How to Port Forward Quake III Arena

Quake III Arena is a First-Person, Shooter, and Action game published by Activision, Bethesda Softworks released in 1999.

The necessary ports for Quake III Arena are as follows:

Quake III Arena - PC

• TCP: 27960-27969
• UDP: 27960-27969

Quake III Arena - Steam

• TCP: 27015, 27036, 27960-27969
• UDP: 27015, 27031-27036, 27960-27969

We have guides that are custom tailored for Quake III Arena that will show you the ports that need to be forwarded.

• Quake III Arena - PC
• Quake III Arena - Steam

Quake III Arena includes the following styles of play.

• In a first person style game the main viewpoint is from the player looking forward. This can be either a first person shooter or a first person driving game.
• Shooter games are fast paced action games that are based on testing the players reaction time. They usually involve the player holding a weapon in front of them and attempting to shoot other players or characters. Some shooters are short lived arcade style, but most have both a single player mission series and some have a large multiplayer following. Common shooters include Call of Duty and Battlefield.
• Games that are considered action are all about centering the player in the middle of an evolving situation.

When you are playing Quake III Arena 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 can forward a port you need to know the following things:

• Your router's IP address.
• Your gaming machine's IP address.
• The TCP and UDP ports to forward.

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.

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them. Alternatively you can do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

• Start by logging in to your router.
• Find 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 matching boxes in your router.
• Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

That should be all you have to do to forward your ports. Check our growing list of games and applications for more port forwarding guides.