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Headies
Aspirant
Jan 09, 2022

Cannot specify port 65535

I'm trying to apply port forwarding to my gaming PC. It is hardwired to the router. When I go into port forwarding options for the router, it says I can only select ports 1-65534. I specifically need...
Headies's avatar
Headies
Aspirant
Jan 19, 2022

Sorry but this does not help. I know how to port forward, but my range of ports is limited (the max is one less than I want). Any reasons for this??

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 19, 2022

Does .34 work? 

 

Possible that .35 is closed for NG routers for other purposes or uPnP. 

Did you disable uPnP before configuring ports?