Server Help

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:14 pm Post subject: Uh oh...

Okay, when I host my zone it says: "Billing Server connected!" but when I open Continuum, it shows that my zone is offline. How come?

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:55 pm Post subject:

You're behind a router? You gotta add in your zone as a custom zone using your LAN IP address, or else your router goes a bit nuts. Also make sure you're forwarding Port through Port+1.
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Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:56 pm Post subject:

No, the computer i am on is running through a modem so I can host stuff. it was all good yesterday and now it is messing up today.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject:

Have you downloaded the latest zone list?

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:16 pm Post subject:

Yes, and i re-downloaded the zone too.

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:18 pm Post subject:

In the "Add/Update Zones" menu it says it is online but in the zone list, it says it is offline.

knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:52 pm Post subject:

u must be behind a router because I am behind a router and i have a modem too. (do u have like two boxes near ur comp that has all these lights flashing?if u do 1 of them is a router and the other is a modem.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject:

I think Donkano was talking about a Dial-up modem, which cannot be directly hooked up to a router. Have you tried connecting to the zone when it looks red?

knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:56 pm Post subject:

ohhhh... ok cyan

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:07 pm Post subject:

Not a dial-up modem. A cable modem.

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject:

Yes, the computer i am on now is hooked up to the modem, the other 2 are hooked up to the router.

knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject:

so u doooo have a router. now u need to get to the routers website and disable firewalls and open ur port ur gonna use fer ur zone.

Donkano · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:54 pm Post subject:

LOL!! I was just informed by my brother like 20 mins ago when he came in the door that he changed it so this computer is hooked up to the router too. So he is going to change it back tonight, so basically, forget the whole post.

knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:15 pm Post subject:

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:41 pm Post subject:

But how will your other computers use the cable modem?? SS does work fine behind a router, that's what I'm doing, and I have no problems, why not use it?

knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:08 pm Post subject:

i agree with cyan because ss does work like the best with a router. using it will make ss work better. but i also disagree because without the router donkano's zone will work beacuse with a router u will need to disable firewalls and open the port ur gonna use fer ur zone.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:13 pm Post subject:

Well you do have to do that with all zones, and router's don't increase performance in SS/Servers, but they do offer extra security. That's the main reason I reccommend it, and also it's not that hard to forward the ports.

ShortyMatt · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 5:28 pm Post subject:

pfft when i got a router cause me and my bro got labtops i said to hell with making a zone... iw ill just be a staff member in some newbs zone and make it very good!!! but i have 1 question

will it affect my bots in the zone ?
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 6:06 pm Post subject:

OK I think you were asking if a router will affect bots?

No, not if your ports are forwarded correctly.