Steam Port Uses

#1 billvasser

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Posted 13 October 2004 - 03:42 AM

Hello. I'm trying to set up Steam on my friend's computer, and I got this port list from Steam's website. I know how to configure them in the router, but I was just wondering; Does anybody know exactly what these ports do with steam?

UDP 1200
UDP 27000 to 27015 inclusive
TCP 27015 to 27039 inclusive

Does it allow full access to Steam, or just access to download and update games? I'd like the capability to allow Steam access to downloading games and playing them on a LAN, but not to play games on the internet. A documentation of the uses for each of those ports is more what I'm looking for, but with the earlier goal in mind. I just want to allow Steam without internet play!

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#2 BoondockSaint

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Posted 13 October 2004 - 03:45 AM

Well to use steam you NEED to connect to the internet, but if you dont care about playing online don't bother with any port forwarding.

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#3 Chez Bippy

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Posted 13 October 2004 - 03:46 AM

I'm sure they would list ALL the ports you need in order to use steam to it's full capabilities. And btw, I have a Linksys router with a built in firewall, but I didn't set any port forwarding settings, and everything runs fine :):