Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I’ve been at work and only now able to get back and check in.

Will try these until I get a solution.

Yes, refreshing the list….e…v…e…n…t…u…a…l…l…y resets it to the IPv4 address. Sadly, that period of time can vary greatly.

Thanks for the reply.

Would be nice if someone could update the Global Server Workaround to ONLY use/generate IPv4 addresses.

First, I’m new here and am glad to have found this site. My older son and I have gotten back into playing Freelancer after a few years away from it. Sadly, we discovered the Global Servers are no longer available.

However, I’ve successfully installed the Global Server Workaround v1.0 by w0dk4 and have followed the instructions to edit the freelancer.ini file.

With this, we’ve had success in seeing the other servers and even setting one up that can be seen from the Internet.

What IS the problem is that, when I attempt to connect to my own server from the same PC, the IP Address is some configuration of a series of four letters, followed by a semi-colon. Eventually, and ultimately, the server IP address will….somehow…update and show the correct IP address. Until that happens, I’m unable to connect.

My PC is running Windows 7 x64 Professional, completely updated.

We do have a router and have set it use the Online Gaming Mode.

I need to know if there’s a way to force the server to show the correct IP address at start-up. Otherwise, it can be frustrating waiting for it to update on its own.

Thanks!

EDIT: BTW, I did a search for this problem, but “IP” is too short of a search word.

EDIT 2: OK, upon further research, it appears that the IP address being generated is in the form of IPv6 instead of IPv4. Apparently, I’ll need to disable IPv6 on my Windows 7 PC.

Are there any immediate drawbacks to doing this?