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How to Open a Port for a Playstation 3 Linksys Router

The Sony PlayStation 3 allows you to you to connect to the PlayStation Network to gain access a bevy of online content. Through the PlayStation Store, you can download games, game demos, movies, pictures, and other game related content. You can also connect with your friends to chat with them and play with them in online multiplayer games. If you are having trouble connecting to the PlayStation Network, you might need to port forward your router to free up the ports that the PlayStation Network uses.

Instructions

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  Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your router into the address bar. By default, the IP address of a Linksys router is 192.168.1.1.
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  Enter the network password for your router. If you have previously set up a user name and password, enter that information. If you have left the settings to their default, leave the user name field blank and type ̶0;admin̶1; for the password.
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  Click the ̶0;Security̶1; tab at the top of the window and uncheck the ̶0;Block Anonymous Internet Requests̶1; checkbox. Click ̶0;Save Settings̶1; to save your settings.
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  Click the ̶0;Applications & Gaming̶1; tab at the top of the window and select ̶0;Port Range Forward̶1; option to bring you to the port forward menu.
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  Open the following ports to allow access to the PlayStation Network: TCP 80, TCP 443, TCP 5223, UDP 3478, UDP 3479 and UDP 3658.

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