How to Port Forward Ridge Racer 6

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

Ridge Racer 6 is a Driving/Racing game published by Namco Bandai Games released in 2005.

Ridge Racer 6 is a driving / racing style of game. Most driving / racing games are some sort of competition, and can be on land, sea, air, or outer space. In some racing games the is either 1st person in the cockpit or 3rd person such as a chase cam, while other games allow you to switch freely between the two views. Racing games are considered sports games.

How to Port Forward Ridge Racer 6

When you are playing Ridge Racer 6 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 find your router's IP Address

The easiest way to find 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

The fastest way to do this is to use Network Utilities. Network Utilities can forward your ports in just a few clicks, and close them back down when you are done just as easily. You can also do it the manual way.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

Which Ports Does Ridge Racer 6 Require

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for Ridge Racer 6 are as follows:

Ridge Racer 6 - Xbox 360

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 3074

We have guides that are custom tailored for Ridge Racer 6 that will show you the ports that need to be forwarded in your router.

That's all it takes to get your ports open. Don't forget to check out our growing list of games and programs.

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