Ports that you must open in Router/Software Firewall to join or to host.

INTRODUCTION
This article describes the ports that you must open in Microsoft Windows Firewall to play or to host a Microsoft Age of Empires II multiplayer game. Additionally, this article lists the port addresses that must be open on computers that are not running Windows Firewall but instead are using a proxy server, a router, Network Address Translation (NAT), or Internet Connection Sharing.

Windows Firewall
When you use Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you do not have to manually create port exceptions in Windows Firewall. Instead, you can create exceptions for the program itself. Then, when the program tries to access a port, Windows Firewall enables access to that port. To do this, follow these steps.

Note Never open a port for a program that you do not recognize.
1. Click Start, click Run, type wscui.cpl, and then click OK.
2. Click Windows Firewall.
3. Click the Exceptions tab.
4. Click Add Program.
5. Click Browse.
6. Locate the game executable file of the game, and then click Open. By default, the game is installed in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\
The Age of Empires II program file can have one of the following names:
• EMPIRES2.exe
• AGE2X.exe
7. Click OK two times.

Windows Live OneCare
1. Start Windows Live OneCare.
2. Click View or change settings.
3. Click the Firewall tab.
4. Click Advanced Settings.
5. Click Add.
6. Locate the game's executable file, and then click Open. By default, the game is installed in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II\
The Age of Empires II program file can have one of the following names:
• EMPIRES2.exe
• AGE2X.exe

7. Click OK two times.

Port listings for Age of Empires II
If you do not use the Windows Firewall program, you can still open the ports that are used by the game when you configure your network.

To make sure that these ports are open or to open these ports, contact your network administrator or your Internet service provider (ISP). If you are the administrator of the network, view the documentation that is provided with your networking software to determine how to open these ports. Connection Ports for Client Configuration Ports for Host Configuration

Initial TCP Connection 47624 Outgoing 47624 Incoming
Subsequent TCP Incoming 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent TCP Outgoing 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent UDP Incoming 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent UDP Outgoing 2300-2400 2300-2400

No ports are needed for IGZ except access by your firewalls or windows firewall.

APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
• Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
• Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition