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Port 14567 UDP is the only port you have to open for Battlefield 1942. If you want to have your server listed on gamespy, you might also need to open the following ports.

Allow TCP and UDP Ports 12203 Allow UDP Port 14690 Allow UDP Ports: 23000-23009 Allow UDP 22000 (This is only for LAN) # GameSpy Master Server UDP Heartbeat: Allow UDP Port 27900 # GameSpy Master Server List Request: Allow TCP Port 28900

It's also important to note that EA suggests DMZing your computer for Battlefield 1942.




Open up the McAfee Security Center. Then click Internet & Network which is located right in the middle of that window.


To the right of the Internet & Network area click the configure link.


Click the Firewall protection is enabled bar on the right side of this window.


Now click the Advanced button in the Firewall protection is enabled panel.


By default McAfee allows all traffic in and out of your computer for the programs it thinks are okay. I prefer to have McAfee tell me which programs it is allowing traffic for before it does it. So I have set the security level to Tight. I would recomind that you do the same. I have also disabled the Smart Recomindations option. The "smart" recomindation is to only allow the programs you need and use to connect the internet. Relying upon McAfee to guess which programs those are wouldn't be very smart. If you made the changes above, you would see something like the following screen pop up when you opened a newly installed program.


Go ahead and hit Apply if you have made any changes here. Then click the Program Permissions link in the menu on the left hand side of the window.


Find Battlefield 1942 in the Program Permissions list and click it to highlight it. McAfee does not allow you to determine exactly which ports Battlefield 1942 uses. So you've got a couple choices here. You can Grant Full Access, which allows all traffic in and out of your computer to this program. You should only use that option when Battlefield 1942 is acting as a server. You can Grant Outbound-Only Access which allows Battlefield 1942 to connect to the internet, but does not allow the internet to connect to Battlefield 1942. The other choice is to prevent Battlefield 1942 from connecting to the internet by clicking the Block Access Option. All of these actions are provided in a list at the lower right of your screen. When you are done click the Ok button all the way back to the main menu.