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PS3 / NAT woes
Grislo
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I've just switched to a new ISP today, which has resulted in a strict / type 3 NAT.
The odd thing is that, just to test it, I assigned my PS3 a static ip and added it to the DMZ setting setting on the modem/router. This worked, or I'd not be able to get online on the PS3 (right? If I'd screwed up any settings on the static thing, it'd be a no go in terms of connecting the PS3 to the internet?) but it still tests (and plays) as NAT 3. Why is that, or, isn't that a bit odd?
Also, opening/forwarding the ports (as per info from Sony) didn't work either, or so it seemed - is there anything about my modem/router that could cause me to be stuck in NAT 3?
The odd thing is that, just to test it, I assigned my PS3 a static ip and added it to the DMZ setting setting on the modem/router. This worked, or I'd not be able to get online on the PS3 (right? If I'd screwed up any settings on the static thing, it'd be a no go in terms of connecting the PS3 to the internet?) but it still tests (and plays) as NAT 3. Why is that, or, isn't that a bit odd?
Also, opening/forwarding the ports (as per info from Sony) didn't work either, or so it seemed - is there anything about my modem/router that could cause me to be stuck in NAT 3?
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My guess is that it can't be both a DMZ device and have a static IP address at the same time.
The reason I tried the DMZ thing is that my understanding was that doing that would have eliminated the strict NAT thing because that gives it pretty much direct access, and I found it really odd that it remained NAT 3.