PS3 adding open ports on my router? - Blu-ray Forum

costello · 02-27-2008, 04:42 PM

I noticed when setting some ports on my router for VNC and FTP that I had some interesting unfamilar UDP ports being added. One was Demonware, upon which I did a google search and found some things related to Activsion, ect... Is anyone else seeing ports being opened, ie. Virtual Servers on there router? They all point to the PS3 ip.

Shin-Ra · 02-27-2008, 05:20 PM

AFAIK Call of Duty 4 and The Club are a couple of recent Demonware-online titles.

costello · 02-27-2008, 05:24 PM

This makes me very uncomfortable to say the least...especially with no regard to security on the PS3 itself that I know of.

bilbravo · 02-27-2008, 06:05 PM

The PS3 may be using those ports (if they weren't closed), but I can't see how it would go open them if they were disabled.

Are you referring to a log that shows what was being used, or the Port Forwarding/Port Disable features on your router?

desmond · 02-27-2008, 06:37 PM

welcome to upnp - wonderful world of automated port forwarding.

NJMetsFan · 02-27-2008, 06:41 PM

disable UPnP in the PS3 network settings and on your router if it has the option.

costello · 02-27-2008, 07:12 PM

I see!! I did just enable UPnP yesterday on there. Time to disable.

02-27-2008, 04:42 PM	#1
costello Member Member since:Nov 2007	PS3 adding open ports on my router? I noticed when setting some ports on my router for VNC and FTP that I had some interesting unfamilar UDP ports being added. One was Demonware, upon which I did a google search and found some things related to Activsion, ect... Is anyone else seeing ports being opened, ie. Virtual Servers on there router? They all point to the PS3 ip.

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02-27-2008, 05:20 PM	#2
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	AFAIK Call of Duty 4 and The Club are a couple of recent Demonware-online titles.

02-27-2008, 05:24 PM	#3
costello Member Member since:Nov 2007	This makes me very uncomfortable to say the least...especially with no regard to security on the PS3 itself that I know of.

02-27-2008, 06:05 PM	#4
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	The PS3 may be using those ports (if they weren't closed), but I can't see how it would go open them if they were disabled. Are you referring to a log that shows what was being used, or the Port Forwarding/Port Disable features on your router?

02-27-2008, 06:37 PM	#5
desmond Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:262 Blu-ray reviews:2	welcome to upnp - wonderful world of automated port forwarding.

02-27-2008, 06:41 PM	#6
NJMetsFan Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Plumas Lake, CA	disable UPnP in the PS3 network settings and on your router if it has the option.

02-27-2008, 07:12 PM	#7
costello Member Member since:Nov 2007	I see!! I did just enable UPnP yesterday on there. Time to disable.

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