Post: How To Manually Open Ports
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09-12-2011, 06:11 PM
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AngryHD
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Occasionally, if you are trying to play games online via x-box, PlayStation 2 or 3, PSP, or any other number of gaming systems, you may have a problem accessing the server. Successfully playing online games works through your ISP and your computer and you will need to have the matching port open in order to play your game online.
1. Click on your start button and go to My Network Places. On the left you will see Network Tasks. Click on View Network Connections.
2. Right click on the Local Area Connection, or right click on 1394 if you use a wireless connection. Select properties from the drop-down menu. At the top of the Local Area Connection properties box you will see General, Authentication, and Advanced. Click the Advanced tab and then click the Settings button under Windows Firewall. If your settings button is not available that means that all the ports on your computer are automatically opened.
3. After you click the Settings button under Windows Firewall, click the Advanced button again and click the Settings button to the right of Local Area Connection (or to the right of 1394). Under the Advanced Settings tab click the Add button at the bottom.
4. This will take you to the Service Settings box. In the Description box type a name, any name, preferably one that coincides with the reason you want to open this port. For example, PSP Port 1234. In the Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network box, type 127.0.0.1. In the External port and Internal port boxes, type the port number. The port number you need will appear as part of your initial error message or it has to be given to you by your Game Server tech support. They will gladly give you the port number that needs to be open but will not tell you how to do so. Click either TCP or UDP, and then click OK, and you have now opened the port and are ready to go online with your game.
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