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Port forwarding

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Port forwarding is the act of forwarding a Port to a Private IP address inside a LAN, via a NAT Enabled Router.

This allows remote computers to connect to a specific computer, depending on the port used to connect.

Examples

  • A user may forward port 8000 to a machine to allow Shoutcast streaming.
  • A user may forward ports 6881 through 6889 to a machine allow Bittorrent.
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