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caph · 10-08-2010, 07:08

It sounds like your UPnP is flaking out on the Linksys for some reason. Static IP with DMZ or port forwarding will bypass UPnP and so should work. You could try a firmware upgrade on your Linksys if it isn't a Virgin one. That may cure the problem.

If possible you should go in to your DHCP server settings on your Linksys and reserve a static IP address for the MAC address of your Xbox. If you don't have that facility on your Linksys (I don't on my Draytek) then you'll need to use an IP address that is on your LAN's subnet (so for the 192.168.1.xxx subnet you could use 192.168.1.2) but not within the range that the DHCP server uses on your Linksys. I always go in to my router when I first get it and set my LAN DCHP range to start at 20 e.g. 192.168.1.20 to 192.168.1.100. Then I use 192.168.1.2 - 20 for static IPs on my LAN (I use 192.168.1.1 for the router itself).

10-08-2010, 07:08	#7
caph cf.geek Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 563	Re: Xbox Live It sounds like your UPnP is flaking out on the Linksys for some reason. Static IP with DMZ or port forwarding will bypass UPnP and so should work. You could try a firmware upgrade on your Linksys if it isn't a Virgin one. That may cure the problem. If possible you should go in to your DHCP server settings on your Linksys and reserve a static IP address for the MAC address of your Xbox. If you don't have that facility on your Linksys (I don't on my Draytek) then you'll need to use an IP address that is on your LAN's subnet (so for the 192.168.1.xxx subnet you could use 192.168.1.2) but not within the range that the DHCP server uses on your Linksys. I always go in to my router when I first get it and set my LAN DCHP range to start at 20 e.g. 192.168.1.20 to 192.168.1.100. Then I use 192.168.1.2 - 20 for static IPs on my LAN (I use 192.168.1.1 for the router itself).