Minecraft Port Forwarding
Minecraft is a massive, open-ended, first-person game with a focus on exploration and crafting. Every time you load a new game, the environment is randomly assembled so no two plays will be exactly alike. Its an interesting and thrilling game play
Benefits of Minecraft Port Forwarding
- Reduces ping time while playing Minecraft
- Fixes latency issues and network lag
- Fixes continuous packet loss and sudden disconnects in Minecraft to certain extend
- You will have a more direct connection to the game’s servers, and your Minecraft game performance will be improved
- Improves stability and speed of your connection, and makes your gaming experience more enjoyable
Ports To Forward for Minecraft
Minecraft ON PC - WINDOWS
| TCP: | 25565 | COPY |
| UDP: | 19132-19133,25565 | COPY |
Minecraft ON PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3)
| TCP: | 3478-3480,5223,8080 | COPY |
| UDP: | 3074,3478-3479,3658 | COPY |
Minecraft ON PLAYSTATION 4 (PS4)
| TCP: | 1935,3478-3480 | COPY |
| UDP: | 3074,3478-3479,19132-19133 | COPY |
Minecraft ON XBOX ONE Console
| TCP: | 3074 | COPY |
| UDP: | 88,500,3074,3544,4500,1935,3478-3480 | COPY |
Minecraft ON XBOX 360 Console
| TCP: | 3074 | COPY |
| UDP: | 88,3074 | COPY |
How to Forward Ports for Minecraft
Now, lets get into real action. Lets tweak the router settings to allow incoming traffic on those ports to your gaming console
Here's a high level summary of what we are going to do next:
- Enter your router’s admin panel IP address in the URL bar of your web browser
- Use your router’s admin credentials to login to the dashboard
- Navigate to the port forwarding section
- Enter your PC or gaming console’s IP address in the applicable box
- Paste the TCP and UDP ports of Minecraft in the respective inputs
- And finally restart your router to apply the changes
Each Internet router is unique, Enter your router model in the next section to get specific instructions tailored for your router
Minecraft Port Forwarding steps for your Wifi Router
Each wifi router is unique, Enter your router model in the below search box to get specific instructions tailored for your router
FAQs on Minecraft Port Forwarding
You might have to type in your router in the above searchbar to get step by step instructions for your router
Pre-requisites for Minecraft Port Forwarding
Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things: Your Wifi router's IP address,Your gaming console's IP address,The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded
How to find your router's IP Address for Minecraft Port Forwarding
The simplest way to find your router's ip Address is to type in your router's model in the seach bar in the above section. Alternately, you can find this information in the manufacturer label / sticker on your router
Is Minecraft game port forwarding safe ?
Absolutely, Gaming consoles are built to be connected directly to the Internet. There are absolutely zero security exploits discovered in them, and when they are discovered they are closed almost immediately by system updates. There is no way to break in to a gaming console and access your home network. Forwarding a port to a gaming console is totally risk-free. Just ensure, to delete those rules when you no longer need them