Port Forwarding on cable for xbox 360

weemax · 19-12-2009, 17:53

Hi guys, im just wondering if I can port forward on xbox 360 on cable as a few of the addresses 192.168.0.1 etc seem different than adsl. I am on VM 10MB Cable.

popper · 19-12-2009, 18:24

your confusing ports with IP's, and LAN addresses with WAN addresses

IP:port No.

ADSL/Cable/3G/others WAN/LAN IP address:many ports 1 through 65535 on that single IP address.

its your (wireless)router (or the equivalent first PC pluged into both WAN/LAN thats bridging the WAN/LAN running some software)that sorts out the 'port forward' translation of IP:ports to forward to and from the your LAN to the given ISPs WAN IP address:ports and back, nothing else.

weemax · 19-12-2009, 18:46

Thanks for the reply m8. As youve already figured im not overly good at this stuff. What i meant with the ip address is that some of them seems different in my router this time. My gateway address for certain? I think my gateway address on adsl was 192.168.0.1 but now it shows as 81.99.xxx.x which i suspect is my ip address?

I had used port forwarding on adsl but this seems different on cable.

When I try to give my xbox a static ip address 192.168.0.5 it says that I cant do that on the network.

Is it possible to give my xbox a static ip & open ports for it on cable? Or am i making a meal of it?

**Kymmy** · 19-12-2009, 19:07

On the DHCP server (in your router) allocate a fixed IP (you'll need to specify the MAC address of the xbox)

That way you'll always get allocated the same IP on this router and can do port forwarding..

**Stuart** · 19-12-2009, 19:44

weemax, how are you connected to the internet? Via a router or direct to the cable modem?

weemax · 19-12-2009, 21:05

Hi I am connected via Router m8.

Cheers for the reply Kymmy, cant find the DHCP server though?

Ok guys, leave it with me. I am at home on my own ADSL connection, I use the xbox at my sis's house who has the cable.

Im took a screen shot of my router status tonight & will compare it with her cable router tomorrow & see what is different.

All you help will be greatly appreciated

**Kymmy** · 20-12-2009, 13:06

It might help if you tell use the make/model of the ADSL router..

Otherwise your asking us to guess how long the piece of string is without showing it to us

Jon T · 20-12-2009, 13:18

One of the differences that I think is confusing you is that on ADSL, your modem and router will be a combined unit. on cable the cable modem is exactly what is says, just a modem. To connect more than one device at a time to it you require a router, this plug in to, and works alongside the cable modem, not instead of.

When you connect a device direct to a cable modem, your IP Address and default gateway will be public IP addresses, passed through to your equipment by the cable modem, this gives the connected equipment direct access to the internet, no port forwarding is needed(or possible).

Your home connection being ADSL through a router means that the router will be the device that gets the public IP, it then hands out private IP addresses to the connected equipment, these will most typically be in the 192.168.x.x range, the default gateway will be the same address on all connected machines, and will be the private IP address of your router.

With all that said, at your sister's, is there a router in use, if there is, what model is it? Or is the XBOX connected straight to the modem, if so, as already stated, no port forwarding is necessary.

BTW, Happy Christmas

weemax · 20-12-2009, 15:58

Yeah, sorry about that Kymmy. It is a netgear WGR614 V9 & the modem is the black virgin one 256.

Jon T... & whoosh, it suddenly becomes a lot clearer. Thank you very much m8. Your right my ADSL is modem & router in 1... Happy xmas to you too.

The xbox is connected to the router. Is it possible to connect the 360 to the modem, the xbox sits beside the modem anyway. ? Is it safe?

Thank you very very much guys for the help

Jon T · 20-12-2009, 16:21

If there is other equipment using the connection other that the XBOX then leave it as is. A cable modem without a router can only service one piece of connected equipment.

If you do want to connect it straight to the modem, switch the modem off on the wall and leave it for 30 seconds, while it's off, plug you xbox straight into it, switch the modem back on and wait for the lights to go the thier normal pattern, then switch the xbox on.

A much better approach in to get port forwarding working on the WGR614. With the router still in circuit, and assuming you XBOX is set to DHCP/Auto IP*, what does the xbox report as it's IP? It should be in the 192.168.x.x range.

*I'm not familiar with the XBOX at all, so the IP setting could be called almost anything.

weemax · 20-12-2009, 16:28

There is other equipment using the connection, although its only 1 pc, i would really like to get port forwarding setup as you say.

Yes, xbox is auto IP. The ip for the xbox is 192.168.1.3.

weemax · 20-12-2009, 18:33

Would there be anything in the modem settings holding back online gaming?

I hooked up the 360 direct to the modem. I know it could be down to a lot of other things why im still lagging, but I was just wondering about the actual modem settings (if there is such a thing)...

popper · 20-12-2009, 18:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by weemax

There is other equipment using the connection, although its only 1 pc, i would really like to get port forwarding setup as you say.

Yes, xbox is auto IP. The ip for the xbox is 192.168.1.3.

"When I try to give my xbox a static ip address 192.168.0.5 it says that I cant do that on the network.
"

the reason you got the error above is clear, you set and tryed to use an Ip range outside the routers set range, if you had used 192.168.1.3 or any other unused No on the last section it would have worked as in 192.168.1.anything not taken.

its Not clear what you think your problem is , spell it out exactly what your problem is AND what its doing ,what you think it should be doing, as the solution may not be what you think it is....

as you say
"I know it could be down to a lot of other things why im still lagging"
implys the 360 is/was actually working but not as you expect it to, implying its perhaps not a port problem....

there are NO modem settings for you to change, thats all Vm personel remote access, you dont get to mess with any of it, and its not required anyway, so dont worry about the CM part, as long as other devices are working as expected, its your router and LAN settings choices, layout, etc thats under your control.

cable-wire<>coax-in-CM-RJ45-out<>WAN-port-router-LANport1<>pc1

<>-router-LANport2<>pc2
<>-router-LANport3<>360
and so on.

even though your ADSL is an all in one, that is esentially the chain that all BB uses too ,just replacing the ADSL modem and the RJ11 phoneline with coax and CM (cable modem) parts of the chain, if thats clear... like so

phone-wire<>RJ11-in-ADSLmodem-RJ45-out<>WAN-port-router-LANport1<>pc1

both BB connection devices are the essentially the same and do the same from the users POV , just ones got the router and connections internally, the others an external router and connected with an RJ45 straight through wire....