Players cannot log into my server

BUMP

OK. spent the day online with Belkin. Now they want me to call them. The router was set up for port forwarding and everything else under the sun but will NOT open the required ports. I can play on lan but even with dyndns will not connect off sight computers to mine.

Reads in my server list as lan but other players cannot see it or connect. Any ideas? I figure you guys and gals would know more than a minumum wager reading off a screen

Already did that. There seems to be an issue with port forwarding. Been on w/ time warner, dyndns and belkin and none of those page turners can figure it out.

I figured someone here might know rather than someone who doesn’t but reads the script off their computer screen.

Do you think setting the server up on a different computer might work? Hate to do all that work for nothing but better than not playing??

The firewall port exceptions are already done

Just curious, how easy is this to set up if I just throw in the towel and rent a server?

robocop wrote:
you’d still have to set it up

I have it set up now to run a disco mod on my home system. I just cannot get anyone off-lan to see it. Would the setup be the same? They should be able to have the open ports on their server, right?

robocop wrote:
setup would be the same

first you need to check the FL settings and make sure you enabled the option to allow connections from the web. That’s done when you open up FLServer. IIRC, one of the options is to allow players to access the server.

Then you need to make sure that port 2302-2304 is open in your firewall.

Next you need to go to your router and make sure that all incoming traffic on those ports is directed to the proper PC on the network.

That ‘should’ be enough to get it going.

Oh, make sure you’re running the MS Official FL Update as well, sometimes not having that can cause connection problems.

Finally, make sure you have the gls server workaround patch applied and that your server has been added to the server list.

That’s all we needed to do.

Done, done, done and done. But still no dice. Should I just save my remaining hair and get a game server to host it?

I thought it might be an issue where the open ports from the router might be getting blocked as they pass thru the cable modem but TWC said no. So far TWC and Belkin say the ports are showing as open, but you cannot reach them from outside

Fenris_Wolf wrote:
are the ports being forwarded tcp or udp? (flserver uses udp ports)

UDP

Done that. That is the one I’m using but still only LAN showing up. Server has already been added to server list on DSLauncher

Just curious, If I decide to look into a rented server anyone have any recommendations for us based servers that have or are running FL?

HunterKiller wrote:
Question, are you running it on W7 or, XP?

XP. Under IPV4. There are no IPV6 protocols because it will not run under IPV6. for xp Do you think it might be some hidden settings on the computer blocking it? Should I try dual-booting with win 7 and see if it’ll run under 7? Maybe a bad router? BUT wouldn’t that affect ALL the router systems?

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