Help hosting WarCraft 3 games.

[zoltan]

hi , im a noob to wc3 and i want to host games. people have said u have to open up ports. what ports do i need to open and how do u open ports. do u have to have software to open ports??


thanks

 

[Technoob]

have you actually tried to host a game yet? The easiest way is to try first, then troubleshoot from there.

 

[zoltan]

yea i have tryed many times. noone can connect to my games.

 

[KillerPotato]

Go here:

http://portforward.com/routers.htm

Find the model router you have, and then when it brings up the list of games, select warcraft 3. It'll take you through the entire process, step by step. It's a bit confusing at first, but once you figure out exactly what you're doing, you can finish it pretty quickly.

 

[Boshingtang]

Or you can just open the DMZ, I just opens everything so you should be able to play all ur games. But opening the DMZ leaves you vulnerable to anything so be careful if you use it.

 

[tpfaff]

the ports you want to forward are 6112-6112 Also to get to your router settings type your local ip address into the address bar

 

[zoltan]

what is DMZ? thanks for the replys

 

[gesicht]

you need to open TCP and UDP ports 6112-6119

if you have a router this means you need to setup a internal static IP on your PC. like if your router is 192.168.1.1 and it starts DHCP at 192.168.1.2 . you should set your PC to like 192.168.1.101, this is to avoid IP conflicts. then set the port forwards to point the 6112-6119 TCP and UDP to 192.168.1.101.


you also have to open these ports up on the PC so they can get pass windows firewall or if you have a 3rd party firewall like norton internet security or mcafee security center you need to set it to also not block 6112-6119. when i first started i just turned windows firewall off when i played.

if you are still having issues send me a message if you see me online in wc3 , same username.


good luck.

 

[tpfaff]

It's actually ports 6112-6112, I just had to do this a few weeks ago