How to Port Forward in Your Router for Killer Instinct: Classic

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

Killer Instinct: Classic is a Fighting game published by Microsoft Studios released in 2013.

Since Killer Instinct: Classic is a fighting style of game you can expect fast paced, side view, player vs. player fighting action. Like Moral Kombat, Tekken, or Dead or Alive, most fighting games are in an arena with 3d style graphics and really rely on the players reflexes.

Port Forward Killer Instinct: Classic

When you are playing Killer Instinct: Classic 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:

How to locate 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

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 usually:

Ports To Forward for Killer Instinct: Classic

The necessary ports for Killer Instinct: Classic are as follows:

Killer Instinct: Classic - Xbox One

  • TCP: 3074
  • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

We have guides that are custom tailored for Killer Instinct: Classic that will show you the network ports.

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

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