Ok fixed it. Set a PF rule to do any service and any interface from the source xbox 360 ip. Game works fine on xbox live now.

Ports required for xbox
HTTP
HTTPS
1863 TCP FOR MSN
3074 TCP/UDP and UDP 88 for xbox live

You will also need a DNAT rule allow any-->port 3074-->External Address DNAT to xbox 360

If you start putting any any any rules, pretty soon there won't be a need for a firewall since you are not blocking anything.

True, except the only any any rules will be directed only to a gaming console and only till I can get my linksys in the mix so I'll try to seperate the networks a bit.

This seems weird but my gaming wqith my xbox 360 and battlefield bad company is using like 10k/sec but it's playing fine. I thought it'd use more then that, way more, but then I don't know how online gaming works in that sense.

Thanks a million.

Hi,
to answer to threads at one time.
The game designers have discovered something MS hasn't yet and that is you only need to pass small amount of data covering changes to the screen and more than likely in a highly compressed format.

I am not sure why you insist on having a rule that allows the internet total access to your xbox. Does your xbox host games or is it a participant?

I have seen the post in the other thread on the specifics of how to get the xbox on the internet without compromising your security.

The whole idea of security is to open the least amount of ports. If someone gets into your xbox they can then access the rest of your network.

What is so special about the linksys, just use it as a 4 port switch and wireless access point?

Ian M

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Yeah, the linksys i connected now and posted in another new thread about how to make it work. I need to use it as a wireless access point now.

I only did the any any rule to the xbox because it was the fastest and easiest way for me and then no one is going to hack into xbox live or xbox to get to your network. I don't think that is possible right now. So I don't need security at all on any gaming system unless I'm not knowing something. This is just my opinion and I don't think security is an issue on gaming consoles yet. IDK.

My xbox 360 and ps3 will host games and also just connect to them. It depends on the game and if they are hosted by the comapny or by gamers. Like Electronic Arts is responsioble for battlefield bad company. They host the servers. EA servers are what you connect to in that game and then there's some where it's just the gamers.

So when I am inside Astaro and I am going to enable an un used nic, what do I set it for? I will be connecting my linksys into that. I'm not sure at all how to set up the nic.
I'm not sure I will make it like a seperate network, but that is very possible. So the linksys network if seperate would maybe be 192.168.2.1 - 200 or something. I don't know. And then if I kept it on the same network I still am lost with how to make changes in astaro for the nic. I didn't know or don't know that each nic has an ip when on a switch they don't do they? that's where I'm confused.

Hi buggs1a,
the ASG is a effectively a router unless you set it in bridge mode.

The new nic will need it own IP address range totally seperate from anything you have used so far.

Yuo will need to enable DHCP working somewhere, either on the linksys or the ASG, your choice. You will need to assign a fixed IP address to each device ASG and linksys.
You will need to setup nat for the new nic to get out to the internet and maybe packet filter rules to allow for data between devices eg being able to manage the linksys from your PC on your other network.

Ian M

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Ok cool. Is there any of this info in the asg manual? I have just started looking at it except i dont have much time since im not feeling well, major face pain, swelling, etc so i am not online but for a couple minutes if at all and dont use my macbook pro except a couple minutes. I'm in a ton of pain having gone to the ER 3 times , a dentist, my normal dr and now another dentist today in 1hr.

I'm going to try to look at the asg gui for how to do this what you said, but can you please give me some pointer or is it in manual like step by step? for me if something is not step by step then i dont get it and have an extreme time making what i read into step by step. usually i can't.

Don't mean to have everything handed to me, so please forgive me, (((

What i wanna do is not seperate the networks. just have the wireless going.