How To Port Forward No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky is an Action, Adventure, Open-World, Survival, and Shooter game published by Hello Games released in 2016.

No Man's Sky includes the following genres of gameplay.

• Action games are fast paced and tend to put the player in the middle of the action, requiring you to jump over obstacles, climb ladders, and shoot things.
• An adventure game is where the player is usually the protagonist and plays through an evolving story. The storyline is the driving part of an adventure game.
• In an open world style of game the player is allowed to roam freely through a normally massive environment. This style of games is usually not on rails, meaning that the player gets to go anywhere and solve problems in the order that they choose.
• Survival games are usually focused on resource management, such as ammo and health, and occasionally include elements of stealth. They tend to be based on either supernatural enemies, have horror themes, or be post-apocalyptic. The primary gameplay mechanic is to simply stay alive.
• In a shooter the player must have a very fast reaction time. Usually there is a weapon held out in front of the player that is used to target other players or enemies. They can be either single player or multiplayer. The single player versions usually have a short storyline with minor RPG elements. Call of Duty and Battlefield are some very popular examples.

When you are playing No Man's Sky 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 frequently 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.

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

• The IP address of your network router.
• Your gaming machine's IP address.
• A list of TCP and UDP ports to forward.

The easiest way to click the links to get to 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.

The easiest way to do this is to use Network Utilities. Network Utilities can forward your ports in just a few clicks, and close them back down when you are done just as easily. You can also do it the manual way.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

• Open a web browser and navigate to your router's IP address.
• Find your routers port forwarding section.
• Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the applicable box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the matching boxes in your router.
• Intermittently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

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The specific ports for No Man's Sky are as follows:

No Man's Sky - Steam

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

No Man's Sky - PC

• We do not know the PC ports for No Man's Sky yet. If you know them please send us a message using our Message System.

No Man's Sky - Playstation 4

• TCP: 3478-3480
• UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

No Man's Sky - Playstation 5

• TCP: 3478-3480
• UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

No Man's Sky - Switch

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

No Man's Sky - Xbox One

• TCP: 3074
• UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

No Man's Sky - Xbox Series X

• TCP: 3074
• UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

We have guides that are custom tailored for No Man's Sky that will show you the specific ports.

• No Man's Sky - Steam
• No Man's Sky - Playstation 4
• No Man's Sky - Playstation 5
• No Man's Sky - Switch
• No Man's Sky - Xbox One
• No Man's Sky - Xbox Series X

That should do it; your ports are now forwarded. Need something else forwarded? Check out our list of games and programs.