Re: Gaming Consoles/UPnP

["Curtis, Bruce" <bruce.curtis () NDSU EDU>]

We identify Game Consoles with ISC DHCP classes and give the Game Consoles Public IPv4 addresses.

Of course all of the devices on our network can use Public IPv6 addresses...


On Nov 13, 2019, at 3:20 PM, Pete, Andrew <000000d06e28c017-dmarc-request () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE 
EDU<mailto:000000d06e28c017-dmarc-request () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>> wrote:

We regularly get requests/complaints from students living on campus that they are unable to play some games online.  
The issue is that the game console is trying to use UPnP to open up ports on the firewall.  This doesn't work since 
UPnP isn't supported on enterprise equipment.  From what I could find on other institution's websites, their stance is 
they do not support these devices.  I'm curious to hear if anyone has a different stance and if they have a working 
solution.  I know configuring a 1 to 1 NAT is a possibility but that would require purchasing a large block of public 
addresses.

Andrew Pete
Information Security Architect



New England Institute of Technology
One New England Tech Boulevard
East Greenwich, RI 02818-1205
401-780-4460 (Direct)
apete () neit edu<mailto:apete () neit edu>

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Bruce Curtis
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