How to forward ports - Revision history

Kja13 at 02:05, 17 November 2017

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Kja13: Kja13 moved page Tutorial:Portforwarding Router to How to forward ports

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Kja13 moved page Tutorial:Portforwarding Router to How to forward ports

Kja13 at 22:45, 29 October 2017

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Kja13 at 22:45, 29 October 2017

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Kja13: /* Solution 2 */

2017-10-24T20:35:23Z

Solution 2

Kja13 at 16:02, 22 October 2017

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Kja13 at 15:57, 22 October 2017

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Kja13 at 15:56, 22 October 2017

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Kja13 at 15:55, 22 October 2017

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−	{{IncCat\|Page=~~Tutorial:Portforwarding Router~~\|Category=Tutorials}}	+	{{IncCat\|Page=How to forward ports\|Category=Tutorials}}
−	{{IncCat\|Page=~~Tutorial:Portforwarding Router~~\|Category=Hosting}}	+	{{IncCat\|Page=How to forward ports\|Category=Hosting}}

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	Follow the instructions that are specifically made for your router in order to port forward.		Follow the instructions that are specifically made for your router in order to port forward.
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 <br>4) Select the model of your router
 <br>5) Follow simple steps for your router model to forward the needed ports
-<br>6) Check if your ports have been forwarded successfully on [https://portchecker.co/check https://portchecker.co], [https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ https://www.yougetsignal.com] or any other similar website
+<br>6) You should now be able to use your pc as host for warcraft 3 games
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 Follow the instructions that are specifically made for your router in order to port forward.
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Tutorials}}
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Hosting}}

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−	<font color="red">'''4) Check if your ports are forwarded~~/open~~ now'''</font>	+	<font color="red">'''4) Check if your ports are forwarded now'''</font>

	You can check that at		You can check that at

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 Visit http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
 Search for your router's brand and exact model.
 Follow the instructions that are specifically made for your router in order to port forward.
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Tutorials}}
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Hosting}}

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 *'''Melee (standard, PG) games''' require at least one of the players to have his ports forwarded in order to use his computer as host for the game. If neither of the players can be the host, the game will be cancelled and everyone will be disconnected.
-*'''Manually hosted games''', only on your computer, since it will be used as the host for the game.
+*'''Manually hosted games (with Create Game)''', only on your computer, since it will be used as the host for the game.
 *'''Games created with the Ghost/Ghost++/etc bots''', only on the computer where the bot is running.

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	*'''Manually hosted games''', since your computer will be the host for the game.		*'''Manually hosted games''', since your computer will be the host for the game.

−	*'''Games created with the Ghost/Ghost++/etc bots''' ~~since in this case your~~ computer ~~will also be used as~~ the ~~host (Provided you are~~ running ~~them on your home PC)~~.	+	*'''Games created with the Ghost/Ghost++/etc bots''', on the computer where the bot is running.

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-''' ''Solution 1:'' ''' (recommended)
+=What is port forwarding and why do you need it?=
 Ports which have to be forwarded:
-<code>
+<pre>
 TCP	6112-6119
 UDP	6112-6119
-</code>
+</pre>
 <br>1) Go to [https://portforward.com/router.htm https://portforward.com/router.htm]
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 <br>4) Select the model of your router
 <br>5) Follow simple steps for your router model to forward the needed ports
-''' ''Solution 2'' ''': (In case solution 1 did not work, this solution contains common steps that can be used by everyone)
+=Solution 2=
 Hello and welcome to our port forwarding guide.
-<font color="red">'''1) General overview'''</font>
+<font color="red">'''1) Requirements'''</font>
 Open cmd.exe (Start > All programs > Accessories > Command Prompt)
 Type ipconfig, notice the Default Gateway.
 [[File:Find IP.jpg]]
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+<font color="red">'''2) Configuration'''</font>
-Open your web browser, type the IP you just saw, for example, in my case I have to type '''http://192.168.1.254'''
+Open your web browser, type the IP you just saw, for example, in my case I have to type '''<nowiki>http://192.168.1.254</nowiki>'''
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 Ok, Now you must search for "Port Forward", "Virtual Server" or "Game & Application Sharing". They are usually located in the advanced settings of your router.
 [[File:Pfwd.png]]
-Make sure to forward both 6112 <b>and</b> 6113.
+Make sure to forward both 6112 <b>and</b> 6113 (it is recommended to forward 6114-6119 as well).
-Some routers have Warcraft 3 in their database, so all you have to do is add the Warcraft 3 to the Applied Rules. If you don't have the game, create a new application with the following settings
+Some routers have Warcraft 3 in their database, so all you have to do is add the Warcraft 3 to the Applied Rules. If you don't have it, create a new application with the following settings:
 <pre>
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-''For portforwarding and port opening it is NOT required to have a range from 6114 to 6119 opened. However, it may be useful if you are planning to host multiply games at once on your PC.
+''For port forwarding and port opening it is NOT required to have a range from 6114 to 6119 opened. However, it may be useful if you are planning to host multiply games at once on your PC.
-<font color="red">4)'''Get information about your router'''</font>
+<font color="red">'''3) Get information about your router'''</font>
 Visit http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
-Search for your router's exact model.
+Search for your router's brand and exact model.
 Follow the instructions that are specifically made for your router in order to port forward.
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Tutorials}}
 {{IncCat|Page=Tutorial:Portforwarding Router|Category=Hosting}}