How to Open Ports for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Using Port Forwarding (2024)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of the most popular multiplayer games out there. Unfortunately, with so many people playing at once, you can sometimes experience connection problems. Here is a complete guide on call of duty modern warfare 2 port forwarding.

There is a fairly easy way to improve the stability of your connection, though. Enabling port forwarding for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will give you a more direct connection to the servers, and should improve game performance. We’re here to show you how to do that.

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What is Port Forwarding?

Port forwarding is like rerouting traffic on the Internet. It takes requests from the external servers and sends them to the device on a personal network.

This enables a fast online gaming experience, efficiently accessing devices without connection, hosting websites, and efficiently sharing documents.

Port forwarding gives directions to data packets so they directly reach where needed on the internal device of your network.

Does port forwarding help COD?

Port forwarding can enhance online gaming in video games like Call of Duty (COD).

When you play COD online, your gaming console or computer communicates with the game servers over the internet.

Port forwarding lets you set up specific routes, ensuring that the game traffic transferred to you has a clear path for transmission.

This can reduce lag, enhance connection stability, and reduce the chances of network issues at crucial stages in gameplay.

Ports Needed To Run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

These are the ports you need to forward for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:

Generally, you forward your ports from the settings on your router. But in order to do that, you’re going to need a few pieces of information.

Before you forward the ports, collect all this info:

• Your router’s IP address
• The IP address of your PC or console
• The ports for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. You can copy those from the list above

Now you are ready to forward the ports for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. To do that, follow these steps:

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

• Open a web browser on your console or PC.
• Paste the IP address of your router into the address bar at the top. This will take you to your router’s settings.
• In this menu, you should see port forwarding listed somewhere. Every router is different, so it might take you a few minutes to find it.
• In the port forwarding menu, you will be asked to enter some information.
• Type or paste your router’s IP address into the right box
• And then copy your PC or console’s IP address into the other box
• Now you need to enter the ports for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, so copy these from the list above.
• After a restart of your router, the ports will be forwarded

To allow COD: Modern Warfare 2 through your device’s firewall, you can try following the below instructions:

• Open Windows Defender Firewall by typing “Windows firewall” within the search box and choosing “Windows Defender Firewall” from the list.
• From the left panel, click “Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.”
• Find Modern Warfare II beneath the “Allowed apps and features” section. If it is not on the listing, click “Change settings,” after which “Allow any other app.”
• In the Properties window, find and select the Compatibility tab. Then check the field after “Run this application as an administrator.” Then click on “Apply” and “OK” to store the changes.
• After this, launch Warfare II and see how it works.

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