Port Forwarding on Your Router for SingStar: Back to the 80s

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September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

SingStar: Back to the 80s is Sony Computer Entertainment's Music game with a release date in 2011.

SingStar: Back to the 80s is a music style video game. In a music style of video game the gameplay focuses on playing musical instruments. Some music games like Rockband use instruments and microphones, while others like Rocksmith teach you how to play your own instrument with a special adapter cable. Other music style games employ trivia, memory, or focus on the experience of listening to the music.

Port Forward SingStar: Back to the 80s

When you are playing SingStar: Back to the 80s 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 sometimes 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

To easily and quickly get your ports forwarded use the Network Utilities software. Network Utilities allows you to forward ports only when you need them, and then close them again when you are done. This makes keeping your network more secure much easier. You can also do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

Ports Required for SingStar: Back to the 80s

The connection ports for SingStar: Back to the 80s are as follows:

SingStar: Back to the 80s - Playstation 3

  • TCP: 3478-3480, 5223, 8080
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658

If you want to follow guides that are custom tailored to your exact router and SingStar: Back to the 80s simply follow one of these links:

When you are done following those steps your ports will be open. Do you need more games or programs forwarded? Check out our games and programs list.

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