To hook your personal computer (the one you are using right now, sitting behind your home router) with a remote machine, you need to configure your network, open a specific port, and allow that remote connection in. However, not all ports are open by default on most home networks, causing disconnection, non-connectivity, or stuttering issues. Those devices or applications would use specific ports to transmit data packets to your internal network from the public internet. Port forwarding is super important if you wish to use a device on your network or allow a specific application to have unfettered access to the internet. Spectrum port forwarding can be one of the most common reasons you’re unable to connect to your remote computer or play games on a self-hosted dedicated server with your friends.
