How to get a Type 2 (Open) NAT on your PS3

[doug20666]

Ryan just go to PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall and click on guides in the upper left of the page. Then click on Port Forwarding by Router on the left side in the middle of the page. You may have to set up a static IP. There is also a guide on how to do that. That guide is below the port forwarding by router guide. Select your model then xbox 360 live guide. It will tell you what ports to open. I would do this first before using the DMZ approach.

[GNemoO]

so i did all of what u told me to do
i too have the linksys stuff butt when i test it
it tells me that there was a DNS error
i copied it just like how u had it
what can be wrong is ther anything i need to do in the
linksys page like the "static DNS 1" do i need to put anything
please help
desperate not being able to play

[Peench]

GNemo0 - The DNS settings are usually given to you by your ISP and/or assigned automatically. What I usually do is allow the PS3 to pull them automatically, then write them down, then when I set it up manually I can use the same numbers that the PS3 grabbed automatically. Give that a try and see if it works.

[GNemoO]

yeah that probably works but my friend doesnt want to change all of taht cause hes dumb butt thanks anyways appreciated lots

[jobeard]

Not to knock your wondful info, did you try setting up UPnP on both the PS3 and router (if available). I've had that fix the problem on the 360.

Personally, I don't like opening ports up or using the DMZ in my secured network. In theory, it can leave your secured LAN susceptible to breaches; hackers doing bad things.

Speaking of security issues! UPnP is the FRONT DOOR to allow your router to be taken over. Never allow this feature from the WAN side.

See for your self: google UPnP Security Issues

[ZeroLink]

Does this fix the Bluetooth online?

[Peench]

Zero - Sony describes issues w/ the NAT setting as inability to do certain things in games - like chatting, etc. From what I understand you already have a Type 2 though. That doesn't make sense then as the NAT shouldn't be affecting your connection. That's very strange.

Does your friend have a Type 2 setting also?

[ZeroLink]

Yes we both have Nat Type 2, and we both have the JabraBT125 the one that comes with Warhawk, maybe there is something wrong with the ports that I opened on my Router?

The Ports I opened look like this:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...2/Router-1.jpg

It's weird when I am in the Lobby(Resistance Fall of Man) with a buddy of mine he hears me and I hear him , but when we start a game like a Team Deathmatch I can't hear him

[Peench]

Zero - your ports look good. Something else to try: in RFOM multiplayer you have to be in the same chat channel as whoever you want to hear on your team. I can't remember exactly how to choose that channel. Maybe that is the problem?

[Dariman]

Hey i followed your insturctions on how to get NAT 2 everything went fine however it says Error:Port 80 has been used by another module! Thats when i do port triggering, the rest work fine. How do i overcome this? Im using a TP-LINK 54m Wireless ADSL2+ Router

Everything else worked fine just not the port 80.


Also how to i enable UpnP on my router, many thanx Dar

[Dariman]

I enabled Upnp, it came up with nat 2 and Upnp available but i never re - put in port 80, should i remove all the ports or should i just leave them?

[Peench]

Port 80 used by another module? Hm. That's odd. Do you have other port forwarding set up in your router?

[Dariman]

i had port triggering, however since it didnt work i decided to get Upnp enabled and when i ran a test it says upnp available and Nat type 2, so i was wondering since it seems that the Upnp did it would it be safer closing off those ports, or is it better leaving them open?


I wont need to open port 80 since i already got Nat 2 and upnp but your turtorial was very good and informative.Thanx for taking the time to show us this.

[Peench]

Anytime Dariman.

If it is working with Upnp you should be fine closing the other ports. If you can get it to work with only the proper ports open, however, it is a bit more secure.

[Dariman]

thanx bro ur a legend ill close the ports and if it mucks up then ill just use ur guide to reopen them

[Mattrixmatt]

Hey guys, i just bought a ps3. When ever i play guitar hero online i can only seem to connect maybe 1/10 times. This NAT type 3 thing really sucks.

My network layout is: PC -> D-link DSL 504T -> Netgear WGR614 -> PS3

The D-link is a modem/ router combination, and i have a wireless Netgear router plugged into that. Ive opened all the ports listed on the wireless router. UPnP is activated, but my ps3 is still NAT type 3?

Now when i enter the IP address of the PS3 (192.168.1.23), to open the ports on the D-link router i get a message saying:

invalid IP, range: 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255


Can anyone help me out? Help would be much appreciated.

Thank you


PS: If i get this working, my PSN ID is Mattrixmatt

[Peench]

Welcome to PreGameLobby Mattrixmatt. Sorry for the delay in getting a response to you. It looks like the fact that you have two routers in the mix is mucking things up for you. Is there a way to turn off the router portion of the DLink DSL? Either that or the router you are administering is not the one that is actually serving IP addresses to the items on your network.

Can you access the admin pages of both the DLink and the Netgear? Post back and let us know and we can go from there.

We'll get you fixed up!

[lovekeiiy]

Originally Posted by Ryan2e

....so all i do is enable my UPnP? evryting used to work great before i used the router.

Not necessarily. Hopefully it's an easy solution to your problem. Worse case senario, you may need to put the PS3 outside your DHCP range and give it a static IP and put it in the DMZ of your router.

[ShadowKoneko]

Ive tried this and the one on PortForewarding.com and neither seem to work.
I have a Cable modem that works for the net and phone service, its connected to a linksys modem, BEFSR41, Firmware version 1.04.06, and from there my PS3 and Computer is connected to it.
I think my comp automatically finds its own IP Address, if that matters.
Just wont work. Ive had problems trying to port foreward with other things and never seemed to work either. I dont know what to do and Ive just about given up.