Lol at Evicer, SCEA is going to refund you what? The $20 merc pack you bought that also gave beta access? You sir make me laugh.

Also you make console users sound like retards, please stop. If you want to use electronics and the internet effectively some basic knowledge is required and port forwarding is incredibly simple. All you have to do is Google your router and port forwarding and you'll get step by step instructions, then again its easy to figure out yourself.

However you stated you don't have a router, you're NAT 1 based on what you describe and have no need for port forwarding.

On topic, thanks for posting the exact ports needed. Much appreciated!

Im sorry but I dont understand all the computer lingo your using nor do I think a lot of other console players do either.Maybe they do, maybe they dont .I dont care.Not my point. My point is that I run my console straight from my modem and then right into the wall.Im sure for all the PC players this is simple and Im sure given enough time and research I could get this done as well.I dont want to do homework(research)on how to use some KITTEN work around....I just want to press start and go...thats why I own a console.....like I said I dont want a work around I want the problem solved and this game to work plain and simple.

I am half tempted to complain to SCEA customer service about the current state of this game and for a possible refund.Also if you are insulted then perhaps youll ban me.....well I can think of worse thing than being banned from a game that doesnt play.
There are so many bugs in this game that you are not addressing leads me to believe that CCP is way out of its league to even have considered running a FPS game in the first place.Hype is one thing but outright lying is false advertisement.Im sure SCEA would also like to know that your software is hard crashing peoples PS3s and possibly damaging there hard drives or seriously diminishing there lifespans of them.

Lets imagine for a moment the warranty dept at Sony as hundreds of people return there consoles because there perma crashed and all the customers tell Sony that they were playing this game when these crashes occurred.
FIX IT

Hi guys,
Those are the ports that should be open on your router/firewall in order to properly connect to DUST 514

Backend communication needs TCP 443 and 80.

Battle server communications needs UDP 20000-21000.

Voice communication needs UDP 12000-13000.

do you get any drops if you dont?

lol man I don't know if you're a troll or if you're for real. It's a Beta man, cool it :)

I agree with EVICER. We shouldn't have to jump through a bunch of hoops to play a stable game. If I wanted to do all the geek stuff I'd play games on a PC.

The both of you are not too bright. This is a beta, if you did not want to do any of the *geek stuff* then you should not have joined the beta in the first place. The point of a beta is not for you to play a game early, it is to help the developer find everything that is wrong with the game so they can try to fix it. The game was never marketed as stable, it was marketed as Closed Beta - Work in progress.


And to EVICER, you did not pay for the game, you paid for the Merc Pack which gave you items to use in the game and got beta access in the process. So technically you did not buy a game. If you expect the game to work flawlessly then quit playing games entirely because a flawless game does not exist.

A little out of control Evicer... If your Nat type is 1 or 2 you normally shouldn't have a problem...
Unfortunately a lot of newer routers/modems have firewalls and need special treatment to connect effeciently with various servers.

This is not the fault of CCP or Sony, but they were nice enough to let people know what workaround to use if it is needed.

I personally have NAT 2 and set up the port forwarding and haven't really noticed a difference from before without using it.

Hi guys,
Those are the ports that should be open on your router/firewall in order to properly connect to DUST 514

Backend communication needs TCP 443 and 80.

Battle server communications needs UDP 20000-21000.

Voice communication needs UDP 12000-13000.

DMZ is a made up word. A firewall-less connection isn't DMZ.

Static IP, is YOUR NETMASK. IT is not tunneling your connectivity through port 80, exempting the netmask.

You are telling people how to port-forward...

If you want faster connectivity... Port Forwarding wouldn't increase anything. Cable sucks, DSL is better.

If you want faster connection, you could splice two router ports to one eithernet cable... That would give you a faster downstream, but again if you are on cable -- You are going to have lag.

Just take two Eithernet cords.

Cut the ends off one cable.
With the other cable you just cut off one end.
Now take the two eithernet plug-ends and splice them to the one cable.

You should have a eithernet cable, that has two eithernet plugs at one end.
That will boost your connection. But it only works if you have a router that has more then one outlet.

Forwarding is useless. The only thing you are doing is just exempting the netmask. The netmask is what helps your system stay secure. The netmask is only used upon making connection, after the netmask is used one time, it isn't used throughout the entire connection. Just on negotiation.
Thus, port forwarding is useless.

I thought about responding to this and I wasnt going to but here goes.....Does EVE play.Yes it does.You pay a subscription.I would have paid a subscription to play this game,and with paying 20 dollars for in-game currency on a game that may not work is well.....hmm.You get my point?Hopefully you do, as you tow the party line of its Beta...what are we beta testing by the way?
Oh.....thats right the functionality of the software.Ok well I currently cant do that so if you could just spit out the code that will fix this problem Id greatly appreciate it....your a smart guy right you have all the answers.
I do have a legitimate concern I dont ever remember reading any where that I was going to pay 20 dollars to have my PS3 "bricked".
You guys that come from EVE that assume that we console players havent BETA tested other FPS games prior to this one as if this is some great privilege exclusive to you alone is laughable.Ive beta tested almost all the FPS games that came out for the PS3 for the last 4 years.I have been waiting for the release of this game since they announced it 3 years ago......and have been a staunch supporter by word of mouth to hundreds if not thousands of people whether in game thru chat or in forums and posting video text to any links regarding this game.So dont preach to me,with you being a MMO player how Beta test an FPS.The core mechanics for a FPS is new to CCP and I will give them as much feedback as I can concerning those functions.CCP makes a great game,but do they know how to make an FPS?
So..... all the retards you may think of us as have been playing this genre of game for most of there gaming life span....HENCE there interest in this one.KITTENHOLE.Every PS3+ subscriber gets to beta test games.They give you codes to beta before game release....this is not new.Or you can be invited to beta test games via email...closed betas woooooooo.
These same console FPS players are currently TRYING to PLAY and check out a game that has limited at best functionality.The idea is not just to make one(FPS) pssst (whispers)its to be good at it.....competitive.People are formulating there opinions on this game at this very moment........If you want this to become a game where 3 dorks circle jerk talking about how cool there characters are a year from now because they are the only ones playing it.Then by all means.Im sure that be right up your alley as you stroke each others EGO's.But I dont think CCP has spent all there man hours and resources so that 3 guys with no jobs and no money are gonna play...yeah I dont see that .They didnt build it for just a few guys.This whole game is about SCALE huge scale.That means a lot of people. That is what they(CCP) intend to do.Populate New Eden.
I am entitled to my opinion.My point was this....all I should need to play a game is a copy of the game the console and my controller. oh BTW GFY.