Server / Net Question :o

(eRRoLfLyNN) #1

You might ask why I’m tryin to do this, and well you may! But I’d be very thankful if any of you can help me out. Here is what I’m tryin to do:

Host a small dedicated server from my own PC, then connect to it from the same PC. To confuse matters I am behind a router. :o

I’ve got this to work before, but with 2 computers. I hosted the server on a laptop and was able to connect to it from my PC. Technically we had the same net IP, but it worked. For some reason now, maybe it is obvious to some, it won’t seem to work the way I’m tryin to do it now.

I’ve opened the port I’m tryin to use on my router, tried killing my firewall to see if that was stopping somethin, but no joy. I’ve also amde sure I have the real IP, not the router assigned one. Maybe it is just because it’s the same PC/same ‘local’ address?

Any help or suggestions at all are very welcome!

(nUllSkillZ) #2

I think you have to connect to your local address which is (as far as I remember) 127.0.0.1 .

(eRRoLfLyNN) #3

O thanks nUllSkillZ

/connect localhost:port works nice, I never thought to try it :]

Now I just wonder if others can connect to the IP, will get someone to test for me later. Cheers for the idea!

(DarkangelUK) #4

Set port forwarding on your router for the game and allow port 27960

(eRRoLfLyNN) #5

I allowed ports 27950-27965

The first part I’m not sure how to do! I see fields in the router admin to forward incoming stuff to different ‘LAN’ IPs that I can specifiy, but I can’t find anywhere that I can state it’s for an application. Dunno if I’m explaining it very well!

(kamikazee) #6

Doesn’t really matter. If the router knows that packets comming in on port 27950 are allways for your PC, that’s enough.
Your PC sorts out which application is listening on that port, in this case ET.

It’s allmost allways called “forwarding”.

(Jaquboss) #7

use dns names of your computers on lan, they are specifed as computer name in windows
just right click my computer, select computer name tab , and the second big button ( probably “change…” ) should give you needed info
use \connect<computername> to get in there

(Shaderman) #8

…which you have to specify :wink:

Others wrote it above, you need to forward port 27960 in case of a default ET server. If someone tries to connect to your ET server, the router needs to know which of the computers in your LAN “is responsible” for handling port 27960 --> your laptop. So you have to specify the LAN IP of your laptop for port 27960 in the router.

(Nail) #9

you should see your server listed under local, others should be able to connect via your “real” IP as long as 27960 is open

(eRRoLfLyNN) #10

Yep it worked fellas, thanks for all the suggestions. I was able to connect under local or using /connect localhost:27960 & external ppl could connect using the IP. That’s great, was just a wee test I was doin, thanks again! :]