help with home network

Chup

hey guys, here's the deal
my isp is IDM i have a speedtouch modem ( not wireless ) , the ethernet cable is connected to a d-link wireless router...no problem with the internet whatsoever
when i play online i usually take the ethernet cable out the router and plug it directly in the ps3, i get a NAT type open... and when i play wireless the NAT is strict ( tried all port forwarding for like 3 days didn't work , that's not the issue )
the router has 4 LAN...
im plugging the ps directly to the lan, im still getting NAT strict
all im asking is how to make this particular LAN , act like a normal switch, regardless of the wireless options...
basically i want nat type open with the ps3 plugged to the LAN of the wireless router ( this should be do-able considering it's a wired connection )
thx =)

amkahal

maybe you can make your router act as an access point only, so you deal with the speedtouch.

Chup

if i do that , the wireless connection would be disabled
what i'm looking for is that the router acts as an access point when it comes to the LAN only - in a way-
like dividing the router into 2 : the lan and the wireless

Chup

here's how the network is :
ethernet lan
telephone line---------speed touchmodem---------------------d-link wireless router----------PS3

if i connect the ps3 directly via ethernet , disabling the router , i get NAT open
if i connect it wirelessly or wired via lan ,, i get NAT strict

amkahal

i think that your problem is in the router itself, because when you connect your ps3 via LAN, the router supposed to act as a switch.
make sure you are not using the wan port on the router and sure that the Speedtouch open the DSL connection.
3 things to check:
1- the router is in AP mode (not sure about D-link one, at least in my Edimax).
2- connect your Speedtouch and the wireless router on a LAN ports NOT WAN PORT.

Chup

well isnt a wireless router = wireless access point + ethernet router ?
so basically by pluging anything to the LAN ,it should act as if im using the modem's ethernet....
ugh...thx dude
i cant turn into into an access point cause warcheh, considering my router is in a very very....high ...place :P
thx though =)

julien_saadeh

Don't use it as an access point. cause the speedtouch is stupid. I've had problems accessing other computers at home because Speedtouch was thinking they were "inactive".

Plug your PS3 in a LAN port on your router and your problem will be solved using DMZ.
See your router configuration to add your PS3 to the DMZ zone.

Cheers.

Chup

julien_saadeh wroteDon't use it as an access point. cause the speedtouch is stupid. I've had problems accessing other computers at home because Speedtouch was thinking they were "inactive".

Plug your PS3 in a LAN port on your router and your problem will be solved using DMZ.
See your router configuration to add your PS3 to the DMZ zone.

Cheers.

did that already =(