Port 14567 UDP is the only port you have to forward for Battlefield 1942. If you want to have your server
listed on gamespy, you might also need to forward the following ports.
Allow TCP and UDP Ports 12203
Allow UDP Port 14690
Allow UDP Ports: 23000-23009
Allow UDP 22000 (This is only for LAN)
# GameSpy Master Server UDP Heartbeat: Allow UDP Port 27900
# GameSpy Master Server List Request: Allow TCP Port 28900
It's also important to note that EA suggests DMZing your computer for Battlefield 1942.
Open a web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enter the internal IP address of your router in the address bar of your browser.
If you do not know your routers internal IP address please read our How To Find Your Routers IP Address guide.
In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the internal IP address of your router.
By default the IP address should be set to 172.16.0.1.
Click the Firewall button.
Click the Firewall Settings button.
Use the Select a computer box to choose a computer to forward ports to. This box contains a list of computer names that are visible on your network.
Click the Add a new user-defined application link.
We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how to forward the ports you need to forward. Battlefield 1942 requires you to forward the UDP(14567,14690,23000-23009) ports. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Edit Application menu and then click Add Definition.
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| Application Name: | |||||
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| Protocol: | TCP | UDP | |||
| Port (or Range): | From: | To: | |||
| Protocol Timeout (seconds): | TCP default=86400 UDP default=600 | ||||
| Map to Host Port: | Default= the same port as defined above | ||||
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You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Edit Application page. Go ahead and enter those settings and then click Add Definition.
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| Application Name: | |||||
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| Protocol: | TCP | UDP | |||
| Port (or Range): | From: | To: | |||
| Protocol Timeout (seconds): | TCP default=86400 UDP default=600 | ||||
| Map to Host Port: | Default= the same port as defined above | ||||
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You should see another page of settings that need to be entered into one of the blank lines on your routers Edit Application page. Go ahead and enter those settings and then click Add Definition.
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| Application Name: | |||||
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| Protocol: | TCP | UDP | |||
| Port (or Range): | From: | To: | |||
| Protocol Timeout (seconds): | TCP default=86400 UDP default=600 | ||||
| Map to Host Port: | Default= the same port as defined above | ||||
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Click the Back button.
Select the applications you just created in the Applications list, then click the Add button to move them to the Hosted Applications box.
When you are finished, click the Done button at the bottom of your screen.
And that is it! You are done!
To test if your port has been properly forwarded, you can use our Port Checker tool.
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