How to Port Forward NBA 2K20 in Your Router

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September 21, 2019 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

NBA 2K20 is 2K's Sports and Simulation game with a release date in 2019.

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NBA 2K20 has the following styles of play.

Forward Ports for NBA 2K20

When you are playing NBA 2K20 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 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 forward a port is to use our Network Utilities suite of tools. With our software you can quickly and easily turn your port forwards on and off for multiple programs at any time. Or just keep reading to learn how to do it by hand.

The usual process for forwarding a port is:

Ports Required for NBA 2K20

The required incoming ports for NBA 2K20 are as follows:

NBA 2K20 - Playstation 4

  • TCP: 1935, 3478-3480
  • UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

NBA 2K20 - Steam

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

NBA 2K20 - Switch

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

NBA 2K20 - Xbox One

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

We have guides that are custom tailored for NBA 2K20 that will show you the exact ports.

When you are done following those steps your ports will be open. Do you need more games or programs forwarded? Check out our games and programs list.

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