eircom problems *sigh*

brainbox08

Hi lads,
joined up here specifically for this so...
I used to always Zombies with my friend.
I had a netopia nat type 1 router. he has a nat type 3.
We were always able to connect fine and I had an open nat.
One day, I rang Eircom about my slow download speed.
They had told me my router was faulty.
They gave me a new zyxel and I was able to connect to my friend fine.
Then all of a sudden my nat type was moderate and he couldn't join.
Please Help.
Thanks.

Soby

There is a really bad quality vid up on how to get to nat type 1 with eircom (only one i know of anyway)

So I redid it myself
Hope it helps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKdd1GCTTys

brainbox08

thanks for replying but I do everything you do but ip failed
do those usernames work with a zyxel.
ARGGH why cant I join my friends.:mad:
stupid zyxel netopia always worked but eircom dont sell netopia anymore

craze7

Make sure you change your firewall setting to low on your router!

brainbox08

I did...

Soby

Silly question but.....sure your wep key is right ? :P

brainbox08

*facepalm* if it wasn't right I wouldn't connect at all

Soby

brainbox08 wrote: »

*facepalm* if it wasn't right I wouldn't connect at all

Well if the IP is failing then your not connecting

brainbox08

oh now I see I thought you were talking about my normal connection. its wpa btw.

Lab_Mouse

the wireless signal strength is sh1te on those modems.

so the connection is either timing out when your trying to connect because you're too far away or sometimes the wpa key is too long.

tbh get a proper modem from a shop.it will have a stronger signal strength and have more options to geting your nat set to open.

if you're serious about online gaming bypass wireless completely and just run cat5..you're ping will drop and you'll host more games.

ever work in a big office?how many of the pc's are connected wirelessly?the answer is none because its seriously unreliable.

brainbox08

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

the wireless signal strength is sh1te on those modems.

so the connection is either timing out when your trying to connect because you're too far away or sometimes the wpa key is too long.

tbh get a proper modem from a shop.it will have a stronger signal strength and have more options to geting your nat set to open.

if you're serious about online gaming bypass wireless completely and just run cat5..you're ping will drop and you'll host more games.

ever work in a big office?how many of the pc's are connected wirelessly?the answer is none because its seriously unreliable.

I connect wired all the time on the ps3 are netopia better than zyxel.

Lab_Mouse

brainbox08 wrote: »

I connect wired all the time on the ps3 are netopia better than zyxel.

sorry thought it was a wireless connection as sometimes the connection can time out when acquiring a ip address

as for wired i found them the same but the netopia was better for wireless.tried streaming movies over the zxgel and it shat itself.

i had to bum a netopia off a mate after getting my original one died and the zxgel was useless.

I rang eircom and they said to give the ps3 a static ip and then open ports for that particular game.They dont support port forwarding and sent me to a website where ther's screen shots of what to do on the zxgel modem.gimme a minute and i'll get the website.they had to email me it as i had no pen or nothing!

I got open nat in mw2/blops after doing it

edit:strangely enought the website is portforward.com!lol:) just look for your router model from the list then select the game and platform its on and there's screen shots of every step

brainbox08

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

sorry thought it was a wireless connection as sometimes the connection can time out when acquiring a ip address

as for wired i found them the same but the netopia was better for wireless.tried streaming movies over the zxgel and it shat itself.

i had to bum a netopia off a mate after getting my original one died and the zxgel was useless.

I rang eircom and they said to give the ps3 a static ip and then open ports for that particular game.They dont support port forwarding and sent me to a website where ther's screen shots of what to do on the zxgel modem.gimme a minute and i'll get the website.they had to email me it as i had no pen or nothing!

I got open nat in mw2/blops after doing it

edit:strangely enought the website is portforward.com!lol:) just look for your router model from the list then select the game and platform its on and there's screen shots of every step

I did but It didn't work
I also tried pfconfig to no luck... dint worry I downloaded the free version and a keygen.

brainbox08

cmon guys please help

Lab_Mouse

you should have open nat if
1)you turned firewall off
2)opened the correct ports
3)connected using the PPPoE username/password(eircom@eircom.net /broadband1)

otherwise buy a proper modem that has a DMZ:D

I had one but they couldnt stream movies to save its life so swapped it out for a linksys(which crapped itself) and i got an old netopia

brainbox08

I try that username and password its the right one it just says attempt to obtain ip address failed

brainbox08

cmon guys please help.:(

pandaboy

Might have an old netopia router/modem up in the rents place. You based in the city brainbox? If it's there it's only gathering dust.

pandaboy

Also, there's like a gigantic post on NAT types here on boards. Too tired to look for it but do a Eugoogly and it should come up. Helped me out a bunch before.

brainbox08

nope based in newmarket but its near-ish cork city. bout 40 miles.
I tried everything to do with nat.
I think this might have happened(nat type going to moderate and cant join friend)when I used a proxy on ps3 for cod4 cl.
my proxy is off though so i dont know .
thanks.