Port Number?

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Michael

Hi there. A buddy and I want to play a game over the
internet, using a TCP/IP protocol. I am the host of the
game and my friend is trying to connect to my computer.
He typed in my IP Address and then the game asks for
my "Port Number". I have looked in many places in trying
to locate my port number so that we can play our game. Is
there a way or place to locate my Port Number?
Thank You
(My friend has even left the port number at "0" for the
default setting, but that didn't work. I also got brave
enough and disabled my firewall, but that didn't work
either.)
 
Hi there. A buddy and I want to play a game over the
internet, using a TCP/IP protocol. I am the host of the
game and my friend is trying to connect to my computer.
He typed in my IP Address and then the game asks for
my "Port Number". I have looked in many places in trying
to locate my port number so that we can play our game. Is
there a way or place to locate my Port Number?
Thank You
(My friend has even left the port number at "0" for the
default setting, but that didn't work. I also got brave
enough and disabled my firewall, but that didn't work
either.)
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Michael,

If the instructions for the game you're playing don't state what port it uses,
you can find out the port number by starting the game, opening a command window
and typing "netstat -an". This will give you a list of all the processes
running on your computer, and what ports they create. Your game, and its port,
will be in there.

If you have a firewall (and you should), you will now need to get out the
firewall manual, and find out how to map that number thru the firewall so your
buddy can address it.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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