How to Open Ports for DOTA 2 Using Port Forwarding

How to Enable Dota 2 Port Forwarding

The basic process for enabling port forwarding for DOTA 2 is straightforward. You need to log in to your router, and tell it to forward the ports that the game uses.

In order to do that, though, you will need some pieces of information first. So first up, collect the following and make a note:

• Your router’s IP address.
• The IP address of your PC.
• The TCP and UDP ports for DOTA 2. Actually, you’ve already got those, they are in the list above.

Now we can forward our ports. If you’re having trouble finding the IP addresses you need, though, head over to our guide on How to Forward Ports on your Router for Online Games, There, we go through this process in more detail, and show you how to find these addresses.

Now we forward our ports, in the following way:

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

• Load a web browser on your PC or console.
• In the address bar, paste or type the IP address of your router. Hit go.
• Now you should see the configuration menu for your router. Every router is different, but somewhere in there you should see ‘port forwarding’.
• In the port forwarding menu, you’ll need to enter the information you’ve collected. So, put your console or PC’s IP address in the relevant box.
• Then add the ports you want to forward for DOTA 2.
• Hit apply, and then re-start your router.