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dsage01 on 20 June 2011

I was playing GTA 4 online and since my NAT type is type 3 I have a whole bunch of connection problems on psn. So can anyone tell me how to fix this problem. Or change my NAT type?



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Lostplanet22 on 20 June 2011

On bungie.net they have a faq for it:

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=45148977

Should work for you aswell....



 

ethomaz on 20 June 2011

Just to the others user knows...

1: When connecting directly to the modem.
2: When a router is used.
3: When something is wrong.

Now to help you I need to know which connection you have: directly by modem or using a router?

Any answer you have to change the configuration (modem or router) to Open the NAT... for that you have to tell us what the brand/model of your router/modem.



TeddostheFireKing on 20 June 2011
ethomaz said:

Just to the others user knows...

1: When connecting directly to the modem.
2: When a router is used.
3: When something is wrong.

Now to help you I need to know which connection you have: directly by modem or using a router?

Any answer you have to change the configuration (modem or router) to Open the NAT... for that you have to tell us what the brand/model of your router/modem.

I too would like to learn this, I'm connecting my internet through a router, and its a Netgear wnr834b and the modem is a scientific atlanta 2100, can you give me a hand here? :)



dsage01 on 20 June 2011
ethomaz said:

Just to the others user knows...

1: When connecting directly to the modem.
2: When a router is used.
3: When something is wrong.

Now to help you I need to know which connection you have: directly by modem or using a router?

Any answer you have to change the configuration (modem or router) to Open the NAT... for that you have to tell us what the brand/model of your router/modem.

I use a router and the brand is called D-link



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ethomaz on 20 June 2011

dsage01 said:

I use a router and the brand is called D-link

Ok.

There are two methods to configure your router:

1) Enable uPnP (the PS3 open/close the ports automatically)

Look the video below after 3:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOWS1z8Tk8

2) Configure the port forwarding one by one manually

Looks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zta6YDLM4wI

The port you have to configure are:

TCP: 80, 443, 5223
UDP: 3478, 3479

That's just for PSN... some game require others ports too:

UDP: 3658 (Audio/Video chat)
UDP 3074 (Call of Duty 3)
TCP 3074 (Call of Duty 3)
UDP 3659 (MotorStorm)
UDP 3660 (MotorStorm)

I like the first option... works fine to me but in certain networks uPnP does not work then you have to go through Port Forwarding.

PS. When you made the PS3's Network Test what more was showed? uPnP ok or not ok?



dsage01 on 20 June 2011
ethomaz said:

dsage01 said:

I use a router and the brand is called D-link

Ok.

There are two methods to configure your router:

1) Enable uPnP (the PS3 open/close the ports automatically)

Look the video below after 3:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOWS1z8Tk8

2) Configure the port forwarding one by one manually

Looks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zta6YDLM4wI

The port you have to configure are:

TCP: 80, 443, 5223
UDP: 3478, 3479

That's just for PSN... some game require others ports too:

UDP: 3658 (Audio/Video chat)
UDP 3074 (Call of Duty 3)
TCP 3074 (Call of Duty 3)
UDP 3659 (MotorStorm)
UDP 3660 (MotorStorm)

I like the first option... works fine to me but in certain networks uPnP does not work then you have to go through Port Forwarding.

PS. When you made the PS3's Network Test what more was showed? uPnP ok or not ok?

so this will make my router less strict and change my router from a type 3 to a type 2 or 1?



ethomaz on 20 June 2011

dsage01 said:

so this will make my router less strict and change my router from a type 3 to a type 2 or 1?

You can't change the type... the type is just how your network is configured (1: Modem; 2: Router; 3: Error).

Your router has a Firewall to block all trafic between you and the internet... so you have to open the ports to PS3 works, or use DMZ, or enable uPnP.