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[R6300] Trying to forward port, that is in use
Hello, I'm trying to forward some ports on my Netgear R6300 router for my Xbox One as I've been having some issues with getting randomly disconnected from game servers (specifically Black Ops 3 a...
Are you running Call of Duty on your computer?
Anyway, I researched this a bit and it looks like Call of Duty defaults to using port 3074, which conflicts with Xbox Live. But according to this Activision support article (link), using port 3075 may work as an alternative.
Try the following steps:
- Temporarily disable UPnP on the R6300. This should clear UPnP forwarding rule for port 3074.
- Set up port forwarding for port 3074 to your Xbox.
- Re-enable UPnP. Your computer may try open port 3074 using UPnP but the router should reject it. Hopefully, your computer will try port 3075.
If Steam is using different ports then you should be ok.
Yes, you can always remove the port forwarding rule if it causes problems.
Yes, you can always remove the port forwarding rule if it causes problems.