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Xbox strict NAT type

James997 — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:57:07 GMT

So I understand that EE’s 4g uses carrier grade nat. This from what I understand creates a double nat. If I was to purchase a 4g router that allows port forwarding, and forward all the ports for the Xbox would this then sort my problem or be a waste of time and money?

Re: Xbox strict NAT type

XRaySpeX — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:47:10 GMT

Probably not! You still don't get your own public IP address but share it with other users. So you can't be uniquely id'ed on the Net & therefore your LAN cannot be addressed from outside for unsolicited accesses. This is unlike fixed BB.

Re: Xbox strict NAT type

James997 — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:04:22 GMT

can I not purchase a public IP from EE for extra £?

Re: Xbox strict NAT type

XRaySpeX — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:06:03 GMT

EE don't do static public IPs.