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Gamedude5k - Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:42 pm
Post subject: Server/Zone help needed

Hello,

I am having trouble with my zone. I went to http://www.shanky.com/server/howto-zone/index.html to help me build a zone, but I seem to be having trouble with it. It shows my zone (StarCraft Warzone) in the directory list, but I add it to my zone list and it shows up red as it is offline... but the thing is even before I add my zone to the list I already have my Subbil.exe and subgame2.exe up and running and when after 10 seconds of it being up and running it shows that its logged in. So then I go to check my zone, but it shows up as offline. Is there something that still needs to be fixed?

-(Starcraft Ghost)-

Contempt+ - Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:12 pm
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Sounds like a port needs to be forwarded. You'll need to forward the port that subgame uses so that players can enter your zone.

For you to enter the zone without forwarding ports, you'll need to Add a Custom Zone. Put the Zone name in, put the port in that subgame uses, and for the IP you put 127.0.0.1

Cyan~Fire - Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:34 pm
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Server Troubleshooting

Gamedude5k - Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:17 am
Post subject: Ok...

Hello,

Thanks Cyan~Fire, that webpage helped out alot, and thank you Contempt+ as well. I got my zone up and I can enter it now, but there is one thing I still must cover. My zone does not show up in the SS Directory Zones list, and I need to know how I can do so. Everything thing else works well now. I just need the finishing touch and then I'll be open as a zone.

-Thanks Contempt+ and Cyan~Fire for your help...-

-(StarcraftGhost)-

Cyan~Fire - Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:56 am
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What does the [directory] section in your server.ini look like? (Post it here, in a [code] block.)

Gamedude5k - Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:20 pm
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Here it is...

Code: Show/Hide

[Directory]
IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com
Description=This is a zone that commemorates the game, Starcraft. Anyone and everyone is welcome by here. I have made this zone for the StarCraft Fans, but I am not going to kick anyone out if they want to come.
//What you want to have for the description of zone
NamePassword=SCOwner
//Pick anything you want
Port=7500

I put my Port that I use for Misc and Billing the same for the port you see in the code block. Nobody try to get into my zone server either... or else I will ban anyone who dares try to fiddle with the server.ini or subbill.ini.

-(StarcraftGhost)-

THE Lucifer - Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:04 pm
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IIRC, NamePassword is probably best left set to "cane".
Also, the port is set to 4991, I doubt they have a 7500 one opened for the dir-serv.

And if the zone is red on the directory server it means you're behind something which is blocking access to your subgame (either a firewall, a router not forewarding packets or both).

Gamedude5k - Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:44 pm
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Ok...

One thing though.... when I have the server.ini set up like so....

Code: Show/Hide

....then my zone works perfectly... BUT, when I do just as you said it doesn't show my zone even up and I have my Subgame2.exe and Subbill.exe up and running.... it shows red for my zone... so theres gotta be something different that I am doing or its something else.

wEaViL - Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:07 pm
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Like cyan said... you might have a firewall or router blocking access to the server.
XP has a built in firewall (in sp2 the firewall is automaticaly turned on) If your on a broadband connection that is shared between 2 or more computers then you have a router and need to forward the ports for the server +1 for it to work.

refer to this post for help with port forwarding
https://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?t=2443

Gamedude5k - Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:29 pm
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I am having trouble with just one last thing on the list that you showed me... I am having trouble with the Server/Router IP. How do I try to find that... I typed in the IP into the Command window, but then it says, "Not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." So I need to know how I can get the Server/Router IP Address.

-(StarcraftGhost)-

Bak - Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:54 pm
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start -> run -> cmd(enter)

ipconfig (enter)

wEaViL - Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:11 am
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another way to do it is to login the router and pull up the DHCP list and look for the name of your computer in that list... it will have your router assigned ip next to your computer name.

Cyan~Fire - Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:02 am
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Gamedude, you don't type the IP in the command prompt, go to it in your web browser, it should bring up a config screen.

And just to explain things, because your zone is on the directory server now, you're accessing your zone through the router (as opposed to the local loopback 127.0.0.1 which shouldn't travel through it at all), it's blocking your access.

BTW, you don't need to set the NamePassword to "cane". It's only useful when you host multiple zones anyway.