So, here's the problem... I have a Linksys EA3500 router that I was trying to forward the ports for my Xbox One. These are the ports I tried to forward- TCP: 53, 80, 3074 UDP: 53, 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500. A few seconds after applying the changes, I lose internet connection. Google Chrome tells me there's a DNS issue. If I try to go back in to the router settings using the Linksys SmartWifi, it doen't work. The only way to fix it is to reset to manufacturers settings on the router. I have tried resetting the modem/router that came with my ISP but that didn't work either. My goal is to get the ports forwarded so I can have an open NAT type for BF1. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Xbox One Port Forwarding makes my internet not work
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If the ISP provided device is indeed a modem-router combo, then you are dealing with double NAT (unless you have the Linksys configured as an AP only). Port forwarding needs to be configured on the modem-router, and the Linksys set as AP to resolve the double NAT issue, otherwise you won't achieve open NAT.
There should be no need to forward port 53 which is DNS and likely causing your problems. You would never dns requests coming to your house anyway and most ISP do not allow it. They likely block port 80 also.
I would try only port 3074 since that is one xbox uses the most. Then add some of the others one at a time if things do not work. Things like 500 and 4500 are IPSEC/VPN related so I would not forward those either.
Not sure game console manufactures do all kinds of bad stuff in regards to network security but I would hope they don't run DNS "server" functions.
Still as suggested above if you have 2 routers you will have 2 port forward on both but I would still not port forward ports 53
I would try only port 3074 since that is one xbox uses the most. Then add some of the others one at a time if things do not work. Things like 500 and 4500 are IPSEC/VPN related so I would not forward those either.
Not sure game console manufactures do all kinds of bad stuff in regards to network security but I would hope they don't run DNS "server" functions.
Still as suggested above if you have 2 routers you will have 2 port forward on both but I would still not port forward ports 53
Thank you for the response. I do not have the Linksys setup as an AP but i'll give it a shot hopefully tonight if I have time. I'm unsure of why there is a conflict since at my previous home I had the same setup with the same ISP but a different modem/router. The one they installed recently is a newer version.
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