You would have to Google for the exact port(s) to be forwarded on the client's NATing routers.
I'm told wireless is a security hole and yet here we are... ;-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:24 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues > upnp is a huge security whole I'm told. > > What port forwarding would be needed for a game system anyway? > > Is there something I should be trying on the routers? > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:46 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues > > >> If uPNP is on, it should work as it's supposed to and the XBox requests >> the >> port forwarding from the router without manual intervention. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 6:23 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >> >>> upnp? We ALWAYS turn that off. What do you do with it? >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 3:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>> >>> >>>> Usually uPNP takes care of it, but they need a specific port forwarded >>>> to >>>> the box to work. If they have more than one console inside... I dunno >>>> what >>>> to do about that. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:51 PM >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>>> >>>>> What setting would that be? I've never changed the NAT settings in a >>>>> router >>>>> that I set up for a customer. >>>>> marlon >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:32 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Indeed. Make sure the NAT settings are correct so they have the best >>>>>> pick >>>>>> of people to connect with. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> From: "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:36 AM >>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Call of Duty has to be another big one - those WW2 games have >>>>>>>> dominated >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> market for a while. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Odd I can't find a ranking for Xbox live games. I am confident >>>>>>>> Halo >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> Call of Duty have the majority of games. I can't verify that Call >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> Duty >>>>>>>> does games p2p versus client-server, though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One player in the match will be selected as the server based on the >>>>>>> quality of there connection with COD4 and COD5. Its too bad they >>>>>>> did >>>>>>> not allow dedicated linux game servers for these games. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I always tell custommers that if all the players in the given match >>>>>>> have a crappy connection its the server. If its just them then it >>>>>>> 'might' be a problem with there connection. I have seen a number of >>>>>>> users with NAT issues on there router though. Also, many times they >>>>>>> connect to there router wireless with the xbox or ps3 and that >>>>>>> connection goes crappy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Matt >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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