What do i do to fix my xbox live?

How do i fix my xbox live connection with my NETGEAR router WNR2000v3?

• ok recently i have been disconnecting a little from xbox live parties, which is not a big deal for me. When i play GTA IV I usually have a good connection with the occasional "you have lost connection with one or more players" After that happens I go onto Halo Reach and try to play. When i am in the matchmaking lobby it takes forever to lad saying "loading information to xbox live" After 5-10 minuets that goes away and I search for a match. Within 2 minutes of not finding anybody i back out the lobby automatically and it says "aborted matchmaking due to network difficulties Frustrated I test my connection and i says everything is great EXCEPT for one thing that says Matchmaking: Service Alert I've reset my router multiple times and upgraded my firmware within the router but that message still pops up. I've heard port-forwarding is a good idea but im not the best with that kind of stuff. As said previously i can play in GTA IV fairly well connection wise and I can join xbox live parties easily. Also I do experience some kind of lag when I hit the Xbox Menu and try to send a message or a party invite. Please help!

• Answer:

  You do need to open some ports in the router for Xbox to work correctly. Portforwarding is used to accomplish that task. You can follow the instructions at port forward.com http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNR2000v2/Xbox_Live_360.htm Those are specifically for Xbox live 360. They also sell a program that will configure your router for you. Be sure to check your firewall to also allow the system! Here is the guide for halo reach http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNR2000v2/XBOX360_Halo_Reach.htm