How To Get Belkin N+ Wireless Router Working With Xbox Live

I’ve recently had to go through the process of trying to replace my aging Belkin N wireless router which has proven to be something of a challenge as any of you who read my Belkin N+ wireless router review will have found.

The main issue centred around being unable to connect to Xbox Live with the Belkin N+ “out of the box” which meant I spent several hours trying to get it to work. The Xbox 360 reported that the MTU setting of my internet connection was setup incorrectly on my router, which having double checked it with my ISP settings I could see was fine.

Anyway, if you’re still having problems with getting your Belkin N+ router to work with your Xbox Live, then take a look at the following step-by-step process which I followed and hopefully it might fix the problem for you too!

Step-By-Step Guide

1. Log into your Belkin router admin panel by typing 192.168.2.1 into your browser address bar.

2. Go to the ‘System Settings’ page and disable UPnP by clicking the ‘Off’ button.

3. Go to the ‘DHCP Client List’ page and whilst your Xbox 360 is connected to the network, reserve the IP Address/MAC Address for the Xbox 360 by clicking the appropriate ‘Reserve’ button.

4. Go to the ‘Virtual Servers’ page and open the following ports in the manner shown on the screenshot below using the IP address you reserved for your Xbox 360.

TCP 80, UDP 88, UDP 3074, TCP 3074, UDP 53, TCP 53

5. Restart your Belkin N+ router, then restart your Xbox 360 and then try connecting to Xbox Live, it should now (hopefully) connect and be working for you so you can get playing your Xbox 360 games again!

Disclaimer – Hopefully this guide will also work for you, however we cannot be held responsible for anything that happens as a result of changing your Belkin N+ wireless router settings based on these instructions. However, remember you can always reset your router back to the default factory settings should you not be happy with having made these changes.

Via – Xbox Forums & Microsoft

Written by Simon Barker on September 8, 2009 · Filed under Games, Tech

Tags: belkin, belkin n+, gaming, guide, how to, router, step by step, technology, wireless router, xbox 360, xbox live

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44 Responses to “How To Get Belkin N+ Wireless Router Working With Xbox Live”

Doctor X
Comments: 1
5:39 pm 13th September, 2009

Bought this router yesterday and struggled like hell to get X Box live working. MTU problems etc… found this fix and working fine. Appreciate the post as it has saved me days of frustration!
Vergis69
Comments: 1
9:34 pm 13th September, 2009

I just bought this router and have been pulling my hair out trying to get it working, This guide fixed it!

YOU ARE A LEGEND

kthxbye!
Hattie
Comments: 1
9:42 am 14th September, 2009

I’ve been having problems with this for a while now, tried various other things but with no luck.

This guide has got it working, finally!!

thankyou ^^
Owen
Comments: 1
1:10 pm 23rd September, 2009

Worked wonders!

It’s clearly an issue with the UPnP config in the router.

Thanks mate.
Mike Hesketh
Comments: 1
8:12 pm 28th September, 2009

Tried for ages to get Xbox Live working and was about to explode but this posted saved me! Worked a treat! Thank you very much for taking the time to post it!
Simon Barker
Comments: 174
6:49 pm 29th September, 2009

Glad to hear it’s helping everyone out as it took me ages to get it sorted out, so if I can save people the same wasted time and frustration all the better!

I’m going keep adding more useful how-to’s and reviews like this that should hopefully help people out some more, so be sure to keep checking back or better still subscribe using one of the options at the top right of the page!

Cheers!
Howard Smith
Comments: 1
8:45 am 5th October, 2009

Thank goodness for this article. I bought the N+ router in PC World – I just thought it was time for an upgrade and this one looked like it ought to do the business.

No problems getting everything all sorted in the house – 3 PCs, a couple of laptops and iPod Touches then CLUNK – no XBoXLive. As per the article, Xbox reported a bogus MTU problem but the steps above worked first time (and after taking these steps on one Xbox, both worked).

Thanks for taking the trouble to post this detailed guide.
Matty
Comments: 1
10:22 pm 7th October, 2009

Hi Simon

I think i have this same router… the one I have is Belkin N+ 450. The wireless adapter on the xbox wont even see the network.. I’ve done everything I could think of (enabled SSID broadcasting.. disabled security settings etc.) did you experience this problem and can you think of anything that could sort the issue? Its got me stumped!

Thanks
Kingy19
Comments: 1
12:49 pm 10th October, 2009

Thank you… This guide is awesome having been trying for weeks to get my xbox back online. You sholud get this post on the xbox forums
LOrd DAiSy
Comments: 2
12:21 pm 11th October, 2009

Awesome. Bloody crap Belkin, over priced, under developed. Wish I had spent the large amount of money on a Linksys (dont know why I went back to this company!)

Thanks so much for this help! Saved me and my receeding hairline!
useless eater
Comments: 1
11:54 pm 17th October, 2009

thanks man. we’ve never met & probably never will but i love you! ) really nice of u to go to the trouble of posting!
Darkdog
Comments: 1
8:49 pm 24th October, 2009

Hi Simon,

Im looking for a little guidance about the Belkin wireless n+ router. I cant get my Xbox 360 to see the router (wireless connection) I have tried the step by step instructions you posted but no luck. Is there any other advice you could give or is there another router with a usb port for my external hdd that you could recommend. Im afraid i only have a basic understanding of setup of routers. Any help you could give would be very much appreciated. Just so you know it does work fine if i use an ethernet cable. but I would prefer to have it connected wireless.
Matt
Comments: 1
8:14 pm 17th November, 2009

Doesn’t work. Tried it, same deal. Constantly disconnecting from Live and my ping in games is just terrible. I wish Belkin would fix this…
IVE GOTTA DONK
Comments: 1
5:29 pm 20th November, 2009

Absolutely Fantastic!!!!

Thank you ver much indeed. I spent hour after hour trying various different methods of trying to connect my newly purchased Elite to my also newly purchased N+, all to no avail.

Your method got the whole job lot done in only a few minutes. Guys like you don’t receive enough credit and thanks that you really deserve.

THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS.

I’m now one really happy Online Gamer.
Alex
Comments: 1
9:21 pm 22nd November, 2009

OMG thank you. You have solved the No.1 thing annoying me the most in my life. Upto yesterday i was using a BT homehub which wouldnt let me play the new COD online because of its ’strict’ nat setting, so i invested in a N+ but it wouldnt even let me sign into XboxLive, but your guide through worked. I thought it hadnt actually because my internet wouldnt work for about 20 mins after doing it so i thought i had completely messed everything up, but it worked in the end to my delight. Its a great online wireless strength too, im liking my N+ already. Cheers mate.
Ken Martin
Comments: 1
1:42 am 23rd November, 2009

If i could have your babies i would… I have had this router for months… i actually got it to work with my old xbox 360 before by brute force but couldn’t remember how the hell i got it working when i got the new one. I have been forced to use a crappy comtrend router the last few months which overheats on occasion… I applied the fix and i was reading the comments as i restarted the router praying to God that i wouldn’t be the exception to the rule as i noticed it worked for everyone who posted… Seriously though… you pay for the sex change and i will have your babies (maximum of 2)….

thanks man…
ryan
Comments: 1
11:08 am 24th November, 2009

MAN MAN MAN, jsut got COD6, u saved me aye haha, was gettin furious.
Andrew
Comments: 1
3:27 am 27th November, 2009

This article was exactly what I was looking for. Worked like a treat. Thanks so much for your effort and posting this – helped me out incredibly!
Mark
Comments: 1
1:00 pm 27th November, 2009

Thanks for this!

Although i also got it working by just turning the firewall off in the setup,
this is a far better solution.
Sean P
Comments: 1
6:26 pm 27th November, 2009

Just about to try this to get Live working – thanks in advance as, having read through the comments, I have absolute faith.!!

Question – as it rejigs the UPnP settings, does that mean I am no longer able to “Play To” from my Win7 PC to my Xbox using WMP12?
Russell
Comments: 1
9:45 am 29th November, 2009

I have this router, but my problem is connecting to Modern warfare 2 on the PS3. I can connect to other games without an issue, it just seems to be Modern Warfare 2.
If I swap the ports for the PS3 ones would this still work? because the root of the evil seems to lie with the uPnP right?

This is the routers last chance before i try and return it!
LOrD DAiSy
Comments: 2
3:01 pm 29th November, 2009

I’ve had enough of this router now, I’m off to look for another… Any ideas guys? I’m still having issues with my iPhone3GS and my xbox360 AND my ps3… This fix works… But on modern warfare 2 I have to keep restarting my router
Jatz
Comments: 1
8:01 pm 30th November, 2009

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I had given up trying to get on Xbox live but after about 6 months of frustration and numerous calls to dumb people at microsoft and belkin, I just thought I’d check to see if anyone had figured out what the problem was and now FINALLY it is fixed!

Cheers.
Matt.T
Comments: 2
6:31 pm 2nd December, 2009

please can you help me how do i reserve the the xbox thing on the dhcp list thats the bit iam stuck on can u please get back 2 me and explain it 2 me thanks!
Matt.T
Comments: 2
6:53 pm 2nd December, 2009

Thanks SO MUCH M8 IVE BEEN SO FED UP COZ I SPEAK 2 STUPID PEOPLE AT BELKIN BUT NOW IAM SO HAPPY THANKS SO MUCH !
RobertE
Comments: 1
9:45 am 13th December, 2009

Thanks very much for posting
I have been trawling the net for days looking for this fix

Thanks again

Red
Kris
Comments: 1
7:50 pm 15th December, 2009

You, dear sir, are a hero. I was about to kick my 360 to the kerb because it kept telling me to download an update and every time I tried I got errors.
This fix did the trick
martinw
Comments: 1
9:01 pm 19th December, 2009

wow what can i say, this belkin router was doing my head in. I have been messing round with it for days, thanks for this post your help and effort putting this together is legendary, thanks so so so much.
martin,
Chris W
Comments: 1
11:34 am 28th December, 2009

Simon,you are a genius thank you for sorting what is a simple problem,BELKIN should be slapped for not having an answer for such a common problem…You are a god in the tech world we live in..thanks
John Stead
Comments: 1
11:16 pm 29th December, 2009

The Belkin N+ is the worst thing ive ever blown my £££ on! Stear clear and get a Netgear! Usb wont connect to my hard drive. Which is the main reason why i bought it! Even though the hard drive i bought to run with it was not listed as incompatible on Belkins site! Than after that issue had to mess around forwarding ports for Xbox live! No whats all that about! Anyway i finally configured that but constantly get bad Nat and connection issues. Worse than my old Netgear G! So then i came to set up the Ps3! O dear me Playstation network use one of the same port as Xbox live! So you cant have both unless you want to constantly reconfigure your router to go from one to the other! Good hey!!! This is the best yet! It cant stream wireless from pc to playstation! Belkin should refund everyone for not making this item appropriate for use! Talked to Belkin Tech support in India and they dont av a clue what their talking about! Anyway mines going and im off back to Netgear whos routers auto connect and are tested with multi apps b4 release! Netgear WNDR3700 with usb hard drive, with a built in processor to run multi apps Set you back about £130 but it’ll work! The processor in this belkin isn’t big enough to cope with more than 1 pc! Going to drop kick the belkin acroos garden fence. BAG OF POOOOOOO!!!!
Thomas Eynon
Comments: 1
9:16 pm 1st January, 2010

OMG MAN I WOULD LITTERALLY KISS YOUR LIPS IF U WERE HERE RIGHT NOW!!!! thanks so much for helping me with this peice of shit router! you rock xoxo!
mervyn
Comments: 2
9:37 pm 2nd January, 2010

belkin n+ tried for weeks to connect to xbox live without success followed your advice well done simon
Ashley
Comments: 1
8:48 pm 3rd January, 2010

Great guide. Followed the steps and it solved the problem! Thank you!
mervyn
Comments: 2
10:50 pm 4th January, 2010

just posted this thread on xbox forum
looby_loo70
Comments: 1
11:11 pm 6th January, 2010

Still not working,Help, need sleep. Cannot reserve an IP address and second time round the previously saved ones have disappeared, what’s going on? Am officially a techno thicko
Derp
Comments: 1
8:58 pm 8th January, 2010

So im glad i finally found a fix but im having one problem on the step where your supposted to use the DHCP how do you find your xbox if its not connected to the internet?
Robin Johnson
Comments: 1
7:13 pm 10th January, 2010

Great fix, clear and simple. Only issue we had was that we had to depower the router in order to get it to reconnect to the net. Thanks!
Michael
Comments: 1
9:02 pm 10th January, 2010

the xbox fix works a treat; thank you! I was on the brink of returning the router (HTF can any manufacturer think it reasonable to supply a router that doesn’t work out of the box with an xbox – the average xbox user would have no chance).

This router is replacing a dead apple time machine (server grade HD / all your back up worries taken care of – dead in 18 month) and has a much better range and speed.
Shudras
Comments: 1
5:51 pm 26th January, 2010

Niced one!! Many many thanks for posting this … I’m back on Halo
Lost the initial settings because I didn’t click the Apply Changes button … but hey it was 3am.
Once I had done that in the initial stages of your guide it worked a treat and I am back on XBox Live.
Thanks again for taking the time.

Shudras
Andy
Comments: 1
5:44 pm 29th January, 2010

Thanks Simon, this worked like a charm.

While I wouldn’t go as far as offering to have your babies (unlike some others on this page), this definitely saved me a lot of time and stress.

Thanks again!

Andy
Ollie
Comments: 1
10:52 pm 1st February, 2010

worked a treat. Thanks very much!
Shedimus
Comments: 1
8:47 pm 3rd February, 2010

You Sir are a HERO!!!!!!

Many hours of xbox live frustration solved!

Thanks man!
paul
Comments: 1
9:40 pm 7th February, 2010

I could kiss you!!! Worked a treat!! Cheers for the post !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!