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So.. You cant host eh?

Post by cQuence » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:22 pm

Well I think I know how to fix it :D I still need to test it my self cause when I host every 5 minutes or so mostly everyone quits. And When I join someone elses server.. I quit alot randomly... So trys this tut.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/223583
I found this off a computer geek forum XD. Let me know if it works.. Or maybe it's just your firewall sucks..

Yeah.




Sorry if it wont match the mac... Maybe for macs you skip part 1 XD




Hi XD

One more thing. I was makingish a game with my friend and he needed for port forward so the other people dont need to use Hamachi to join our Game severs.



ONE MORE THING. There was another tut i found witch had something about counter strike server... but yeah...
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Post by w4rturt1e » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:32 pm

I couldn't host for a while until found out that i needed to portforward...so i found out what i needed to do here: http://www.portforward.com , u need to select the highlighted "routers" then select your router's model number, and then game. its pretty self-explanatory...im not sure if this helps with your problem though...sounds like u have a bad connection to internet.
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Post by cQuence » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:55 pm

i'm right :D
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Post by captain » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:57 am

eh? :? i thought u couldnt host cos ur passing ur dmg all over the classroom. :D cos in my school we all have macbooks and we all pass games around so yea, some of us cant cos of the "copying" but i can cos i dl from the mac website
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Post by G[v]N » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:24 am

It has nothing to do with the mac website. It depends on your router and port forwarding settings.
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Re: So.. You cant host eh?

Post by Dirk Gently » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:36 am

§hockwav wrote: Or maybe it's just your firewall sucks..
no it is just that my firewall is actually a real one.

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Post by Excend » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:35 am

for me people just cant join my servers >.>
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Post by Dirk Gently » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:37 am

lol i just thought of this:

if nobody joins you game, check to make sure you don't have a password on, or on LAN.

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Post by Shockwav at School » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:48 am

No, not really some people cant host cause there firewall is not working good. Or there firewall works ok but they leave cause randomly... So yeah...






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Post by Excend » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:01 am

bcn_root wrote:lol i just thought of this:

if nobody joins you game, check to make sure you don't have a password on, or on LAN.
yes, my friends see my internet server, I dont, and they have even told me that its not password protected, its just that they cant get connection with my computer
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Post by seabeast » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:45 pm

Ya... that happens what with my fluxing internet having to reconnect every 5 seconds, but less in Demo. I don't know why. But everyone quits at one and it's really annoying. ...:)

Speaking of which I'm gonna host the island now no pass. I dunno why I'm saying it here but... ya.

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Post by cQuence » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:16 pm

Ok then.. PORT FORWARD!!!!
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Post by cQuence » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:37 pm

Sorry for double post.

but


Hello, :D

I found the below info. on another forum. Hope it helps. I needed to figure out port forwarding as well...I did it...but havent tested it yet. My internet is still working after the changes though...so thats an improvement:)

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If you have Mac OS X 10.4, then I've found that the easiest way to set up port forwarding on the Airport Extreme/Express is to use a fixed IP address for your computer and use the NAT Port Mapping Protocol. First, ensure that your ADSL modem is not used as a router (many people have BOTH their router and Airport setup as a router. For example, both the Zoom 5660 and DSL 300T are ADSL modem /routers: ensure that they are set in to a mode such as "bridge": essentially, this means that your Airport Express/Extreme RECEIVES the IP address that your ADSL provider gives you.)

Then, to set up the Airport for port forwarding, do this:

1. Log into Airport Admin Utiity, and choose the Network tab. Choose Distribute IP addresses, and Share a SINGLE IP address. Then choose use 172.16.1.1 addressing.

2. Under the Airport tab, choose Base Station Options. Tick the following:

Enable SNMP Access
Enable Remote Configuration
Enable Default Remote Host at 172.16.1.253
Enable NAT Port Mapping Protocol

3. Goto the Internet tab to make a note of the DNS servers (these are for your ADSL provider: they should be in grey to the right of the screen: if they are not, do not worry.)

Save the configuration.

Your internet connection won't work now: you need to give your computer the fixed IP address chosen above. To do this:

4. Goto System Preferences, Network, then TCP/IP.

Your connection will probably be set up Automatically using DHCP.

First, make a note of the Subnet Mask (will probably be 255.255.255.0)

Then, change the Configure IPv4 tag to: Manually

IP Address: 172.16.1.253
Subnet Mask: (whatever you noted above, eg: 255.255.255.0)
Router: 172.16.1.1 (this is the Airport's IP Address)
DNS Servers: your ADSL provider's servers (from part 3: if you do not have them, phone your ADSL provider, or try using: 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2).

5. Save the settings (Apply Now) then goto Show All and Sharing, then choose the Firewall tab.

Ensure the Firewall is ON, then choose New... to choose a new Port (eg: 9090).

Update and restart your computer.

Transmission is great: on a 1MB connection, I'm consistently getting download speeds of 90-100K (as opposed to Aquisition's 20-30k).

Keep up the good work!!
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Post by LAPTOPER » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:44 am

If you are unable to host because of your firewall,

It is because the firewall is blocking the port used to host Halo.

Go into System Preferences -> Sharing (This may be different, but just find the section with Firewall) -> Firewall -> Click "New" -> Select "Other" For the port name, leave the tcp port number blank, but put 2302 on udp port number. Then in the description, but Halo Demo.

You should now be able to host.....

(This Tut may be on one of the links Shockwave put down, I didn't bother clicking on them because my internet is as slow as it is.... )

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Post by Dirk Gently » Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:06 am

LAPTOPER wrote:If you are unable to host because of your firewall,

It is because the firewall is blocking the port used to host Halo.

Go into System Preferences -> Sharing (This may be different, but just find the section with Firewall) -> Firewall -> Click "New" -> Select "Other" For the port name, leave the tcp port number blank, but put 2302 on udp port number. Then in the description, but Halo Demo.

You should now be able to host.....

(This Tut may be on one of the links Shockwave put down, I didn't bother clicking on them because my internet is as slow as it is.... )

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