AndrewJacob
Regular Contributor
Hi everyone,
I am trying to set up port forwarding on my PS5 for smoother and faster online gameplay. Activision sent me a list of ports to forward, but I don't want to trust their instructions.
I have a Mesh system with 2 AX86U using the latest merlin firmware, and my internet connection is fiber 1.5gbit up and 1 gbit down. The PS5 is connected via LAN to one of the AX86U. I also have Express VPN that can be set up at the router level...
Is there a best-practice way to port forward the PS5 while minimizing the risk of getting hacked, DDOS, etc.? Can I be combining port forwarding with some VPN setting? Does the Merlin firmware offer anything above and beyond the regular firmware that could help?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
I am trying to set up port forwarding on my PS5 for smoother and faster online gameplay. Activision sent me a list of ports to forward, but I don't want to trust their instructions.
I have a Mesh system with 2 AX86U using the latest merlin firmware, and my internet connection is fiber 1.5gbit up and 1 gbit down. The PS5 is connected via LAN to one of the AX86U. I also have Express VPN that can be set up at the router level...
Is there a best-practice way to port forward the PS5 while minimizing the risk of getting hacked, DDOS, etc.? Can I be combining port forwarding with some VPN setting? Does the Merlin firmware offer anything above and beyond the regular firmware that could help?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew