SL and Firewalls

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Firewall_Configuration

Summary (from the above page)

Ports

In addition to the standard ports for DNS lookup and web access, the Second Life Viewer requires the ports listed in the following table.

Port Protocol Used For
53 UDP/TCP DNS lookup
80 TCP Accessing Second Life related web resources
443 TCP Accessing Second Life related web resources and for client authentication
5060 UDP and TCP Voice / SIP traffic
5062 UDP and TCP Voice / (Session Initiation Protocol) SIP traffic
12000 - 15000 UDP Voice / RTP traffic
12035 UDP Core protocol communication
12043 UDP Simulator communication and map related functions
12043 TCP Capability-based simulator communication
12046 TCP Texture downloading
13000-13050 UDP Core protocol communication
21002 TCP Voice signaling

Notes:

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  • RTP: Real-time Transport Protocol
  • SIP: Session Initiation Protocol

Server IP Addresses

For up-to-date information on IP addresses, see:

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You may also use the Second Life Viewer to access virtual worlds hosted by organizations other than Linden Lab. Contact the hosting organization for the IP addresses used.