How to open a port in Windows 7

[Polak]

This is a tutorial on how to open your port in Windows 7 so you can host on battle.net. I have had this issue for a while because I could not find a tutorial on how to open ports through windows firewall on Windows 7.

1. Open the control panel and select System and Security.
2. Click on Windows Firewall.
3. Click on Advanced Settings.
4. Click on Inbound Rules. You should see this:

5. Select New Rule on the right.
6. Select Port and hit next. You should see this:

7. Select TCP then select Specific Local Ports and type in 6112 instead of the 80. You should see this, click next:

8. Select allow the connection and hit next. You should see this:

9. Leave all of the boxes checked as so, click next:

10. Finally, name it and hit finish. Assuming your router has been forwarded you should now have the ability to host on Warcraft 3.

 

[Rapmaster]

What I do is try to host for the first time, alt-tab out of the game and there will be a prompt to allow the Frozen Throne/War3 executable to have network access. Just say yes and check the box to remember. I've never had to configure it manually. In the same screens you have in your post you can see there is a way to open up access for a specific program too.

 

[Polak]

Yes you are correct, this is the manual way to do it.