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how to open ports to play multiplayer games?

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-open-ports-to-play-multiplayer-games.167599/

CommanderShawnzer
CommanderShawnzer Original post #1
Dec 15, 2012 at 6:08 PM
i cant connect to ME3 MP And MP of other games.i read on google and many people say that the ports are not open
Nipun
Nipun #2
Dec 15, 2012 at 6:56 PM
i cant connect to ME3 MP And MP of other games.i read on google and many people say that the ports are not open

You need to open ports in your router. Search google for exact instructions for your model. Generally, you need to go to 192.168.1.1, enter password(admin by default on MTNL), go to Advance Setup, then NAT>Virtual Server and fill in the ports you want to enable. :)
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 15, 2012 at 7:10 PM
i opened the ports from help from this link
Port Forwarding Mass Effect 3 on the TP-Link TD-W8951ND - PortForward.com
but still i cannot connect to MP, i always get instant "mass effect 3 server is unavialable at this time,please try again later"
message as if theres no internet connection
Nipun
Nipun #4
Dec 15, 2012 at 7:25 PM
i opened the ports from help from this link
Port Forwarding Mass Effect 3 on the TP-Link TD-W8951ND - PortForward.com
but still i cannot connect to MP, i always get instant "mass effect 3 server is unavialable at this time,please try again later"
message as if theres no internet connection

Maybe firewall is the problem?
axes2t2
axes2t2 #5
Dec 15, 2012 at 8:07 PM
You only need to open the ports if you are hosting a server.
Neo
Neo #6
Dec 15, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Yea, you only need to port forward your router if you ate hosting a server. Just check with the firewall. That should probably be the problem
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 15, 2012 at 9:07 PM
it not a problem with the firewall me3 and origin are defined as trusted apps
earlier me3 mp used to work ok on my 20kbps mobile internet(edge) only with laggy gameplay
gameranand
Dec 15, 2012 at 11:37 PM
Hmmm......try re-installing the game maybe some settings have been changed unknowingly.
CommanderShawnzer
Dec 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM
tried re-installing me3,re-installing me3 and origin and DL'ing all the MP DLC's AGAIN.still no avail