How Do I Check My NAT type?

[Average-GamerXX59]

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i'm not asking how to fix?
do i have DMZ enabled? yes
do i have upnp enabled? yes
there's plenty of that
but none that just lets me see my current NAT type
is there any free software or small free to play game that shows my NAT type?
i don't wanna download destiny 2 or cod just to check NAT type

[Cathulhu]

It's application specific. There is no universal setting for open or strict nat.

[Average-GamerXX59]

Damn it

[Cathulhu]

See it this way, no need to check it for any game you don't have installed.

[ReBoot]

Have a read: https://portforward.com/nat-types
That describes what NAT types are commonly defined by applications and how those NAT types map to real-world network topologies. Since you know your own network, you can tell which NAT type your app may report.
Basically use DMZ->go worry-free forever (if you practice some basic security hygiene, that is, a DMZ has, IN THEORY, security implications, although only under circumstances which would bite you sooner or later anyway).

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Average-GamerXX59:

do i have DMZ enabled? yes
do i have upnp enabled? yes

I would not enable that.

If a game does not connect for any reason, read what ports it needs open ingoing.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Originally posted by Average-GamerXX59:

do i have DMZ enabled? yes
do i have upnp enabled? yes

I would not enable that.

If a game does not connect for any reason, read what ports it needs open ingoing.

UPnP exists entirely so that people dont have to fuss around with ports locally

Having the DMZ enabled is neither good/bad might waste some resources on the router but its probably negligible

[Cathulhu]

UPnP is by default a security issue as any application can request any port to be opened without the user's knowledge.
Malware loves UPnP.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

UPnP is by default a security issue as any application can request any port to be opened without the user's knowledge.
Malware loves UPnP.

If you've got malware on your system uPnP is the least of your problems

[Muppet among Puppets]

Well, if you want one of them, you only "need" one of them.

If you dont want to run a server or play a game that did it wrong, you dont need any of them. Even if you can not open ports manually.

[Average-GamerXX59]

yes i know how to open ports manually

[shamalamadingdong]

Originally posted by Average-GamerXX59:

yes i know how to open ports manually

that's what you get for asking on steam forums =)

[Eli]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.