How to Port Forward Meltdown

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September 19, 2018 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 1 minutes

Meltdown is software from duke3donline.com released in 2012.

Forward Ports for Meltdown

When you are running Meltdown 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 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 process for forwarding a port is generally:

Which Ports Does Meltdown Require

The specific incoming ports for Meltdown are as follows:

Meltdown - PC

  • TCP: 23513
  • UDP: 23513

We have guides that are custom tailored for Meltdown that will show you the necessary 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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