How to Port Forward Prototype

Prototype is an Action and Adventure game published by Activision released in 2009.

Prototype offers the following styles of play.

• Action games are usually a bit faster than other games and require quick reflexes. You frequently jump platforms, shoot enemy mobs, climb ladders, and
• An adventure game is where the player is usually the protagonist and plays through an evolving story. The storyline is the driving part of an adventure game.

Port Forward Prototype

When you are playing Prototype 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 frequently 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:

• The IP address of your network router.
• The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
• The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

How to locate 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

An easy way to do this is use our Network Utilities software. It can open your ports with just a few clicks. Then when you are done you can just was quickly close your ports again. Alternatively you can do it by hand.

The general process for forwarding a port is:

• Open a web browser and navigate to your router's IP address.
• Locate your routers port forwarding section.
• Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the proper box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the corresponding boxes in your router.
• On occasion you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

Ports To Forward for Prototype

The ports that need to be forwarded for Prototype are as follows:

Prototype - Xbox 360

• TCP: 3074
• UDP: 3074

Prototype - Playstation 3

• TCP: 5223
• UDP: 5223, 3478, 3479, 3658

We have guides that are custom tailored for Prototype that will show you the network ports.

• Prototype - Xbox 360
• Prototype - Playstation 3

That's all it takes to forward your ports. For more on how to port forward, check out our list of games and applications.