Server Help

[Chiumanfu]

I've looked all through these forums on the faq, tried the inicheck utility, confirmed my zone.dat, changed ports a bunch of times, I'm not behind any type of firewall (hardware or software) and I still can't get my server to go green on the zone list. I've tried it on two different computers with two seperate internet connections and tried downloading server.zip from a couple different sources. There are no error messages in the log files. What am I missing?

Here's a screenshot of what I see


Here's my subgame.ini

Code: Show/Hide //This is currently, at time of download, 1.34.14 subgame [Custom] ArenaMode=5 [Arena] ArenaMaxPlayers=200 ArenaDesiredPlayers=100 ArenaMinimumPlayers=25 SpawnKeepScores=1 MaxArenas=2000 MaxArenasMemory=64000 [Comms] MaxQueueToLogin=16 PacketHistoryMax=2000 IncomingBufferSize=131072 OutgoingBufferSize=131072 EncryptMode=1 UnreliableBufferSize=128 TransportBufferSize=160 FlushTime=10 BandwithIdleTime=21600 SelectTime=10 [Misc] DisableShareware=0 RegisterKickShareware=0 MaxSharewarePlayers=-1 MaxPlayers=200 MaxSharewareTime=90000000 DisableSharewareNames=0 DisableSharewareShips=0 DisableSharewareScores=0 MenuKickOutDelay=12000 NoAntiInSafe=0 LockFreqs=0 PositionDataAccess=2 AlertCommand=cheater AllowPubScorereset=0 AllowPvtScorereset=0 TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius=8 ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod=0 CheckWeapons=1 CheckFastBombing=0 FastBombingThreshold=30 ForceObsceneCheck=0 NoFlagRewardLimit=0 LogPoints=0 PointUpdateDiff=500 JackpotBroadcastPoints=0 ServerLog=1 KeepAliveDelay=500 DefaultLevelFile=_chiu.lvl Port=8200 AllowVIEClients=1 StaffChat= ForceContinuumOnly=0 ServerIP=207.81.23.218 AllowPrerelease=1 [CPU] LoopDelay=0 ProcessMaxTime=4 SleepPerIteration=0 SlowIterationWarningLevel=100 SleepTime=0 [Permission] AllowBadMachineId=1 AllowLowBandwidth=1 MinimumSecondsToLogin=0 PermissionMaxPoints=0 PermissionMode=0 AutoPermissionPoints=0 AutoPermissionIDList=0 AutoPermissionMessage=Congratulations [Password] SysopPassword=chiu EnergyPassword=chiu ModeratorPassword=chiu SuperModeratorPassword=chiu VIPPassword=chiu [Billing] LogMessages=0 IP=localhost Password=chiu ServerName=Chiumanfu's Test Zone Port=185 ServerId=8200 GroupId=1 ScoreId=8200 ReconnectTime=12000 AttemptTime=6400 [Advertise] SendMode=0 DisplayMode=0 Duration=6000 [Validation] CheckMod=0 CheckSMod=0 CheckSysop=0 LogPubCommands=* LogPvtCommands=* DisablePubCommands= DisablePvtCommands= [Directory] IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com Description=Testing LVZ NamePassword=chiu Port=4991

and the subbill.ini

[Misc]
AllowNewUsers=1
SysopPassword=chiu
BillingPassword=chiu
MaxQueueForLogin=50
LowPriority=0
KickOutDelay=24000
Port=185

[stuperfied]

Im not an expert but I cant see anything abviously wrong with your files, not sure what Misc.ServerIp should be set to but I think it should be either localhost or nothing unless you are running it on a computer with either a static IP or one which rarely changes. If you are running it on a computer with 56k connection you may not be able to serve (which I think is why I cant), you cant play on the same computer that you are serving on, if you are serving on a computer which is behind a router you must forward the ports (look for posts in here on that router subject because apparently its a doozie) and if serving on computer with WinXP you must either configure the default firewall or dissable it, but then you probably already know all this.

Not sure about this but I think that if you are serving on a computer behind a proxy server or if the ISP uses a passive proxy server (which you would not know about unless you asked) you may not be able to serve.

[stuperfied]

I have no idea why but my post seems to be tabbed over just a wee bit, maybe just a prob with my browser or maybe im loosing it but if a mod can see it too can they please try and fix it and then delete this post, thanx.

[Dr Brain]

Try adding a custom zone from the continuum zone menu.

Name: Testing server
IP: 127.0.0.1
Port: Whatever your port is (8200 in the screen shot)
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[Chiumanfu]

That worked perfectly Dr Brain. Thanks.

It still doesn't explain why I can connect normally but it will serve my purpose to test lvz's.

Thanks again and Happy Holidays!

[Dr Brain]

You have a firewall somewhere from the internet to you. If you don't have one, then your ISP does.

[Cyan~Fire]

Actually you are the only one that needs to connect like that (if you forward your ports). People outside your LAN can connect the normal way.
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[converse1021]

we if u have more then 1 computer hooked on the same internet sever its not going to work (like a router) that was my prom.

[Cyan~Fire]

It will work. I ran a server behind my router for about a month.

We all did just explain how to make it work, so please don't argue unless you know what you're talking about.