Xbox One UPnP vs Port forwarding

So I have UPnP enabled on my NETGEAR R7000 router and 90% of the time I have an open NAT and it's fine, but sometimes I get a strict NAT and apprently I hae to restart my router. Would it be any benifit if I added all the Xbox One ports in port forwarding
along with UPnP being turned on as well, would that make sure the ports are actully open because I have heard UPnP can not work properly sometimes.

And also, If I do add the ports in port forwarding should I disable UPnP first, add the ports then enable UPnP again because I see it doesn't work sometimes if you add ports while UPnP is enabled.

Thank You

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Xbox One UPnP vs Port forwarding

I ended up changing the Xbox One IP from 192.168.1.7 to 192.168.1.15 kept everything else the same and put that IP in DMZ.

 

Xbox One UPnP vs Port forwarding

I see ppl doing that I don't know why you would do that.

There are some great pieces of info on that site as well as the Xbox support site.

I've forwarded ports and had no issues unless it was an ISP problem or software update from Xbox

 

Bump, Im trying to figure this out too.

I have all my ports open for xbox but i also have UpnP enabled. Only problem is, under the Upnp it doesnt show my Xboxs IP address. So would we be better off disabling Upnp? and fowarding all the 88, 53, 3074 ports?

Thanks i advance.

 

UPnP should manage it all by itself, I think opening ports will disturb UPnP.

So I suggest you to only use one of both.

Port forwarding or UPnP.

I also have Option for UPnP on my Router but it don^t work as , because it is a real crappy router.

I use Port forwarding with static IP on Console...

Also futher Info about Router Model will help you to Exchange Information and expirience.

Setup a port forward in your router to allow incoming connections for multiplayer games, VOIP, DVR, and security cameras.

you^ll Need to find the best configuration for your local Network and ISP.

Also all router vary so there is no "General-Solution"

Use Google with your Router Name and may contact your ISP they can help you and tell you what the router can and what not, or may they Need to do config at their own side...

 

I have been experimenting with 2 xbox one's behind the R7000 with UPnP.

In principle it will work fine but there is a small problem. It seems that when you start up the Xbox one form standby (not the power saving mode) or you are fooling around with the Settings/internet menu, it can happen that the port mappings that have been
been with UPnP can get lost. This will result in a Strict NAT.

Switching the Xbox to power down state and restarting will clear this up.

Under "normal" conditions this will not happen.

Also never restart your router while Xbox one is on. If you have to restart your router always first shut off your network devices that rely on UPnP.

When router is restarted, restart the network devices.

 

Hey there, TBird92011! Thanks so much for the information! This thread is a little old, and the original poster may have found a solution already. I suggest heading over to newer threads and see if you can help them out! We love seeing you help out your
fellow gamers, and look forward to more posts from you.