Q320020: Dungeon Siege: Network Ports Required for Multiplayer Game

Article: Q320020
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 12-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Dungeon Siege, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the ports required to play Microsoft Dungeon Siege as a
multiplayer game through a firewall, a proxy server, a router, Network Address
Translation (NAT), or Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).

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To verify that these ports are open or to open these ports, please contact your
network administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).

If you are the administrator of the network, please consult the documentation
provided with your networking software to determine the steps to open these
ports.

Dungeon Siege requires that the following UDP and TCP ports be open to start
multiplayer games:

  Connection to ZoneMatch: 2300 UDP
  News and AutoUpdate: 80 TCP

When a multiplayer game is in session, Dungeon Siege uses the following
DirectPlay ports:

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Connection              | Ports for Client Configuration | Ports for Host Configuration | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Initial UDP Connection  | 6073 Outbound for Joining      | 6073 Inbound for Hosting     | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Subsequent UDP Inbound  | 2302-2400                      | 2302-2400                    | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Subsequent UDP Outbound | 2302-2400                      | 2302-2400                    | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

For additional information about DirectPlay, click the article number below to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q240429 DirectX: Ports Required to Play on a Network

Additional query words: msgame

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch _IK kbDungeonSiege
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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