Creating a Port Forward in Your Router for The Jackbox Party Pack 5

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October 17, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is a Party/Minigame game published by Jackbox Games released in 2018.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is a party game. This means that it is composed of multiple, smaller games that are easy to pick up and learn during a party. The game play is not that deep and the controls are intuitive and easy to understand, even for non-gamers. Don't expect much story line from The Jackbox Party Pack 5, but instead look forward to fast paced play with a focus on fun.

How to Port Forward The Jackbox Party Pack 5

When you are playing The Jackbox Party Pack 5 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

To easily and quickly get your ports forwarded use the Network Utilities software. Network Utilities allows you to forward ports only when you need them, and then close them again when you are done. This makes keeping your network more secure much easier. You can also do it by hand.

The general process for forwarding a port is:

Ports Required for The Jackbox Party Pack 5

The ports for The Jackbox Party Pack 5 are as follows:

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Playstation 4

  • TCP: 843, 1935, 3478-3480, 38202-38203
  • UDP: 843, 3074, 3478-3479, 38202-38203

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Steam

  • TCP: 843, 27015-27030, 27036-27037, 38202-38203
  • UDP: 843, 4380, 27000-27031, 27036, 38202-38203

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Switch

  • TCP: 843, 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900-29901, 29920, 38202-38203
  • UDP: 1-65535

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - Xbox One

  • TCP: 843, 3074, 38202-38203
  • UDP: 88, 500, 843, 3074, 3544, 4500, 38202-38203

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 - PC

  • TCP: 843, 38202-38203
  • UDP: 843, 38202-38203

If you want to follow guides that are custom tailored to your exact router and The Jackbox Party Pack 5 simply follow one of these links:

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