Need Help Won't Connect

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:07 pm

Hey guys, i was wondering if someone could help me out. Im trying to host behind a netgear router, i have forwarded all the ports and the Gatserver, MainlServer, WLServer and HGServer load up fine showing on the HGServer that the Game Server is activated. I have Hexed the client and when i open the client it does not connect. It just says:

Connecting To Server... (seconds)

Thanks Alot JtB

Problem Solved Thanks To Jensen. Thanks Buddy.

dumper · Post by **dumper** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:18 pm

entered the correct port for ml server in client and forwarded it ?

bone-you · Post by **bone-you** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:20 pm

You can't connect locally. Your LAN ip != WAN ip. Any computer on your network cannot connect inside the network using a WAN ip. YOUR client has to have your lan ip and even then you can't map change or anything. Other people will though. Have someone else try it.

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:22 pm

Oh ok thanks alot, ill get some1 to test it later. Thanks ill reply with the news. But is there any way i can play on it even though im hosting?

Jensen · Post by **Jensen** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:29 pm

Yeah, Lan IP, some routers will realize that its Wanip is owned by its lan ip and forward the port from there

192.168.1.client -> 192.168.1.1[routerLAN] -> 192.168.1.server

where if it doesnt

192.168.1.client -> 192.168.1.1[routerLAN] -> 192.168.1.1[routerWAN] -> 192.168.1.server (now it sends packets back to client) -> 192.168.1.1[routerLAN] -> 192.168.1.1[routerWAN] -> Packet Droped by non-forwarded port used by the client

*shrugs* thats why you need to do it that way, or have a router thats decently smart enough to do on its own

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:44 pm

Hey jensen i dont really understand, can i add you to msn to talk?

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:01 pm

Anyone else know what i need to do?

bone-you · Post by **bone-you** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:00 pm

Some people long ago used to code it that if the players' ip was 192.168.* it'd report the gameserver/log ips as such instead of the WAN. It worked flawlessly too. You could always do that. It'd probably be the easiest way to do it.

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:13 pm

bone-you can i add you to msn because i dont really understand and could you walk me through it? I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks JtB

bone-you · Post by **bone-you** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:15 pm

It requires coding to do it. I don't have the time nor patience to help you with it.

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:59 pm

Could someone tell me and check if these are correct?

bone-you · Post by **bone-you** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:14 pm

Yea, it's all wrong. You have a bunch of "inbound"s everywhere. xD

JtB · Post by **JtB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:23 pm

Please could u post what it should look like? Thanks