If you have a router running as part of your PC’s Internet connection setup, you may have run into some trouble when attempting to host online PC games or perform other tasks that requires ‘net connectivity. After looking up some fixes online, you likely ran into the term “Port Forwarding,” which essentially requires you to enter your router’s settings, and specifically instruct it to leave certain doors to your connection open, allowing external machines and services to connect to you.
If you want to figure out how to pull off Port Forwarding, we’ll guide you through the process here. Just follow the instructions below.
To set up port forwarding, you’ll need to first access your router’s settings page. Doing so for one router may require you to do something differently compared to another. However, the information required to access this panel can be found in your router’s documentation. Once you’re in your router’s settings, you’ll want to look for a settings group or page that deals with ports or routing. In the case of our Linksys router, the section was called “Applications and Gaming,” which has separate pages for single port and port range forwarding.
To set up port forwarding with our Linksys router for the game Terraria, all we had to do is indicate the port we wanted to open (7777) in the External Port and Internal Port field, and in the “to IP Address” field, fill in the IP address of either your computer, or the machine the server is hosted on. If you aren’t sure how to find that, you can refer to our guide on how to find your IP address, and plug that number into your router settings.
As you can see in the above screenshot, we have the game Terraria set up for port forwarding. The game operates on port 7777–so the router is set to redirect traffic into the network through that port. In some cases, games and other services may require a range of ports to be configured. These requirements can change from one game, program or service to another, so if you’re having any connectivity issues, be sure to research any port forwarding requirements. If, for instance, you wanted to set up port forwarding for your game console, you’d have to enter the IP address assigned to your Xbox or PlayStation. Finally, you’ll need to hit Enabled, and then click Save Settings at the bottom.
Curious to learn more about networking issues? Feel free to check out our guide on how to change your router’s IP address, which covers instructions on how to assign a static IP via DHCP.
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