While playing Blizzard Battle.net you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can help stabilize your network connection and even make it faster. Routers weren’t designed to allow incoming network requests, but some games can benefit from an incoming connection being forwarded through the router. This guide explains how to port forward Blizzard Battle.net.
Requirements to Port Forward Blizzard Battle.net Games
Just before you begin with the process of port forwarding, make sure you have the following things:
- Downloaded and installed the Blizzard Battle.net server.
- The IP address of your router.
- IP address of your gaming device.
- TCP and UDP ports of Blizzard Battle.net for your gaming device as mentioned in the section below.
Port forward Blizzard Battle.net Games on Routers and Devices
Now that you have the above details noted down, you can move to the next stage of Blizzard Battle.net port forwarding:
- On your web browser address bar, type your router’s IP Address/Default Gateway.
- Log in with your router’s credentials (username and password) to view your router’s firmware settings.
- Navigate to the port forwarding section of your router.
- Click on Port Forwarding.
- Enter the IP address of your gaming device in your router in the correct box.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports of the Blizzard Battle.net server in the boxes in your router. The default Blizzard Battle.net port number is 4000. And then click the apply button.
- And you’re done. Restart your router to let the changes take effect.
- Once your changes take effect, now you can host a Blizzard Battle.net server and let your friends connect to it as well. To let them connect to it, you need to provide them with the hostname you are using, along with the port number. For example, ‘hostname.domain.com:25565’.
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Open Ports With EaseBlizzard Battle.net Ports Needed to Run
To play Blizzard Battle.net online and create a server without any interruptions, you’ll have to allow access to certain ports on your firewall. The default Blizzard Battle.net ports are:
| TCP Port: | 80, 443, 1119, 1120, 3074, 3724, 4000, 6112-6120, 27014-27050 |
| UDP Port: | 80, 443, 1119, 1120, 3478-3479, 3724, 4000, 4379-4380, 5060, 5062, 6112-6119, 6250, 27000-27031, 27036, 12000-64000 |
Ports Breakdown Based on Blizzard Games
| Blizzard Battle.net desktop app | 80, 443, 1119 | 80, 443, 1119 |
| Blizzard Voice Chat | 80, 443, 1119 | 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 12000-64000 |
| Blizzard Downloader | 1119, 1120, 3724, 4000, 6112, 6113, 6114 | 1119, 1120, 3724, 4000, 6112, 6113, 6114 |
| Diablo | 6112-6119 | 6112-6119 |
| Diablo II | 6112 and 4000 | None |
| Diablo III | 80, 1119 | 1119, 6120 |
| Hearthstone | 1119, 3724 | 1119, 3724 |
| Heroes of the Storm | 80, 443, 1119-1120, 3724, 6113 | 80, 1119-1120, 3478-3479, 3724, 5060, 5062, 6113, 6250, 12000-64000 |
| Overwatch | 1119, 3724, 6113, 80 | 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 12000-64000 |
| StarCraft | 6112 | 6112 |
| StarCraft II | 1119, 6113, 1120, 80, 3724 | 1119, 6113, 1120, 80, 3724 |
| Warcraft II Battle.net Edition | 6112-6119 | 6112-6119 |
| Warcraft III | 6112 (Default) and 6113-6119 | None |
| World of Warcraft | 3724, 1119, 6012 | 3724, 1119, 6012 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | PC: 3074, 27014-27050 PlayStation 4: 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480 XBox One: 53, 80, 3074 | PC: 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036 PlayStation 4: 3478-3479 XBox One: 53, 88, 500, 3074, 3075, 3544, 4500 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | PC: 3074, 27014-27050 PlayStation 4: 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480 XBox One: 53, 80, 3074 | PC: 3074, 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036 PlayStation 4: 3074, 3478-3479 XBox One: 53, 88, 500, 3074, 3075, 3544, 4500 |
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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 Blizzard Battle.net 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 eliminate all these problems 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Battle net need port forwarding?
In order to use the Battle.net Desktop Application, you might need to enable port forwarding on your router. Port forwarding allows for direct connections from the internet to the Battle.net Desktop Application. By default, routers block incoming connection requests from the internet in order to protect your network from outside attacks.
Does port forwarding make gaming faster?
Port forwarding improves your gaming console’s or PC’s connection speed, lobby wait times, and overall gameplay by making it more accessible to other gaming consoles or PCs on the Internet.
