Help me solve a year long networking problem [Cannot get a teredo IP]

MrRockliffe

MrRockliffe

MrRockliffe

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I've got a very strange problem:

I've got a router plugged into an ethernet socket, which is my source of internet in my flat (university halls).

When using the router, I cannot get my Xbox working online. I get NAT type error and 'Cannot get a toredo IP address'. IPv6 is set to auto configure on my Netgear R6220 (bought the other day, latest firmware installed).

However, when using a power line adapter, it works. 100%

My problem is that I need my own WiFi setup to get Sonos working.

I've tried:

Port forwarding
Enabling UPnP
Changing router
Enabling IPv6

I simply don't know where to go from here. I thought I cracked it when I realised my old router didn't support IPv6, so I bought a new one that does, and it still doesn't work.

Party chat doesn't work at all, and online gaming is very temperamental.

Any ideas?
 
Straight to the socket. Would it be helpful if I drew a diagram at some point?

I've tried having the power lines into the router, and it doesn't work.

Also, to confuse matters more, i have WiFi enabled powerlines, yet the WiFi doesn't connect. Over ethernet, there's internet connectivity but I cannot get it to work over WiFi.
 
bremen1874 said:
Is what you're trying to do permitted by the University (or at least not specifically prohibited)? Could they be deliberately limiting your connection?

If you're in halls then you must have neighbours with similar requirements. Does it work for them?
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It is permitted - I asked them at the beginning of the year. There is general purpose WiFi, but has enterprise security and is shared by everyone, which limits my use with Sonos and Xbox (neither of the two support the security).

Im not sure how to go about disabling DHCP. My thought is the router is trying to resolve the connection as though it's straight from a server, where is in reality it's a fully functional connection without a router.

I've got a spare BT Homehub 5 which I'd ideally like to use, as it'll mean I can take back the other router, saving me a bit of cash. Any ideas how to go about setting this up? Worth contacting my university IT services?
 
My only problem is that when I rang them at the beginning of the year, they didn't seem to have as much depth to their knowledge - I think they're more there to see if you can connect to WiFi.
 
I have tried enabling access point mode on the router, but didn't have any luck.

Would IPv6 compatibility on the router make a difference? IE, if I keep my old router which isn't, would that hamper the connection ?
 
Right okay - I must apologise of my lack of knowledge in this area - it's all new to me as of a few days ago. Things have, on the whole, just worked before!
 
I've just enabled AP mode on the router, and have managed to get the internet working. Last time, I left the ethernet cable from the wall plugged into the WAN section, now it's in a LAN port.

I'm about to test the xbox.
 
I've tested the Xbox and it's working! New problem - I cannot connect any additional devices. I'm getting IP configuration issues. However, connecting over ethernet works.

I don't understand, since the Xbox is connected over WiFi?

:(
 
My IPv4 address is in the form of 131.x.y.z

When connecting my computer directly to the wall, I'm still getting the issues through Windows 10 Xbox app.
 
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