Robusta Port Forwarder

Online gaming, torrenting or voice-over-IP chatting require open ports, to allow connections to your local network. Normally, you wouldn't have to make any settings in this regard, but if you want more control over your ports, Robusta Port Forwarder can help you. This lightweight utility makes it much easier to forward ports via UPNP. It enables you to create new port configurations, which can be applied directly onto a router.

Robusta Port Forwarder is distributed as a freeware utility, for Windows XP, Vista, Win 7 and Win 8. It can be installed in just a few moments, without any difficulties. The software doesn't have any special requirements and its impact on a computer's performance is unnoticeable.

Once you launch the application, you will immediately find a list of open ports on its compact user interface. The presented information includes external port numbers, as well as internal ones, their host's IP address and the used protocol (TCP or UDP). A few options are available, beneath the ports list, for adding new ports, editing or deleting existing ones and for refreshing the list.

Adding or editing a port is quite simple. All you have to do is fill in the relevant information in the appropriate input fields, on a small window. Besides specifying an alias for a new service, you will also need to insert the name or IP address of the hosting computer. Alternatively, you can just tick an option, on the same window and let the application detect the IP automatically. Furthermore, you have to specify an internal and an external port number and choose between TCP and UDP protocols.