ps vita and ps4 NAT 3

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kelis2014 Author

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ps vita and ps4 NAT 3

Hi,

I have bigpond cable ultimate with a netgear CG3100 connected with the 2014 airport extreme.

I original had my netgear in bridge mode with NAT disable and my airport extreme 2014 setup as DHCP and NAT but I couldn't remotely connect on my vita to ps4 outside on my network. Ive now setup my netgear CG3100 in normal mode with NAT/DCHP enabled and I can easily remote play my vita to ps4 outside the network. My PS4 is connected to CG3100. My airport extreme is currently in bridged mode.

My issue is that my vita is connected to my airport extreme and its always showing a NAT 3 and I cannot change this. My airport extreme is only being used for wifi connections.

I have added UDP ports for public and private 80, 465, 3478, 3479, 5223, 3658, 3000, 6999, 10070 and UDP ports 53, 80, 443, 465, 983, 3479, 3480, 5223, 3479, 3658, 10070-10080 and added a DHCP reservation for my psvita MAC address on my airport extreme. I originally would prefer using my airport for my wired connections but due to not being able to change nat 3 to nat 2 on my ps4, everything wired connection is plugged into the CG3100.

The main reason I purchased the airport extreme was to use as a router due to poor wifi with netgear CG3100.

Can anyone please help me out to get my connections shorted to show NAT 2 on both ps4 and ps vita.

Airport Extreme 802.11ac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), PS4/PSVITA NAT 3

Posted on Apr 19, 2014 12:47 AM

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Answer 1

Bob Timmons

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Apr 19, 2014 6:25 AM in response to kelis2014

My airport extreme is currently in bridged mode.

Bridge Mode means that DHCP and NAT are turned off completely on the AirPort Extreme.

My airport extreme is only being used for wifi connections.

Although it is providing wireless service as a wireless access point, the AirPort Extreme is not acting as a router on your network.....because it is in Bridge Mode.

In Bridge Mode, there are no ports to open......all inbound and outbound ports are automatically open at all times.

I have added UDP ports for public and private 80, 465, 3478, 3479, 5223, 3658, 3000, 6999, 10070 and UDP ports 53, 80, 443, 465, 983, 3479, 3480, 5223, 3479, 3658, 10070-10080 and added a DHCP reservation for my psvita MAC address on my airport extreme.

This would not be possible on the AirPort Extreme if it was in Bridge Mode, so I assume that you mean that you configured your Netgear router this way, correct?

The NAT issues are coming from other devices on your network, since NAT is turned off on the AirPort.

Therefore, if the AirPort Extreme really is in Bridge Mode......you might want to double check again to make sure that it is......the AirPort Extreme has nothing to do with your NAT problems on the network. Those problems are coming from other devices on your network.

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kelis2014 Author

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Apr 29, 2014 1:19 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Thankyou Bob.

I just check my settings and my airport was in DCHP mode. I have now changed it to bridge mode.

I have fowarded the ports on my netgear CG3100. Currently the Netgear now has UPNP and NAT on. Is there air security risks using the airport extreme in bridged mode for the wireless connection.

I have now added my vita on my netgear on the DHCP reservation list and foward ports to the selected IP address

Active Forwarding Rules

Name

Start Port

End Port

Protocol

Local IP Address

10.0.1.