advanced user stuff... i assume no liability for any outcome!!!!!!!!!
OK.....so now your xbox is hardcoded....
now the port forwarding..
step one.. access the router...
i could go through a bunch of explanations but you'd be better off to just google it..or see if you can find the in here Default Router Names and Passwords .
punch the ip into internet explorer and use the default username and password to get into the router (if you are using something other than the default username and password you already know how to get into your router so skip ahead)
consider, for a moment, putting your xbox on a DMZ rather than port forwarding....
if you want to use a DMZ find the DMZ setting and punch 192.168.1.11 (or whatever you set your xbox to) and save the change
if you want to forward the port then find the settings for either port forwarding or virtual servers... in the virtual server settings set the incoming (wan) port 3074 9you may have to set a range in which case you should make the range 3074 to 3074... internal (lan) port should be set to 3074 or range 3074 to 3074. this should be done for both tcp and udp (or if you are lucky your router has a "both" option) if you have to set an external (wan) ip just use * (wildcard) and for the internal (lan) ip use.. you guessed it... 192.168.1.11 (or the appropriate variation)... save your changes....
the idea is that whenever communication comes in from the internet on port 3074 to your router it bypasses NAT (network address translation, aka the firewall) and forwards that information directly to the ip your xbox is using.....
for the average user the DMZ option might be a little more manageable.... if you, like me, have an xbox 360 which connects directly to your PC (media center edition) you might not want to use the DMZ as it might be considered a security hole which comprimises your PC. i have not read anything that suggests that pcs are vulnerable in this situation but i can guarantee there is some swedish kid running gentoo who is working on finding a way right now.... nothing against swedes... i'm not norweigian or anything... so............anywho...... if you suspect your router is fucking with your ability to use xbox live this might help you..
keep in mind, though, that if you are like me and bought a belkin pre-n version 2 or some other router in which QOS is enabled by default AND broken these things may not help you... these steps will get your safely (or pseudo-safely) around your router's NAT firewall but it won't do shit for QOS problems... that requires that either the QOS be shut off or a router firmware update
ATTN!!!!!!!!!!!if you do any of this and find yourself inside your router poking around for the first time keep in mind that everything in there does something and most of it is the way it is for a reason so don't go changing shit if you don't know what you are doing... and don't hardcode your router the way you did your xbox unless you know damned sure your isp allows you to have a static ip (and it doesn't cause if it did you'd already know and already be using it... which would mean you already know how to configure your router settings and you probably never read any of this)
posted by Unknown at 9:20 PM
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That doesn't make any sense.
The geek squad. You would get to tool around in that cool little Beetle...that would be worth it. LOL
the geek squad people can't hold their own against me and my peers. i am constantly fixing their ridiculous fuckups. here's something that everyone should no and is true in EVERY situation. the more someone says they know about computers and networking the less they actually know. anyone who really knows about that sort of stuff knows that there are at least 3 causes for any given problem and you can never be sure of anything until you do the proper scientific testing. in my experience the Geek Squad are only a half step above the completely scripted phone monkeys you get for tech support from large tech companies like HP or US Robotics. They don't know how anything usually works they just know how to make you think they do. The only reason I know how any of this stuff works is because i used to sit for hours and fuck with stuff and then call mezzo and tell him what I did when i broke it. he would tell me how to fix it and, more importantly, why what i was doing fixed the problem. i don't know why i am still rambling but lemme just sum up by saying DON'T CALL GEEK SQUAD... try the help file, read the manual, google the error message, call leo laporte, and if all else fails ask your sister if she can bring your 12 year old nephew over...
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