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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 7th Jun 2012 22:27
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I've done much googling on the subject and I've never found a straight answer.
How would I go about changing my NAT type. Mine is 3, which makes it darn near impossible to host any internet servers. If this is even feasibly possible, how can I do this?
Oh and why does NAT type change?

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Dark Frager
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Posted: 7th Jun 2012 22:57
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I had the NAT type issue on my Xbox 360 when I first got MW2. It was impossible to join any online game, and I was lucky to have someone on my friends list playing online because the only way to play was to join their game. Later on, it changed automatically but as far as I remember, there was a certain website that you have to go on and choose your router type, and it will change your NAT type, however I believe it specific for the application you are using.

I'm not sure because I didn't have the issue for too long, but you're gonna have to do some research based on what I said.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 7th Jun 2012 23:19
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You can't, the 'type' is just the behaviour of the router, and it's only a generalisation since there are no standards (these so-called types were retroactively thought up to describe how certain routers work). Some routers have more dynamic behaviour than others, so can't be classed by type.

Regardless of the behaviour of the router you should be able to host a server behind it if you know what you're doing. Are you able to forward the ports correctly?



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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2012 01:35
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I haven't tried to forward any ports so I don't know. I've heard that it's possible, that's all I know. I have a relatively modern router. Maybe it's my terribly slow network speed that's preventing me from making an effective server?

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Benjamin
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No, it's because you need to forward ports. It'd be very bad security if your router simply allowed (and forwarded) all incoming connections. Portforward.com is a good site for information on how to do it.



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Travis Gatlin
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Thanks for the help Benjamin, I'll do that and come back with my results

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DeadTomGC
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Posted: 9th Jun 2012 06:35 Edited at: 9th Jun 2012 06:36
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nvm


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