How to open ports for Project IGI 2 server
- Unblocking ports is very important because if your ports are blocked then your server is not going to be visible for others in the server list (search internet) or players will not be able to join your server because it will not respond if the ports are blocked so follow the steps given below to help you make your server visible and playable for every one.
How to
- (In windows xp go to run and type cmd) or (In windows 7 go to startup and in search programs type cmd) and hit enter command prompt will appear.
- Now in cmd type ipconfig and hit enter there you will see your ip address and default Gateway etc.
- Now open your browser and type your default Gateway in the address bar and hit enter.
- when you type your default Gateway in your browser it will ask for username and password type admin for both if u didn't put a password manually.
- Now every router have different settings so find NAT and open it.
- In NAT there you will find virtual server or server etc so click on virtual server or server.
- In virtual server there you will see start port number and end port number.
- So in start port number type 26001 and in end port number type 26015 and select your protocol UDP.
- There you will also see local ip address or ip address etc so type your ip address there if you don't know your ip address follow step 2 above.
- Write your application name IGI 2 Covert Strike if it asks for it.
- Now save or submit.
- Its done you have opened your ports.
- Now in cmd type ipconfig and hit enter there you will see your ip address and default Gateway etc.
- Now open your browser and type your default Gateway in the address bar and hit enter.
- when you type your default Gateway in your browser it will ask for username and password type admin for both if u didn't put a password manually.
- Now every router have different settings so find NAT and open it.
- In NAT there you will find virtual server or server etc so click on virtual server or server.
- In virtual server there you will see start port number and end port number.
- So in start port number type 26001 and in end port number type 26015 and select your protocol UDP.
- There you will also see local ip address or ip address etc so type your ip address there if you don't know your ip address follow step 2 above.
- Write your application name IGI 2 Covert Strike if it asks for it.
- Now save or submit.
- Its done you have opened your ports.