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Server Port?????????????????/?

so because port forwarding isnt an option for me (dont ask why) i was loking for a solution that would allow me to run my own server, but wen i ran the F.E.A.R. dedicated server, it was on port 27888, and people could actually join that game, this means that on my router, port 2788 is already open! so i was wondering if it was possible (on any http server) to change the port from 80 to 27888 ok thanks, but wouldnt it be possible to go to either dyndns.org or no-ip.org and instead of entering my ip, enter my ip with its port? that way u wont hav to enter the port number wen typing in my the dns that i make

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1. yes, but that will give you many issues. When you go to a page (eg google.com) the browses connects to google at port 80. If google changed their port to something else, nobody would be able to use it, because all web browsers use port 80. Basicly, your site will work, but no one can connect to it
2. Well, Martin almost has it right BUT you can use 27888 or anyother port you like. Problem is that to reach it you have to use something like this url http://yourservername.com:27888 or http://youripnumber:27888 that will then tell the browser to connect using the ODD port you have running. The (colon) :xxxx, in this case :27888, after the url tells the browser to connect to whatever port.. most people don't add any ports when going to a website so won't know to do that. You can actually do this on ANY web server and use ANY port you choose. The server has to be setup to listen on the port you use but it will work just fine. Edit: No DNS doesn't look at ports only at IP's. It simply points a name to an IP! What you have open or available at that IP is totally up to the server located at the IP.