http://blogs.msdn.com/davbaker/archive/tags/XBOX/default.aspxTags: XBOXen-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/davbaker/archive/2007/01/03/xbox-live-connectivity.aspxWed, 03 Jan 2007 16:37:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1404878davbaker18http://blogs.msdn.com/davbaker/comments/1404878.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/davbaker/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1404878http://blogs.msdn.com/davbaker/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1404878<P>OK so not really Embedded but this has been driving me mad for months...</P> <P>When on XBOX Live I occasionally had issues connecting to sessions, or could connect but with no voice - funny thing was it was always with the same people.&nbsp; Over Christmas someone mentioned that I should check the NAT (Network Address Translation) type on my router.&nbsp; You can do this from your XBOX 360 by doing the following:</P> <OL> <LI>Go to the <STRONG>System</STRONG> area of the Xbox Dashboard. <LI>Select <STRONG>Network Settings</STRONG>. <LI>Select <STRONG>Test Xbox Live Connection</STRONG></LI></OL> <P>You should get something like this:</P> <P><STRONG><IMG style="WIDTH: 443px; HEIGHT: 225px" height=225 src="http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/support/_images/ILM-TestLiveEditSettings.jpg" width=443 align=middle mce_src="http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/support/_images/ILM-TestLiveEditSettings.jpg"></STRONG></P> <P>If your NAT is set to Moderate or Strict then chances are this is causing the problem - the table below outlines the implications and a full discussion can be found at <A href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/troubleshootliveconnection-testnat.htm">http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/troubleshootliveconnection-testnat.htm</A>.</P> <P><IMG style="WIDTH: 385px; HEIGHT: 179px" height=179 src="http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/support/_images/NAT_table.jpg" width=385 align=middle mce_src="http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/support/_images/NAT_table.jpg"></P> <P mce_keep="true">In my case the NAT type was moderate and the fix was surprisingly easy.&nbsp; Firstly give your 360 a fixed IP and then drop it into the DMZ, and voila the NAT Type changed to Open - no more connectivity issues.</P> <P mce_keep="true">Happy gaming</P> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1404878" width="1" height="1">...and finallyXBOX