Will the airport extreme support two xbox 360 live accounts open NAT?

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Will the airport extreme support two xbox 360 live accounts open NAT?

I am looking to buy the new airport extreme, however want to make sure it will allow me to use both of my xbox live accounts simulateneoulsy with open NAT. Has anyone does this successfully? I have had issues with this in the past with other routers and would like to know in advance (if possible) if this will work so I don't have to go through the hassle of setting it all up and then having to return it... Thanks for your help in advance!

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Posted on Dec 15, 2013 2:43 PM

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Tesserax

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Dec 15, 2013 6:59 PM in response to raztaztwo

The Apple AirPort routers were not originally listed on the Microsoft Xbox site as supported devices for Xbox Live! So it would be "hit or miss" as to whether or not you can get an "Open NAT" for a single Xbox let alone two.

Most that have been successful either configure the AirPort for port mapping or place the Xbox into a DMZ. Apple calls the latter a Default Host.

I would recommend that you go to the Xbox support site and check up on their current list of supported routers to see which are Xbox Live! "Open NAT" compatible.

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Dec 16, 2013 12:51 PM in response to raztaztwo

Open NAT on the pair of xboxs is totally dependent on upnp. The ports cannot be opened manually.. they must be negotiated by upnp. Apple do not use upnp in their routers.

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