How to Port Forward Halo

Halo Combat Evolved puts you in command of supersoldier Master Chief, the one thing standing between humanity and the zealot alien race The Covenant. The first-person shooter won rave reviews for its storytelling and tight controls in the FPS genre when it first released in 2003.

To get the best online gaming performance on Halo, you will first need to download the application on your preferred platform. You will then need to set the TCP and UDP ports in the program.

Requirements to Port Forward Halo

Before you begin the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:

• Downloaded and installed Halo software package here.
• The IP address of your router.
• IP address of your device.
• TCP and UDP ports of Halo for your gaming rig. Both of them can be defined by the users in the app.

Step Guide

Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of Halo port forwarding:

1. On your web browser address bar, type your router’s IP Address/Default Gateway.
2. Log in with your router’s credentials (username and password) to view your router’s firmware settings.
3. Navigate to the port forwarding section of your router.
4. Click on Port Forwarding.
5. Enter the IP address of the computer you use Halo from in your router in the correct box.
6. Put the TCP and UDP ports of Halo in the boxes in your router. The TCP port should be left blank and the UDP field should be 2302-2303. And then click apply button.
7. And you’re done. Restart your router to let the changes take effect.

Halo ports needed to run the game

To get the best speeds with Halo online, you’ll have to allow access to certain ports on your firewall. The default Halo ports are:

TCP Port:
UDP Port:	2302-2303

Ports to forward on Devices

Ports to run on Windows/PC:

TCP Port:
UDP Port:	2302-2303

How to open ports behind CGNAT

What if your ISP performs CGNAT? Most ISPs perform CGNAT (Carrier-grade Network Address Translation) to conserve bandwidth and assign a single IP address to multiple users connected to the same internet network. However, CGNAT makes it difficult for you to open ports on the router. 

To get around the CGNAT issue, you can use the Port Forwarding add-on to bypass this problem and port forward routers without hassle. 

Here’s more information on how to use PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on and bypass CGNAT in a few clicks.

PureVPN’s Port Forwarding Add-on

A secure way to open all ports

To most people, port forwarding is quite a demanding task. For starters, every router has a different console, which often makes it difficult to navigate to specific settings.

Secondly, you won’t always be able to open Halo ports on your router if your ISP restricts the ports. Yes, you heard that right! ISPs are notorious for blocking ports due to security reasons. If ISP isn’t the reason behind a blocked port, then perhaps it could be your operating system’s firewall.

Well, you can make all these problems go away and enjoy smooth online gaming on all your desired systems with PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on. Through the Port Forwarding add-on, you can allow all ports, disallow all ports, and allow specific ports.

Avoid limited downloading and uploading speeds on Halo with PureVPN’s Port Forwarding add-on.