Can't play at home

[Quest4Gold]

Okay, two out of my three home games had to be played on the road because my opponents were not able to connect with me. As soon as I go to play at their place, we connect. I did play L-Monroe (who lives on the west coast) at home and we had no problems (no lag or anything). I have roadrunner so it can't be a slow connection. Can anyone help me with this.

Thanks

Quest

[The_Niddler]

Go to your internet settings and perform an Internet connection test on your PS3?

What is your NAT type?

Then based on that we have information in another thread.
And it may not be you, it may be your opponents NAT type. Check with them and ask them to see what their NAT type is and report all that back in this thread and we can go from there.

[texasfan4444]

Okay, two out of my three home games had to be played on the road because my opponents were not able to connect with me. As soon as I go to play at their place, we connect. I did play L-Monroe (who lives on the west coast) at home and we had no problems (no lag or anything). I have roadrunner so it can't be a slow connection. Can anyone help me with this.

Thanks

Quest

thats odd....

Try initiating your games differently. For example you can initiate a game if you meet in a lobby and issue a direct challenge OR create a custom match and challenge friends from there. (they must be on your friends list to do this).


have you tried both methods?

[LetsGoPeay]

Okay, two out of my three home games had to be played on the road because my opponents were not able to connect with me. As soon as I go to play at their place, we connect. I did play L-Monroe (who lives on the west coast) at home and we had no problems (no lag or anything). I have roadrunner so it can't be a slow connection. Can anyone help me with this.

Thanks

Quest

The AFO must be expanding their operations across the border. I wouldn't send my team there either if that's the case.

[Quest4Gold]

I have done the lobby thing. I will have to try the custom match thing.

I will look into the NAT thing as well. It is just weird I was able to connect with one, but not the other.

[The_Niddler]

I will look into the NAT thing as well. It is just weird I was able to connect with one, but not the other.

That is what leads me to believe it is a NAT setting.

If you or your opponent has a NAT Type 3, that is most likely the culprit.

[UCWeiser]

OK, I have had this issue and this is what I have done, and for whatever stupid reason, it has worked.

Challenge your opponent. Have them accept it. If when they accept it, you don't see them changing teams, back out of challenge.
Have them challenge you and once you accept back out.
Then re-challenge them.

I had this happen with 3 people and we did this and it worked. Not sure what the issue is.

And yes I have a NAT 2.

[The_Niddler]

UC, good advice.

I was just asking Quest to verify his NAT.

[buckeye76]

I know purdues connection is horrible, we tried playing and the lag was terrible. We decided to just start over at another time. He told me after the game that it was the best game all year for him in terms of connection. It was the worst for me. wonder if hes a nat 3 or something...?

[The_Niddler]

Usually a NAT Type 3 will not cause LAG or a slow connection.
That is either their IE provider or they have other stuff running on their network.

I have played guys online, not in this league, but you ask them if they have anything running and they say no, then they find out that a roommate is downloading a movie or music and killing their bandwith.

Having a NAT Type 3 will cause you not to be able to connect as Quest posted. You will usually not be able to get into a game with that person.
I have never seen or heard of it connecting and then causing slowness.
But there is a first for everything.

[Quest4Gold]

I just checked mine. I am nat 2. Is that the good one?

[Quest4Gold]

just tried both ways Luis said to do and it doesn't work either way. We are both Nat 2 with tarunceheel being home.

[The_Niddler]

NAT 2 is the best you can have going through a router. So yes, it is good.

NAT 1 is what you get if PS3 is hooked directly to your modem.