How to open a port on a modem

Very often you have to deal with all sorts of problems when working with a computer. Many of its functions are installed by default, and in order to do something, you have to change them. But it is not enough to transform something. You need to know how and for what modifications are made in the settings of your computer. Some manipulations can lead to undesirable consequences, spoiling the performance of your system. In order for this to happen, it is recommended that you carefully read this article on configuring the ports for various modems.

One of these settings is the problem of how to open the port. Many people who have encountered computer games know that for some games, for a joint game on the Internet, you should create your own game server. This server must serve as an alternative server to already created servers on the Internet. It will process all the actions of the players. But how to open a port for a game server on the Internet? It turns out not at all.

For example, you can consider a computer game counter strike, and how to open a port for it. In order to connect to the network via the Internet, on a computer that acts as a game server, you need to open ports. All the information from the clients' computers passes through the server, so it receives a large amount of input data. Since all this is necessary for the game, the modem is closed by default, it can not accept traffic transmitted from clients. What to do in this case and how to open the port for public access? We will now try to answer all these questions. After all, any problem requires a careful approach.

First you need to figure out how to open ports 27015, which are necessary for this game.

One of the methods for opening counter strike or other applications for the game can be described as follows:

1. First of all go to the "start" menu on the panel of your computer.
2. Go to the control panel by selecting it in the general list.
3. Then find the "Firewall" icon and click on it.
4. Agree with the message, you need to go to the "exclusions" tab
5. Having found the "UDP" tab, you must check the box next to it.
6. Write any name to determine later.
7. Register 27015 without any quotes and save.
8. Now you should try to create a game server, and if everything turned out perfectly, then you have correctly performed all the steps.

Such a method in the discovery can help in solving the problem.

How to open the port on the modem?

All settings for all modems are almost identical. The main thing to remember is that they open all through the firewall. Through it you can open all the details of the modem, registering there its IP address. In these settings, everything is done in the same way as the above method.

Never forget that these actions can lead to a decrease in the security of your computer. No wonder by default all ports are closed, and only those necessary for trust programs are open.

When opening ports on your modem, you should carefully register new ones and change them. If you accidentally delete or close the necessary ports, there may be problems with the Internet or other applications that receive information through them from the Internet. As one of the options, you should write down on paper all the changes you made in the process of replacing or adding a new one, so that in the future you can see how everything was at the beginning. After making the wrong settings, it is possible to prohibit, for example, access to the Internet for your browser, and see how everything can be returned back, it will not work. Therefore, if you are not confident in your abilities, it is better to invite friends who will gladly help you to properly set everything up.