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General Questions - Router Help!

Superbike32 - Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:51 am
Post subject: Router Help!

Well, I have a router and i put in ports, but then it asks for an application name, what should i put here so that others can see my zone on the zone list, and stop saying (Zone may be down or no longer exist)?

Mine GO BOOM - Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:14 am
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Application name is just so you remember why you forwarded those ports. Put in subspace server if you'd like, it doesn't make a difference.

Superbike32 - Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:41 am
Post subject: well i did but doesnt work

ok, i forward up all that and it still dont work, i guess application name really does matter?

Superbike32 - Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:51 am
Post subject: Ok, semi-working

ok, i opened up all the ports i need yet i cant connect to my own server over the internet, this is normal?

Bak - Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:43 am
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which ports did you open... does it work if you use your ip from whatismyip.com and the listen port?

Mine GO BOOM - Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:16 am
Post subject: Re: Ok, semi-working

Superbike32 wrote:

ok, i opened up all the ports i need yet i cant connect to my own server over the internet, this is normal?

Most routers do not handle routing to themselves. Thus, when your router sees you trying to connect to your global IP, it just forwards it along to your ISP. The ISP notices that you are trying to connect to yourself, so it just drops the packet. Edit your zone.dat file so your IP is 127.0.0.1 or use Custom Zone in the zone menu editor and set your IP as that.

Unless by over the internet, you mean someone other than you behind your own router, then I don't think you forwarded the correct ports. In your server.cfg, go to the [Misc] section and find the Port value there. Say it is set to 5000. You need to forward UDP 5000 and UDP 5001 to your computer. You do not need any TCP.