topic Re: Sky hub blocking gaming in Broadband

Sky hub blocking gaming

JordanNewton — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:20:52 GMT

I am having an issue where if I am on a direct connection through my sky router games like Dayz or PUBG won't connect to a game server. If I run nordvpn I can connect before gettig kicked for using a VPN. So there is something odd about the direct SKY connection. I turned of Sky Shield completely but that doesn't seem to make a difference.

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

jamesn123 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:26:57 GMT

@JordanNewton

What do you mean by direct connection? Just without VPN? Or using ethernet rather than WiFi?

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

JordanNewton — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:45 GMT

Both wired and wireless. The hub seems to block access to the game servers. Apparently something to do with firewalls. I've turned things off and put it in DMZ and still nothing

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

jamesn123 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:12:43 GMT

@JordanNewton

Which Sky hub do you have?

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

JordanNewton — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:14:40 GMT

The white one

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

7Jackarmy1 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:27:53 GMT

Same issue

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

mrbacon — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 02:30:28 GMT

Some people have been having issues with PS5s too, I wonder if they have the white router. I have the black router and my PS5 PRO and PC works fine.

You people may be onto something with the white router being the cause.

Re: Sky hub blocking gaming

Chrisee — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:09:09 GMT

@JordanNewton & @7Jackarmy1 check the settings in the Broadband Shield section of the My Sky app as if set to a low age it will block online gaming. There is nothing in the white hub which behaves differently in regard to gaming.