The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for MLDonkey are:
MLDonkey - PC
- TCP: 1214, 2234, 4444, 6346-6347, 6882, 9999
- UDP: 4444, 6346-6347
Forwarding Ports for MLDonkey
When you use MLDonkey you may need to forward ports in your router. A port forward allows incoming connection requests from the internet to go straight to MLDonkey.
Routers are not designed to allow incoming network requests. By forwarding a port you can overcome this limitation.
Before You Forward a Port
You need to know the following things before you can forward a port:
- Your router's internal IP address.
- The internal IP address of your download client.
- A list of TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
Find Your Router's IP Address
The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. Our Router Detector tool is free to use and is part of our Network Utilities software.
If you do not want to run the software, you can follow our Find Your Router IP Address guide.
How To Set Up Port Forwarding for MLDonkey
The easiest way to forward your ports is to use our Network Utilities software. With Network Utilities, you can easily forward ports and also un-forward ports quickly so that you can keep your network up to date with the ports that you need forwarded and maximize your network security.
Port forwarding can also be set up step-by-step by hand. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:
- Start by logging in to your router.
- Locate the section in your router that deals with port forwarding.
- Type your download client's IP address into the correct box in your router.
- It is now time to type the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for MLDonkey in the correct boxes in your router.
Usually you have to reboot your router in order to save the changes.
You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for MLDonkey:
List of Routers - Customized for MLDonkey
That's all it takes to forward your ports for MLDonkey.