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faldor · #1 06-20-2008, 10:11 AM

Im trying to host a server so my friends and family can all play together and i have a BIG problem ....
No one outside of my lan can connect to my server, i have spent 3 days going through all the posts, making changes to the firewalls ect and they still cant get into the server, game freezes up on them when they press connect.......
I have gone through the fix for win vista/dual core ect and nothing changes, they can connect to other servers but not mine so im sure its something i have not done.

PLEASE help

Thank you kindly in anticipation of all your help

Faldor

xxarthurxx · #2 06-20-2008, 02:44 PM

I had a problem like this when i first started, at that time the problem was because i didnt replace the ip in my config file to the ip of the computer hosting the server. i for example it was something like 127.0.0.1 - change that to your actual network ip. something like 192.168.xxx.xxx whatever that may be.

**GeorgeS** · #3 06-20-2008, 11:12 PM

I would try to use cavedudes installer and set the option for running a server. It will install with those defaults.

It's extremely difficult to fix problems like this since it could be so many things - mysql admin password access, grant access issues, ip routing

For one thing - giving us more info will help.

GeorgeS

faldor · #4 06-21-2008, 03:15 AM

Thank you for your advice so far, I have used cavedudes installer and the mysql and active pearl he has said to use, router has been set for port forwarding and i have a stable IP address. Router firewall is also off.

Here is what my config file says:

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>EQGamers</shortname>
<longname>EQGamers</longname>






<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>


<key>some long random string</key>


<tcp ip="EQGamers.dyn-o-saur.com" port="9000" telnet="enable"/>


<http port="9080" enabled="true" mimefile="mime.types" />
</world>


<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>********</password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>

Everything i have done i have found on these forums and am not at a loss to why my friends outside of my LAN can not connect to the server.

Please let me know if you need any other information to assist you in diagnosing my problem and i will get it for you.

Many thnaks once again

Faldor

**trevius** · #5 06-21-2008, 04:39 AM

Try leaving your IP as localhost as shown below. That should work fine in pretty much all cases.

Code:

<tcp ip="localhost" port="9000" telnet="disable"/>

Make sure you don't have any windows firewalls running too. And if all else fails, try setting your router to run your server as a DMZ to verify if it is your port settings on your router or not. Setting it to DMZ will open all ports, so you don't want to leave it that way permanently, but it will help narrow down the source of the issue. Also, make sure you are setting Port RANGE forwarding and not Port Forwarding or Port Triggering. The other 2 are not the same as Port Range Forwarding and they won't work. You only need to have port 9000 and ports 7000 to 7100 forwarded for it to work.

Give those a try and see if it works. I bet it will.

faldor · #6 06-21-2008, 05:58 AM

Thank you for your input once again, i have made the changes you have said to do and will await the result of my friends or others to try and connect

I shall post what happens when i get the information.

Many thnaks once again, its great being part of such a helpful and understanding community

Faldor