How To Port Forward Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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July 18, 2017 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a First-Person, Action, and Shooter game published by Activision released in 2011.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game cover artwork
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game cover artwork

Which Ports Does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Require

The specific incoming ports for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are as follows:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Steam

  • TCP: 3074, 27015, 27036
  • UDP: 3074, 27015, 27031-27036

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Playstation 3

  • TCP: 3074, 3478-3480, 5223, 8080
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Xbox 360

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 3074

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Wii

  • TCP: 3074, 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920
  • UDP: 1024-65535

We have guides that are custom tailored for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that will show you the ports that need to be forwarded.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has the following styles of gameplay.

Port Forward Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

When you are playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and intermittently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to find your router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them. Alternatively you can do it by hand.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

That's all it takes to get your ports open. Don't forget to check out our growing list of games and programs.

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