Jack_Erzhaques
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Hey, just letting people know I'm new to these forums 
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Well, to get started like a lot of people I have a nested router, a router which receives it's internet signal through another router.
Normally when I want to forward a port to allow access to something, I forward it on the nested router (router #2), and then forward the port on the original router (router #1) using router 2's static IP.
But now I've come across a problem, when I connect my xbox through ethernet, I can access my laptop's music on the network, but I don't use it because for some reason I can't connect to the internet through Ethernet, I have no clue why so that would be my first question. Does anyone know why I would be denied internet through Ethernet?
When I connect to router 1 Wireless on my Xbox, I can't access my laptop but I can get onto Xbox Live, host parties, join chat. Fine I guess, I can still play Xbox through my surround sound. Although, when I connect to router 2 (Which I prefer because it has a better signal) I can get on live, I can't however join private chat or get on my laptop. The only thing I can think of is that one of the routers is blocking the Xbox's communications. I would naturally think well forward a port to allow it through, but there is no port in my mind. I could be completely wrong.
So my second question is, why are my routers denying access to my Xbox? I could only imagine that router 1 is blocking communications because it's attached to an attached device. But how would I allow this through?
Not an expert with networking, but am pretty familiar with language and bits and pieces. So you don't have to dumb it down for me. Any leads would be great, thank you for taking your time .
.Well, to get started like a lot of people I have a nested router, a router which receives it's internet signal through another router.
Normally when I want to forward a port to allow access to something, I forward it on the nested router (router #2), and then forward the port on the original router (router #1) using router 2's static IP.
But now I've come across a problem, when I connect my xbox through ethernet, I can access my laptop's music on the network, but I don't use it because for some reason I can't connect to the internet through Ethernet, I have no clue why so that would be my first question. Does anyone know why I would be denied internet through Ethernet?
When I connect to router 1 Wireless on my Xbox, I can't access my laptop but I can get onto Xbox Live, host parties, join chat. Fine I guess, I can still play Xbox through my surround sound. Although, when I connect to router 2 (Which I prefer because it has a better signal) I can get on live, I can't however join private chat or get on my laptop. The only thing I can think of is that one of the routers is blocking the Xbox's communications. I would naturally think well forward a port to allow it through, but there is no port in my mind. I could be completely wrong.
So my second question is, why are my routers denying access to my Xbox? I could only imagine that router 1 is blocking communications because it's attached to an attached device. But how would I allow this through?
Not an expert with networking, but am pretty familiar with language and bits and pieces. So you don't have to dumb it down for me
. Any leads would be great, thank you for taking your time .