How to Port Forward IL2-Sturmovik

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

IL2-Sturmovik is a Flight game published by Ubisoft released in 2001.

IL2-Sturmovik is a flight game. Flight games are similar to car driving games in that you are usually in the cockpit of a plane or helicopter. They can also be from the view of a chase camera. Some flight games are atmospheric and some are space based.

How to Port Forward IL2-Sturmovik

When you are playing IL2-Sturmovik 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 navigate to your router's IP Address

The easiest way to click the links to get to 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

Quickly get your ports forwarded using Network Utilities. Then when you are done you can just as easily close your ports back down to keep your network as secure as possible. You can also do it manually.

The normal process for forwarding a port is:

Which Ports Does IL2-Sturmovik Require

The required ports that need to be forwarded for IL2-Sturmovik are as follows:

IL2-Sturmovik - PC

  • TCP: 21000
  • UDP:

We have guides that are custom tailored for IL2-Sturmovik that will show you the required incoming ports.

After following those steps your ports should be forwarded. Head to our applications and games list for more port forwarding guides.

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