This guide allows you to use our Port Trigger application along with the port triggering section of your router to forward ports.
Open up the Port Trigger application, and click New button to configure a new rule.
Put a name of the program you are forwarding ports for in to the Application Name box. It doesn't really matter what you put into this box, but something that will remind you why this configuration is here would be a good idea. Click the Autoset button to get an external ip address. Alternatively you can enter any ip address that is outside of your network, in to the Target Address box. Enter the trigger port to use into the Trigger Port box. Once again it doesn't really matter what port you use here. You can pick any random port to put into the Trigger Port box, or just leave at it's default setting. Select the protocol to use by clicking the UDP/TCP radio buttons. Once again it doesn't really matter what protocol you select, but you do need to remember which one you chose. Later on in this guide, we will be entering the selections you chose here into your router. The Delay box tells the Port Trigger application how often to send the packets. If you have problems, like the ports not being forwarded all the time, you should decrease the number in the delay box.
I need you to fill in the boxes below, with the values you entered into the Port Trigger application. Entering the requested values will allow this guide to show you exactly how to configure your router.
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 Netscape.
Enter the ip address of your router in the address bar of your browser. In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the ip address of your router. By default the ip address should be set to 192.168.1.1.
You should prompted for your password. Enter your password now. By default the password is admin. Click the Ok button to log in to your router.
In the menu on the left hand side of your screen, click the Firewall link.
At the top of your screen click the Special Application tab.
Click the New button to create a new profile.
Use the Choose Application drop down box to select a service to forward. If you do not see the service you wish to forward in this list, select Other. With other selected your screen should change a bit.
We will list a series of configurations here that will show you exactly how to setup your router. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above, and then click the Add button. Clicking the Add button may take you to the previous menu.
We are goign to create an additional configuration, so that all of the ports we need to forward are forwarded. If you are on the main Special Application page, click the New button to add another new configuration. Use the Choose Application dropdown box to select Other. Then enter the settings as shown above. When you are finished adding new settings click the Add button to add those settings.
And that's it! You're done!
