How to Port Forward Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII

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

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is an Action and Role-Playing game published by Square Enix released in 2013.

When you play Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII you will enjoy the following styles of play.

Port Forward Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

When you are playing Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII 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 click the links to get to your router's IP Address

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How To Forward Ports

Use our Network Utilities for a quick way to get your ports forwarded. Network utilities makes it easy to enable and disable your port forwards to keep your network security as tight as possible. You can also do it by hand by following these steps.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

Which Ports Does Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Require

The required ports that need to be forwarded for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII are as follows:

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Playstation 3

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

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Xbox 360

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 3074

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - Steam

  • TCP: 27015-27030, 27036-27037
  • UDP: 4380, 27000-27031, 27036

We have guides that are custom tailored for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII that will show you the connection ports.

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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