I don't think that has been as prevalent of an issue over the past 2 years 
or so.


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From: "Josh Luthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:15 PM
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Subject: Re: [WISPA] xbox 360 issues

> Just a little side note here - when it comes to static IP addresses on the
> Xbox (or a reserved DHCP lease if you're into simplicity and ease =) a lot
> of people return their Xboxes due to hardware failure and get new units
> which drops the MAC address and IP configuration you had before.
>
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>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Chad Halsted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> UDP 88
>> UDP and TCP 3074
>>
>> those ports should be forwarded from the customer router to the xbox
>> 360.  360 will need a static IP.
>>
>>
>> we put this in our firewall for xbox customers and set their xbox to
>> 192.168.200.50/24
>>
>> net = wpci1
>> client = ether1
>>
>> forward udp to 192.168.200.50 88 from any to any 88 in via $net
>> forward udp to 192.168.200.50 3074 from any to any 3074 in via $net
>> forward tcp to 192.168.200.50 3074 from any to any 3074 in via $net
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>> > 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
>> >>>>>>>>
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