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mitchell_11
Aspirant
Jan 02, 2019

Need Help configuring XR500 (upnp, port forwarding to ps4 - Fifa 19 -

Hi everyone!   Long time reader, first time posting.   I recently purchased the Netgear Nighthawk XR500 Pro Gaming router and have been very impressed so far! Love dumaOS and how everything i...
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mitchell_11
Aspirant
Jan 02, 2019

Thanks for the reply!

 

So Fifa uses a dedicated server so the ping is always showing great speeds,

 

with upnp off the game is horrible, with it on it is much better but not amazing, and this only shows one open port when it is suggested by EA themselves to open a handful which i have written down.

 

However none of these ports show as open on the open port checker websites for some reason and i have no idea why :(

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Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Jan 02, 2019
The open port checker websites can only check the ports for your PC, it can't check a different device if not done on it so its likely showing as blocked because you've opened it for the console. If you're concerned about ports then DMZ is the way to go.