[Guide] Opening Ports

[hendricius]

First disable/uninstall/open Ports in all your Software Firewalls. If you really need one get Comodo:

SSL Free Firewall Two Factor Authentication Products from Comodo

But if you are NEWB. Do not install this. It will prevent you from hosting if you do not know how to configure the Firewall!


This guide is outdated. New Guide: Hosting on Warcraft III for Windows

Open ports in the SP2 Firewall

windows firewall -->
system -> Safety Center -> Windows Firewall ->exceptions -> Port -> Name: Wc3 port: 6112 in TCP
~by Dexxter

Alternativley: Disable the Firewall in all Service-Packs
Go here to the direct MS Homepage for a Guide: How can I turn my Windows-Firewall off.

SITES THAT CAN HELP YOU!!!!!
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

In generally you find ALL routers with newbsafe Guides there. Before continuing with this guide please first visit portforward.com

0.1 a Find out your Router IP. Go to the Command (start/run/cmd) and type ipconfig. The Standard Gateway is your router IP.
a. Type http://Your Router IP into your web browser's address bar.

b.

Username: None
PassWord: Admin or admin
or
Username: admin
Password: 1234 or password

(use different combos)

c. Once you're in the settings, click the Applications/Gaming link that you see on the router's home page. If you don't see an Applications/Gaming link, look for an Advanced link. If you see that, click it and then click the Port Forwarding link.

d. In the first row of boxes, put the following:

Application- (whatever you want to call it, i.e. "Warcraft III")
Start - 6112
End - 6119
Protocol - BOTH

IP address - the last three numbers of your computer's IP address. To find out what those numbers are, follow these steps:
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type "cmd" (Windows 2000 and XP) or command (Windows 95, 98 and Me) in the Run box, then click OK
- When the black box comes up, type "ipconfig" and hit Enter. The computer's IP address will be listed.

Back to the router settings - make sure the Enable box is checked, then save the settings. Try hosting a Warcraft III game again.

Hope it helps

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OTHER ROUTERS:


RP614, MR814, WGR101, WGR614, WGT624, WGT634U, WGU624, WGM124, or WPN824
DG834, DG834G, DG824M, FR114W, FM114P, FR114P, FR328S, FVL328, FVS328, FVS338, FVX538, FWAG114, FWG114P, or FVS318v3
RM356, RH340, RH348, RT388, RT311, or RT314
FVM318 or FVS318v2 or FVS318v3
MR314 or RP114


Go to: How is Port Forwarding Configured?


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IF NOTHING WORKS
disconnect your modem for 1 minute reconnect it than restart your router by holding the small button in the back(with ports open) or directly connect your computer to your modem if this does not work, go back to your modem>router set up and keep ports open while shutting off your windows firewall (in your router setting) only do this if you have another firewall set up such as mcafee.



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~Guide by Sgt.Waffles

Host a custom Game. Or whatever you want with Open Ports

[spacewouter]

DMZ hosting works for me fine, i need it cuz my router doesnt let me host games when I open ports:S
but dmz opens all ports so u are more vulnerable

[X-FreeLoOsE-X]

where can i find dmz ? :o

[spacewouter]

i think its a special tab, but maybe u should check all cuz routers differ

[UberL33TGoSu]

this doesnt work @ every router hendricus.

[XplittR]

Alot of people with "D-Link" routers have problems with hosting, and i think i know the problem..

Open Command Promt (CMD), by holding the Windows-button, and pressing R, then type "cmd" and press Enter.

Type "ipconfig" and look for "Ip-Adress" or something. with me it is 192.168.0.1 so look for something like that.

Then type it in your browser (like Internet Explorer) and type "admin" as username and leave the password blank unless you have set a password.. (this might change, but other possibilitys is that the pass is admin, or that there is blank in both.. just try to you get in..)

Then click Advanced (at the top), and here is where alot of people do wrong. Here they just fill in the info and they think they open the ports, but at the left side of the page you see that "Virtual Server" is marked.. you need to go to the Firewall and open them there.. it might help to open them in the Filter page too.. But then, also try to follow Hendricius's guide..

[hendricius]

Yep. That is basically what I wroted on top before . Just check out www.portforwarding.com - Nearly all Routers can be found there.

[X-FreeLoOsE-X]

mine isnt on portforward.com xD

[aLLo-]

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[kyle20052]

P.S i did it before u made this topic and u got to open :



6112-6119 UDP
6112-6119TCP


And open ports Throuw your FireWall

kyle.!

[kyle20052]

Tell Me The Name Of Ur Router (ex: speedstream 6300) And Ill Send U on a website that will tell you what to do.


Cya



KYle

[ennsu]

oh your router ip webpage is down and you cant use it!

and got only a firewall to protect viruses my virus defense goed down 150 days ago

[X-FreeLoOsE-X]

if it can help some one to ind anything for me router :
- brand : smc
- name : smc7904bra
- router ip : 192.168.1.1

ty

[XplittR]

Here you go X-FreeLoOsE-X: http://portforward.com/english/route...rcraft_III.htm
It's not always that first step (about static IP) is needed.

[X-FreeLoOsE-X]

tyyyyyyyyy <3333 +rep for u <3

[13oom]

i did cofig my router all but still cant host is this because i use wireless lan ?

[dtdt]

i did everything there and it worked yesterday but i had 400+ ping now it dont work at all, anyone know how to fix this?

[niko123456]

Originally Posted by dtdt

i did everything there and it worked yesterday but i had 400+ ping now it dont work at all, anyone know how to fix this?

Mayby u should go and chek are those router settings really as they should be...btw: It is strange that when I used Zonealarm firewall and hosted games after I changed my router settings, my ping raised also over 400 -.- but enmeniatly when i changed my firewall (in my case to windows firewall^^) my ping get back to little bit over 30...How it's possible that firewall has that much effekt to ping? -.-

btw in some routers adding ports is little bit different than it is said before in introduction: exaple in telewells (ea501) modems finding that plase where u add ports, can be to someone hard. U have to go "advanced" page and then choose page "NAT". There is link to "virtual server" where u add those ports and so on (at the end u have to write hole ur ip, not just 3 last numbers).....

[dtdt]

ok i can make games now, but when the game starts it says everyone left.. whats wrong now..

[pheeR]

well if you turn off all the windows shit firewalls, and just open 6112 UDP you still can host, no need for 6112-6119. just remember to have 1 ip, i don't know where to configure it at every router but it's there too. look for it, get ur PC 1 ip and then port forward for that ip ONLY. then you should be able to host everytime you want. a special tip, i don't know if it's for real but there are some progs like xp-AntiSpy with setting the outgoing packets or what ever to unlimited. i heard it should get better for others if you set that higher since microsoft set it on 10 because if someone put a virus it shouldn't reach alot of people (#care whatever microsoft thinks). well it's good for dl on emule or bittorrent too, tell me if this is wrong.

grEEtz,

pheeR

[XplittR]

The reason to open the ports 6112-6119, is so other people on your Local Area Network can be able to host too.

[pheeR]

oh, i see well opening more ports is unsecure tbh. even more if you dont have a firewall like me

[unkarzz]

ok hey all i have a DI-624 Dlink router and...ive tried it all i swear i think ive done it all could it be possible tat maybe my router just doesnt host ive tried contacting AlLO- but he hasnt gotten back to me yet so is anyone experianced with these routers heres what ive done

done portfoward
disabled windows firewall/allowed ports through it
i have Nod32 shudnt be a problem
i think ive activated DMZ (not 100%sure)
looked on hundreds of other forum sites
this is really just 1 big nightmare all i wanna do is host PLZ can someone help me ill giv +rep just plz i need help!

[eSSSSS]

OKAY IM GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU!


1) Accessing the Router
Log into your router. The IP is usually something like: 192.168.2.1 or 192.168.1.1

If neither of those work, go to Start>>Run, and type: "cmd" (no quotes)

After you've typed cmd, you should get a DOS prompt screen. Now, type: "ipconfig" (no quotes)

Your IP address could be:
###.###.#.###

Exclude the last octet (numbers after the last "."). Replace them with a 1.
So, it would then be:
###.###.#.1

This should bring you to a login screen, or the router settins page. If you're on the page without a login screen, please skip step 2.

2) Logging In

Different router companies use different ways of logging in to your router. For the most part, routers use the company name as the user name, and admin as the password.

Example:

Linksys
User: linksys
Password: admin

D-Link in-particular likes to mess with people. They use D-Link as the login, and the router's model number as a password. To find your model number, look on the bottom, or back of the router.

3) Port Forwarding

It's named differently on different routers. Names to look for, include:
Application Exceptions
Exceptions
Virtual Servers
Applications and Gaming
Port Ranges
Port Forwarding

Once you've found the proper page, it normally has a blank space for the application name, and a few different spaces for numbers.

First Range:
Application/Description: Blizzard Battle.net
Inbound port (range): 6112-6112
Type: UDP
IP: Recall the number given to you in the "ipconfig". Place that number here.
Private Port(not all routers have this): Match to inbound range.

Second Range:

First Range:
Application/Description: Blizzard Battle.net
Inbound port (range): 6112-6112
Type: TCP
IP: Recall the number given to you in the "ipconfig". Place that number here.
Private Port(not all routers have this): Match to inbound range.

First Range:
Application/Description: Blizzard Battle.net
Inbound port (range): 4000-4000
Type: TCP
IP: Recall the number given to you in the "ipconfig". Place that number here.
Private Port(not all routers have this): Match to inbound range.


Now, save your changes.

i don't know if i put more or less info than hendricius did but i have tried. AND if it helps any of you, rep is appreciated!

(in case anyone is wondering, i wrote this about a month ago for my clan forums)

[unkarzz]

sigh...well i still am unable to host but...since you took the time to try to help me i can up rep you well if anyone else has any ideas id really appreciate it im at the point where ill basicly try anything...

[eSSSSS]

hmmm, i tried.... if i can think of anything else... ill pm you, this will be bothering me for a while -.-

[unkarzz]

Lol thanks and ill try anything you think of haha

[unkarzz]

W00T I CAN HOST!!!!!

-For all you people that are like i USED to be this is how to fix it if you have a Dlink router and others

log into your router get help from PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall
then go to virtual server or what portfoward says
forward these ports 6112-6119 both UDP and TCP call the port somthing like
WarcraftIII1/WarcraftIII2 etc...
then you can go Start/Run/Cmd/ipconfig then put the ip adress in the private ip area
then click apply
heres the part i missed
UNPLUG the router for about 20 secs and then plug it in again and Voila your done thats it i hope you can host now

[unkarzz]

+rep is appreciated if that helps

[throughpainandmisery]

same problem except i have cable and nothing seems to work for me.i managed to open ports with no problem when i had router.cable installer told me its a broken ip or somethin and changed it..still doesnt work

[Stroh]

Originally Posted by throughpainandmisery

same problem except i have c