ark join failed

I’m playing Ark from my Xbox One, my nat is listed as strict but I don’t know how to change that. The "Join failed" message appears when I try to join a friend’s game and also appears to my friend when I invite him and tries to join my game

Thank you for your attention!

Where and how do I do this?

Am I to do this for the computer? And we do have some friends that play on our server as well and are having the same issue

Thank you for taking the time to respond! And yes, you can try this on both PC and Xbox

Hello J L, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

I understand you're having trouble joining your Ark server from your Xbox. Here are some suggestions that might help you:

Temporarily disable port forwarding: According to a thread on the Ark support site, it is recommended to temporarily disable port forwarding on your router (at least port 25147) to see if that solves your connection problem.

Check network settings: I suggest changing your network settings to a private network instead of a public one, which allows for more interaction between devices on the network.

Check Privacy Settings: In another thread, a user suggested checking the privacy settings in the login options.

Thank you for your kindness and understanding! Please feel free to let me know if you need anything else.
Best regards.