How to Port Forward NBA Live 06

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September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 1 minutes

NBA Live 06 is a Sports game published by EA Sports released in 2005.

NBA Live 06 is in the sports category of games. Most sports games allow you to manage not only the action during the game but also the "behind the scenes" aspect of the game.

How to Port Forward NBA Live 06

When you are playing NBA Live 06 you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and intermittently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to find your router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

Quickly get your ports forwarded using Network Utilities. Then when you are done you can just as easily close your ports back down to keep your network as secure as possible. You can also do it manually.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

Which Ports Does NBA Live 06 Require

The ports that need to be forwarded for NBA Live 06 are as follows:

NBA Live 06 - Xbox 360

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 3074

NBA Live 06 - PC

  • TCP:
  • UDP: 3658, 18699-28600

We have guides that are custom tailored for NBA Live 06 that will show you the connection ports.

After following those steps your ports should be forwarded. Head to our applications and games list for more port forwarding guides.

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