Port Forwarding for LogMeIn Hamachi2

When you use LogMeIn Hamachi2 you might need to forward some ports in your router. The purpose of forwarding ports is to make a direct connection from the internet to LogMeIn Hamachi2.

By default routers do not allow incoming network requests. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.

To the best of our knowledge, LogMeIn Hamachi2 uses a random port by default. So to forward ports for LogMeIn Hamachi2, you first need to configure it with a static port. Here is how to do that:

• Open LogMeIn Hamachi2 and click on System, then Preferences, and finally Settings.
• If you are not already in the Advanced view, click the Advanced Settings link to go there now.
• Enter the port you want LogMeIn Hamachi2 to use into the short Local TCP Address and short Local UDP Address boxes.

• You can enter a different port for each, but we recommend they be the same to keep things simple.
• Leave the longer box itself empty, unless you fully understand its purpose.

• Save things, and restart LogMeIn Hamachi2 to enable your changes.

Need help picking a port number?

Not a problem. Here's a random port number you can use:

Get a New Random Port

Now that LogMeIn Hamachi2 has been configured with your chosen ports, you can go ahead and forward those same ports in your router.

In addition to the above ports, you'll also need to know:

• Your router's IP address.
• The IP address of your computer.

Use a VPN Instead

Have you considered using a VPN instead of forwarding a port? For most users, a VPN is a much simpler and more secure choice than forwarding a port.

We use and recommend NordVPN because not only is it the fastest VPN, it includes a new feature called Meshnet that makes forwarding a port no longer necessary for most applications. With NordVPN Meshnet, you can connect to your devices from anywhere in the world, completely secure, over a highly encrypted VPN tunnel.

When shopping for a VPN, make sure that they meet the following criteria:

• Your VPN provider should have a no-logs policy. This means that they do not keep any logs of any kind.
• Make sure that your VPN provider has lots of exit nodes all around the world.
• Check that your VPN will not affect your speed.
• Verify that your VPN provider uses WireGuard as the underlying protocol.
• Many people prefer a VPN provider that is not based in the United States.

This is the list of requirements that we used when we were shopping around for a VPN provider. There are lots of free, shady VPN providers out there that we looked at and dismissed.

Based in Panama, using diskless servers, and with over 6,100 servers in 61 countries, we can safely say that NordVPN satisfies all of these requirements.

Once you've set up your NordVPN account on multiple computers and enabled Meshnet, you can seamlessly access all of your devices as if they were on the same network. You don't even have to log in to your router. It's very simple.

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You can run our free Router Detector software to locate your router's IP address. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

If you do not want to run the software, you can follow our Find Your Router IP Address guide.

The easiest way to forward your ports is to use our Network Utilities software. 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.

Another option is to go through the process of forwarding ports one step at a time. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:

• Log in to your router.
• Locate the section in your router that deals with port forwarding.
• Type your computer's IP address into the correct box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for LogMeIn Hamachi2 in the correct boxes in your router.

Usually you have to reboot your router in order to save the changes.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for LogMeIn Hamachi2:

List of Routers - Customized for LogMeIn Hamachi2

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for LogMeIn Hamachi2 are:

LogMeIn Hamachi2 - PC

• TCP: User configured
• UDP: User configured

Those are the steps to take in order to forward ports in your router for LogMeIn Hamachi2.

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