FiOS/ActionTec behind router. Xbox issues.

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Agrajag

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Okay, so this one's been driving me insane and I just don't get it.

I've had FiOS for about 2 years now. Been through a few ActionTec routers. A few months back I had them switch the ONT over to Ethernet mode and now have the ActionTec set up as an IP (192.168.1.2) behind my own D-Link router.

This was a DGL-4300 gaming router but the power brick died last night and a replacement is days away so I picked up a surprisingly cheap D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N router.

The issue I'm having is that, while everything appears to work just fine, Xbox Live is a mess!

If the ActionTec is powered up Xbox Live lags to hell. Turn off the ActionTec and Xbox Live runs flawlessly. I don't get it. How is a device behind my router dragging down the Xbox connected to my router?

It's a major annoyance too as we forget to turn it back on and guide data runs out, etc.

If I can solve this one I've issue-free! Any help greatly appreciated.

So it's ONT -> DIR-655 with the 4 ports going to ActionTec, Xbox 360, hard run upstairs to a switch for "home office" PC's and my Blu-ray player.
 
How's the activity light on the D-Link port that goes to the Actiontec look? Does your D-link router track active connections?
 
That's Port 1. It intermittently flashes. Sometimes it flashes a bit slowly and then at other times it picks up a bit.

Is that what you meant by tracking active connections or something else?
 
Some routers have stuff in the UI that let you keep track of active connections to varying degrees.
 
Yeah, that's here somewhere. I thought it was a DNS contention issue but the ActionTec is pretty much entirely disabled. No WiFi, no DNS, nothing really.

The tracking is called Internet Sessions and let's me see the active IP's and ports. An example:

192.168.1.27:55687 55687 4.2.2.1:53 UDP - OUT 48
192.168.1.35:5081 5081 66.147.235.3:5000 UDP - OUT 66
192.168.1.27:51692 51692 64.131.83.139:80 TCP TW OUT 19

.27 is my PC. .35 is the phone adapter
 
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