S Samuel New member Apr 17, 2011 #1 i have a 2wire modem and i wanna do the 25565 port fowarding thing for minecraft. but are there any downsides to doing this?
i have a 2wire modem and i wanna do the 25565 port fowarding thing for minecraft. but are there any downsides to doing this?
C coyotetechy New member Apr 17, 2011 #2 Not really, just as long as your Minecraft server is running 24/7. When it's not running I advise closing the port in your router so you don't have an open port forwarded to a machine that's not listening for some reason.
Not really, just as long as your Minecraft server is running 24/7. When it's not running I advise closing the port in your router so you don't have an open port forwarded to a machine that's not listening for some reason.
