Need routers that are good at port forwarding recommendations

[Shpati]

I have an Arris Telephony Modem, Model: TM722G, DOCSIS 3.0.
Current Router: Belkin F5D8236, bought in 2008-2009.

I'm looking for a router that does port forwarding good most of all. I play a certain game (Modern Warfare 2) that uses port 28960 for match hosting. And for some reason, I cannot get it to work at all even when port forwarding, using DMZ, etc. I always get matched up with people half across the world, so I really want to open my NAT for this game, and I think the current router I have is the issue that keeps my NAT at "strict" even after port forwarding, UPNP, DMZ. When I tried just using my modem, the NAT was "open". This is my top priority as silly as it may sound.

I'm on 100 Mbps Internet with Comcast, but I usually get around 90-95% of that on a wired computer. And I get about 30-50% of that on wireless devices. So on the way of getting a router that can port forward better, I would go ahead and like to maximize my internet modem.

Lastly, I would like one that is good with interference. I live in an apartment complex, so there is a lot of wireless routers devices around that maybe cause some interference for my current router and internet. The wireless devices on my network are no more than 20-70 feet away from my current router in a one story apartment, so range shouldn't be a problem.

All our devices are compatible with Wireless N. My laptop’s network adapter only goes as high as 65Mbps. And my 360 has a wireless N adapter, but I’m not sure how high it can go. The rest of the wireless devices are phones.

Are there any recommendations? Do you think I have to buy a special router for this, or any kind of router at a store like Target or Wal-Mart?

I was thinking about trying another Belkin router like this one:

http://amzn.com/B005CUVPMK

 

[das_stig]

Asus AC range + Merlin firmware, never had a problem forwarding ports and can handle your 100Mbps connection with ease.

 

[i7Baby]

Heaps can eg http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNDR3700/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2015.htm

 

[Shpati]

Heaps can eg http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNDR3700/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2015.htm

I'm not sure what "Heaps can eg" means tbh.

 

[i7Baby]

Most routers can do port forwarding. eg Netgear WGND3700 as linked.

 

[Shpati]

Yea, I know how to port forward. My router can, but for whatever reason it has trouble opening this one port. I've heard of other routers doing the same.

 

[i7Baby]

Contact the manufacturer for assistance.

 

[Shpati]

Contact the manufacturer for assistance.

Trust me. I've tried that. I literally tried everything. That's why I'm going ahead and buying a new router.

 

[i7Baby]

Then buy the Netgear WGND3700

 

[das_stig]

It's a Belkin, they are only good for creating security holes than actually doing any real routing work.

Go with Asus, you won't regret it.

 

[NerdIT]

For more granular options and a robust feature set, my advice would be to ditch your current router firmware (whatever that may be) and install DD-WRT on a capable router.

Here's a link to a list of capable devices categorized by vendor;

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

DD-WRT is an open-source router operation system. You can "flash" its firmware to any capable device and use it. Albeit a slight learning curve, if you have a fundamental understanding of networking and firewalls than it is not to difficult to configure. It supports scripting and can basically do anything you need/ask of it.

Hope this helps!

Another thought - you mentioned that it teamed you up with people across the world... Were you buy chance running a proxy of some sort? This would change your "public IP address" to be something it "shouldn't" be and will typically be tied to the ISP of the corresponding geographical location -other than your own and most like in another state/country/continent..

 

[Shpati]

Go with Asus, you won't regret it.

Yea, I was thinking about an ASUS. But they are on the expensive side and look to offer a lot more than I need.

I think I'm going to try a Netgear N600 (WNDR3700), and if that one fails the portforwarding needs, I'll spend a few more dollars for an ASUS.

EDIT: Whoops, looks like I just had trouble finding the lower tier ASUS routers.

What do you think of this one?:

ASUS Dual-Band Wireless-N 600 Router
http://amzn.com/B0049YQVHE

 

[i7Baby]

The Asus should be OK.

Or the Netgear I suggested - http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wireless-Router-Gigabit-WNDR3700/dp/B002HWRJY4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433816461&sr=1-1&keywords=netgear+wndr3700