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Tutorials and FAQs / Re: PSN / PS4 / PS5 Nat Type 2 Tutorial
« on: September 15, 2024, 12:42:29 am »Hi there, I followed these instructions but it has not worked for me. Xbox is reporting it's still STRICT when I do the network test.
I created an Alias named CONSOLES which contain the static IP address of both my Xbox and PS5, and then thought I followed the instructions in your screenshot to create the entry as described - but no success at all. I have pressed APPLY changes of course..
Today I spent some time figuring out how to get NAT Open and NAT Type 2 on Xbox and PlayStation respectively. Since I found this thread when googling for other people's attempts, I'm just leaving this comment for other future readers.
Microsoft and Sony follow different approaches, so you can't just copy/clone the rules for one system to the other. The major difference is that Xbox communicates from the port that you can manually select in the Xbox settings, whereas PlayStation communicates to some ports (3478:3480).
Xbox therefore requires setting up an outbound NAT rule on the predefined source port (in combination with a port forward). PlayStation just needs the outbound NAT rule mentioned here.