I'm familiar with Linksys/Cisco and D-Link routers, since that's mostly what I've owned. Different routers have different menu setups, so port forwarding (which is what we're doing here) might involve slightly different clicks here and there to find.
Try searching Google using the words "default username and password" and your router's model number - mine is the Cisco E3000, so I would search for " cisco e3000 default username and password." Your router might have come with setup software instead to make it "easier" to change settings if it did, and you have that installed, use that. The IP address differs from model to model and manufacturer (though it's usually some variation of .x), and so does the username and password. You'll usually do this from a web browser connected to that router by entering your router's IP address into the address bar, and using a username and password. Next, you'll want to log into your router. Is that not specific enough? Click here for PS3, and here for Xbox 360.
Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 can tell you this in their network settings section. Sorry! I can't fix that.įirst, you'll need the IP address for your console. When I recommend using Google, feel free to substitute your search engine of choice, and please remember that you might need to go through a few links before you find one that gives you what you need.
IT WORKED AND BATTLEFIELD 3 PLAYED LIKE BATTLEFIELD.īut I get that changing router settings can seem like dark magics to some people out there (hell, most people, maybe), so here are some pointers and instructions on that. But, being at my wits' end, I tried it anyway.Īnd it goddamned worked. It's worked flawlessly for every multiplayer title I've jumped into this year. And besides, I own a router specifically purchased because of how nicely it plays with Xbox Live and PSN and general game stuff. It just hasn't been an issue, and it's a big pain in the ass with multiple Xbox 360s on one network (a common situation for people with housemates, as I had until recently). I haven't had ports open on my router for a couple of years. And then someone linked me to this EA support page about opening ports for Battlefield 3. I even put my console in my router's DMZ, which usually means that said console is out there naked to the abuses of the internet at large without so much as a coat or a prayer to protect it. I checked my NAT settings, which were open as open can be.
Especially coming from a weekend on the PC version of the game and a year long love affair with Bad Company 2, my initial experience with the retail version of Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360 just didn't feel like Battlefield.
I had all of those problems during my first few matches of Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360, problems I'm hearing PS3 users mention as well.
Are you getting into games of Battlefield 3, but still having issues? Are you finding yourself dying before you think you should possibly be dead, or seeing an absurd delay between when you pull the trigger and when bullets come out of the end of your gun? Are you screaming at your television about how fast your network connection is and how bad your lag in Battlefield 3 should not be?