eircom - NAT Type MEGATHREAD! How to make it NAT 2 or 1?

ignite wrote: »

Hi lads can't use PPPoE using eircom@eircom.net with broadband1 I'm afraid. Any ideas? Anyone else have same trouble? Downloadin on NAT3 is dire...

of course you can, what makes your eircom router different from the rest, go to router webpage, RESET it from there in expert mode, and go through pppoe rigmarole on ps3, you will have nat 1
works every time for me, if you get connection error in test, hold out 30 seconds, dont press anything it will connect itself

i have netopia 2247-02 with nat2 on my ps3 . just opened ports 80-65535 udp/tcp for my ps3s ip address no problems. got fed up searching for what ports where needed so i just opened well nearly all of dem. firewall sill set to medium although if u have a good antivirus your pc is still protected if its off anyways. tried the ppoe for ages and it has never worked for me. if u have the other 2247 router with the latest firmware creatin the custom service to open all dem ports can prove more difficult because it wont let you overlap with the premade services thats already there.

Here's a handy guide to setting up the Netopia 2247NWG.


This link will get you to the same info, if you have a different router it will give full instructions of how to get from Nat 3 to Nat 2.

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netopia/2247NWG-VGx/PS3_NAT_Type_3_to_2.htm
Port Forwarding for the Netopia 2247NWG-VGx



To setup port forwarding on this router your computer needs to have a static ip address. Take a look at our Static IP Address guide to setup a static ip address. When you are finished setting up a static ip address, please come back to this page and enter the ip address you setup in the Static IP Address box below.




Open a web browser like internet explorer or Netscape. Enter the ip address of your router in the address bar of your browser. In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the ip address of your router. By default the ip address should be set to 192.168.1.1. (for eircom it is 192.168.1.254)



You should see a box prompting you for your username and password. Enter your username and password now. By default the username is admin, and the password is 1234. Click the Ok button to log in to your router.



Click the Expert Mode link near the left side of the page.



Click the Yes, enter expert mode button near the center of the page.
The menu on the left should change. In this new menu, click Configure.
You should now see a new menu. In this new menu, click NAT.



Click the Define Custom Service button near the center of the page.



Put a dot into the Port Forwarding: Range of Ports radio button. Click the Next button.


Service Name: The above name will be saved as this service's descriptionGlobal Port Range: - Base Host Port:Protocol:TCPUDPWe will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to forward the ports you need to forward. PS3 NAT Type 3 to 2 requires you to forward the 80,443,3478,3479,3658,5223 ports. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Port Range menu and then click Next.
Service Name: The above name will be saved as this service's descriptionGlobal Port Range: - Base Host Port:Protocol:TCPUDPYou should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range page. Go ahead and enter those settings and then click Next.
Service Name: The above name will be saved as this service's descriptionGlobal Port Range: - Base Host Port:Protocol:TCPUDPYou should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range page. Go ahead and enter those settings and then click Next.
Service Name: The above name will be saved as this service's descriptionGlobal Port Range: - Base Host Port:Protocol:TCPUDPYou should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Port Range page. Go ahead and enter those settings and then click Next.



Select the services you created from the Service Name drop down box. Click the Enable button. And that is it! You are done!

EIrcom broadband user's can also use their phone number as their username e.g. 046-xxxxxxxxx or 01-xxxxxxxxx ,and your password is your eircom account number.

As far as I am aware CSI has to be turned off for this to work.

Also people might want to dissable there own firewalls as well as dropping the routers.

Is there an easier way of getting it to NAT1 when using an ethernet cable? Or does that make any difference?

scobey87 wrote: »

if i change my nat type can it cause any damage, other people in my house are using the same connection for laptops i need to change it due to the prob of not been able to play online wit all my friends but dnt want to affect other people (i have a ps3)
Regards,

I didnt think it would, but last week when downloading the 2gb MAG demo, I noticed laptop couldnt get on the internet, when I stopped the download laptop was fine. Never noticed it before though.

Might do that so, even if I get NAT1/2 on Netopia, odds are when I have to reset it (which is a couple times a week) it'll just go back to NAT3 and the fun will start over again.

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

Bump-edy-Bump!!

This worked perfectly. Went from Nat Type 3 to Nat Type 1 on my PS3.....cheers k1nk33

Worked for me there as well:D