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Programs require manual port configurations with Internet Connection Firewall

Article ID: 307554 - View products that this article applies to.

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SUMMARY

This article lists some programs that require you to manually open ports so that the programs can work correctly. To work correctly, some programs need to have specific ports open so that traffic can pass through the Internet Connection Firewall.

Programs that require manually opened ports to work correctly

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Program	TCP ports	UDP ports
AOL Instant Messenger	443,563
Crimson Skies	28805,28801,3040, 1121
Decent 3	1900	1900,2092
Diablo II	4000	6112
Need for Speed	9442	6112
Napster	6699	6699
NetMeeting	1731,1720,1503,522,389
Rainbow Six	2346,2347,2348

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

308127

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127/ )

How to manually open ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP

283673

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283673/ )

How to turn on or turn off the firewall in Windows XP

For more information about other programs, see the following related information.

With Internet Connection Sharing enabled

227148

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227148/ )

Unable to connect error message using MIRC and ICS in Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 98

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