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[LosDaddie]

---------------------------Open some Ports---------------------------

No doubt if someone has asked for help on online gaming you will see at least one person type "oh go open some ports mang". Well i will not be any different from them, opening ports are very important if you want to game online without sacrificing security. It goes under many, many names, but for each router the telltale sign is:

- A dropdown tab or some sort of choice to choose between TCP and UDP
- The boxes conveniently are big enough to type numbers from 0-65535
- You will see boxes beside/on top of each other with the word "to" separating them
- You will see a box to input your private IP address
- You will see a box to name the port you want to open (sometimes)

Routers usually have two separate pages with stuff like this, but one is actually "application triggering". You are not looking for that one.

Here are some ports you should have open for each system:

Xbox 360:
The following ports must be available for Xbox Live to operate correctly:
• UDP 88
• UDP 3074
• TCP 3074

Sony PS3:
All games published by SCEA may use the following ports for communication with game servers:

• TCP Ports: 80, 443, 5223, and 10070 - 10080
• UDP Ports: 3478, 3479, 3658, and 10070

For the PLAYSTATION®Network:

• TCP Ports: 80, 443, 5223
• UDP Ports: 3478, 3479, 3658

PLAYSTATION®3 Remote Play (via the Internet) requires:

• If the router in use supports UPnP, enable the router’s UPnP function.
• If the router does not support UPnP, you must set the router’s port forwarding to allow communications to the PLAYSTATION 3 from the Internet.
• The port number that is used by remote play is TCP Port: 9293

Nintendo Wii:
TCP:
Allow traffic to all destinations on ports: 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920, 80, and 443

UDP: Allow all ports to be open (i kinda don't really get this, but that is what Nintendo says)

I wanted to bump this thread because the above info was very helpful in getting my XBL to run smoothly.

A friend & I were having probs Party-ing up and connecting for some Gears2 co-op (first time it's happened to me). So I used this info, opened a few router ports and XBL has run smoothly ever since.

I figured I'm not the only Junior who could use this info.



EDIT: I also opened up a few router ports for PSN, but I haven't had a chance to play against my bro to see if our connection problems have been solved. Will update once I find out.

EDIT#2: Oh and both my X360 and PS3 have WIRED connections.

 

[SolidSquirrel]

Hopefully nobody minds this bump. I never get responses from linksys's forum...

I just moved into a house with a WRT110 and, besides generally being a tad slower than I'm used to, it's giving us frustrating connection issues. It seems every time a device is turned on (there's two Win7 laptops, an iPod, and a 360 using a client bridge) the connection cuts out for 5 minutes or so.

Any ideas on what could be causing this? I see on Amazon that the router generally gets terrible reviews and is known for being unreliable, but I'm hoping this problem can be easily fixed.

 

[bdouble]

wow this is a godsend. I just got a Netgear WNDR3700 and need to take some time to optimize. It replaced some Lynksis that I thought was a WTG45 or w/e. So far its been great and solved a few problems the way its set up already plus N is awesome for my MBP and G is good for the mobiles.

 

[Threi]

Hopefully nobody minds this bump. I never get responses from linksys's forum...

I just moved into a house with a WRT110 and, besides generally being a tad slower than I'm used to, it's giving us frustrating connection issues. It seems every time a device is turned on (there's two Win7 laptops, an iPod, and a 360 using a client bridge) the connection cuts out for 5 minutes or so.

Any ideas on what could be causing this? I see on Amazon that the router generally gets terrible reviews and is known for being unreliable, but I'm hoping this problem can be easily fixed.

It may be the bridge, try plugging it out and connecting the two laptops via wifi without the bridge and see if there is any improvement.

 

[Choppasmith]

Thought I'd bump this with my Wireless Network problem. I posted it in the Tech Support thread with no response

I've got two computers, an Asus Netbook with XP and a PC with W7. My PC is hooked into my router by Wire and my netbook is connected via Wi-fi.

I haven't had a problem up until recently. Now whenever my computer is on, my Netbook and other Wi-Fi devices like my Skype Phone) is prone to disconnecting or if it is connected, it's very slow and sluggish to load webpages. And I haven't even attempted what this does to things like my Wii, which I don't use for Wi-Fi very often.

I was looking around on the net and found it that it was possibly a Windows 7 conflict with my old D-Link Router/XP Netbook. It has no firmware to upgrade being kinda old and officially unsupported. I read that disabling Windows 7 Homegroup helps, and it did... a little. Is there anything else I can try? Seeing as how I've had this Router issued by Verizon FIOS for a few years now, what would be the proper way to get a new one. Something about Verizon being able to officially "recognize" it and whatnot.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

Erm, is the picture in posts #197, #199, #200 and #203 showing something it shouldn't or is that just me? :lol

 

[Cold-Steel]

Erm, is the picture in posts #197, #199, #200 and #203 showing something it shouldn't or is that just me? :lol

I noticed it too. Oh Sciz...the latest victim of naming things wrong.

 

[Choppasmith]

Erm, is the picture in posts #197, #199, #200 and #203 showing something it shouldn't or is that just me? :lol

Yeah I noticed that too :lol Must have been an old image URL that expired and got changed into a image for a porno site. Whoops.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

Yeah I noticed that too :lol Must have been an old image URL that expired and got changed into a image for a porno site. Whoops.

I am disappointed that I didn't make a gag about the wrong port being opened but alas the time has passed.

 

[discohiro]

I think we just struck comedy gold

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Erm, is the picture in posts #197, #199, #200 and #203 showing something it shouldn't or is that just me? :lol

:lol yeah I saw that and had to do a double take to make sure I wasn't imagining things. FFS I thought I had porn withdrawal syndrome or something.
Post #198 is unintentionally hilarious given the context of the previous post.:lol

 

[Nizz]

I am disappointed that I didn't make a gag about the wrong port being opened but alas the time has passed.

:lol :lol

I just saw the posts. Umm, yeah that pic is definitely nsfw. On topic, I'm such a wireless noob all I can manage is to at least set up the network. But my PS3 has been NAT 3 forever and I'm not sure how to take care of that.

I've read about opening ports and other steps but I'm not too sure how to do that. Plus I'm worried I would mess something up with the network. I'm still able to connect to PSN and play online though.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

:lol :lol

I just saw the posts. Umm, yeah that pic is definitely nsfw. On topic, I'm such a wireless noob all I can manage is to at least set up the network. But my PS3 has been NAT 3 forever and I'm not sure how to take care of that.

I've read about opening ports and other steps but I'm not too sure how to do that. Plus I'm worried I would mess something up with the network. I'm still able to connect to PSN and play online though.

http://portforward.com/

This should help, I've worked with it in the past and the instructions are pretty simple to follow.

 

[Koren]

A possible suggestion for people that need Wi-Fi access for their consoles: consider using a Wi-Fi bridge, and use Ethernet between the bridge and your consoles/HTPC/DVD players and other devices.

Why ? For a lot of reasons, in fact...

- Built-in Wi-Fi in consoles is not always the latest tech, and the antenna they use, by being inside the boxes, are not as efficient as other kind of antennas. As for the tech, by using e.g. a MiMo bridge (and a MiMo Wi-Fi access point on the other side), will ensure a stronger Wi-Fi connection.

- It may probably easier to place the bridge in a place where Wi-Fi reception is good. Sometimes not just under you TV set where there's enough electronics to reduce the signal strengh

- By using a single bridge for all consoles/devices (and a cable toward all devices), you reduce the number of consoles/devices that can talk together, resulting in lost packets because they were emitted at the same time on the same canal. Don't forget that now, many devices still talk when they're turned off! The less packets lost, the less delays you'll experience in data exchanges.

- From a simple administration point of view, should you want to change something in your Wi-Fi network, you'll only have to modify the settings on a single device, the bridge.


In one word, that's really a good solution should you need Wi-Fi for your consoles. Of course, it's even better if you have several of them, but even with a single one, that can be handy.

 

[Nizz]

http://portforward.com/

This should help, I've worked with it in the past and the instructions are pretty simple to follow.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.