Port Forwarding for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a Role-Playing, Action, Adventure, and Open-World game published by Bethesda Softworks released in 2011.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has the following styles of play.

• In a role playing game, or RPG, the player takes on the role of the main character and helps the story line to unfold. It usually involves a very long play time, inventory management, and a deep leveling system. RPG's are usually the longest style of game. Skyrim and Fallout are amongst the most popular RPG style games.
• Games that are considered action are all about centering the player in the middle of an evolving situation.
• Adventure games are very heavily story driven. You are usually the main character and are the one who discovers the true plot as the game progresses.

When you are playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 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 on occasion 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 router.
• The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
• A list of TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

The easiest way to find 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.

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 normal process for forwarding a port is:

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

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The required ports that need to be forwarded for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are as follows:

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Steam

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 3

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox 360

• TCP: 3074
• UDP: 88, 3074

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 4

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox One

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Switch

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 5

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox Series X

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - PC

• We do not know the PC ports for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim yet. If you know them please send us a message using our Message System.

We have guides that are custom tailored for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that will show you the specific incoming ports.

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Steam
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 3
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox 360
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 4
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox One
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Switch
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Playstation 5
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Xbox Series X

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