port forwarding on a d-link dsl 2780 router help please

[pinky toes]

hi i really need help in very simple terms as i am not very technical lol, i need to open ports for black ops on my ps3, but have no clue as to do it on my dsl 2780 router, what i did recently was changed my router from a wpa key to a wep key so i could hook my ds up to the internet, then found i had a nat type of moderate on black ops and playing online was really difficult, so i changed it back again, but i was still on moderate, this weekend i took my ps3 round to my boyfriends house and both our ps3's were on open , i have been in touch with my provider to try and get help from them, with epic fail they didnt want to know as we thought it might of been the router as during the week before my change i was on open and only at weekends when my bf stays we went on moderate,  and when he left i went bk onto open, now am always on moderate or if anyone knows what i need to do to get my ps3 bk on open if port forwarding isnt the way please can you help me  thank you

[Shane]

The wireless wont have anything to do with it.

In the router make sure UPnP is turned on. UPnP is auto port forwarding, and with it the PS3 can open the ports it needs automatically.

Also lets make sure your not behind 2 routers. Sometimes the modem from the ISP is also a router.
So log into the D-Link, find the status page that shows the WAN or Internet IP.

Does that IP match the IP on this page?
http://www.pcwintech.com/myip

Let me know how it goes

Shane

[pinky toes]

hi shane
ip address is the same upnp is enabled as for the host couldnt see anything so i have copied and pasted all thats on the page
 Current Time :   08/07/2011 19:10:41
Uptime :   0 Day 23 Hour 27 Min 25 Seconds
ADSL Firmware Version :   v1.5
Firmware Version :   v1.13 

INTERNET STATUS
Virtual Circuit :    PVC0PVC1 
       
Status :    Connected   
Connection Type :    PPPoA
Uptime :    0 Day 23 Hour 26 Min 44 Seconds

Subnet Mask :    255.255.255.255
Default Gateway :    92.29.192.1
DNS Server :    62.24.243.1 62.24.202.6

WIRELESS LAN
Wireless Status :    Enable
Networks NAME (SSID) :    whittakerwhittaker1 
SSID State :    Enable
SSID Status :    Active
Uptime :    0 Day 23 Hour 27 Min 0 Seconds
MAC Address :    34:08:04:C5:A6:00
Channel :    11
Security Type :    WPA-PSK

LAN
Status :    Active
MAC Address :    34:08:04:C5:A6:00
IP Address :    192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask :    255.255.255.0
DHCP Server :    Enabled

[Shane]

OK so far so good.

Now log into your PS3 and check its nat status. Is it nat 2 or 3?

Shane

[pinky toes]

its always nat 2

[Shane]

If it says NAT2 then it is open and working like it should. Nat 3 is the one you don't want

Yet your game doesn't say open? Load your game and check its nat status now.

Shane

[pinky toes]

still says moderate think u have ur work cut out on this one, ive done loads of research and one said if u put mw2 in then eject the disc put black ops in then ur nat type should stay open only problem with that was i was on strict on mw2 lol but it did work i was on strict on black ops hahaha

[Shane]

It could be UPnP in the router isnt working right. So here is what we can try.

DMZ is a open every port rule.

SO here is what I want you to do.

1. Log into the PS3, find its network info. Write down its IP address.
2. Log into the D-Link.
3. Find the DMZ page.
4. Enable DMZ, and for the IP put the IP you wrote down for the PS3. Then save the page.
5. Wait for it to finish saving, now power cycle the router.
6. Wait for the router and internet to come back online. Then try the game.

Now every port should be open to the PS3. IF all goes well the game should work

Let me know how it goes.

Shane

[pinky toes]

found the info but on the dmz page it has a start and end time plus days?

[Shane]

Should just be able to leave those as is

Post a screen shot if you would like me to make sure

Shane

[pinky toes]

sorry was being thick didnt notice the enable and disable part on that bit right done what u said was still on moderate so decided to do it again and now am jumping for joy as am on OPEN    thank you so much, ( clap hands @ u) lets hope my game playing is improved can i just ask what happens when my bf stays at weekends is there anything we can do if we both go bk to moderate like we used to as i explained at the first thread
THANK YOU XXX

[Shane]

The problem looks like the UPnP in the router isn't working right.

If your boyfriend comes over with his PS3 it wont work as it is right now.

Normally with UPnP you can have both hooked up and working. But since UpNp isnt working you can see the problem.
You could always check for a firmware update for the router, perhaps they fixed UPnP in an update

Shane

[pinky toes]

right get you i will get on to talktalk and say i have had expert advice and been told the upnp isnt working properly and will try and get a new router from them i can always but try, once again thank u sooo much 

[Shane]

No problem.

Let me know that your all set and happy and I will lock this thread

Shane

[pinky toes]

hi shane
yes am all set and well happy  noticed a huge difference in game playing, thank you soo much x