| My Friend (using a router) CANNOT Join My Server [message #321086] |
Fri, 07 March 2008 16:19  |
Goonhaven
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As the title says, my friend who is using a router, can't join my server... When he tries to join he receives the messages:
"Negotiating port with server."
"Operation timed out."
I've forwarded all of the Renegade ports on my Bt Homehub so don't tell me to do that. Also I've tried allowing DMZ which didn't work either AND I disabled the firewall for my homehub which didn't change anything.
Other people have been able to join my channel, it's just him that hasn't been able to... And I know there's nothing wrong with his connection to WOL because he is always on numerous other servers.
NOTE: He lives in Canada and I live in England.
So if anyone has any suggestions please post them here, thankyou. 
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| Re: My Friend (using a router) CANNOT Join My Server [message #321136 is a reply to message #321086] |
Sat, 08 March 2008 02:55  |
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Goztow
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I explained you this in a previous topic. You need to check the port in port.ini and open it in your router and port forward it to your server. Check www.portforward.com for more info.
You can find me in The KOSs2 (TK2) discord while I'm playing. Feel free to come and say hi! TK2 discord
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| Re: My Friend (using a router) CANNOT Join My Server [message #321180 is a reply to message #321169] |
Sat, 08 March 2008 12:05 |
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Protocol Port Range Translate To ... Trigger Protocol Trigger Port
TCP 1234 - 1237 1234 - 1237 - -
UDP 1234 - 1237 1234 - 1237 - -
TCP 3840 - 3840 3840 - 3840 - -
UDP 3840 - 3840 3840 - 3840 - -
TCP 4005 - 4005 4005 - 4005 - -
UDP 4005 - 4005 4005 - 4005 - -
TCP 4808 - 4808 4808 - 4808 - -
UDP 4808 - 4808 4808 - 4808 - -
TCP 4810 - 4810 4810 - 4810 - -
UDP 4810 - 4810 4810 - 4810 - -
TCP 4995 - 4995 4995 - 4995 - -
UDP 4995 - 4995 4995 - 4995 - -
TCP 7000 - 7002 7000 - 7002 - -
UDP 7000 - 7002 7000 - 7002 - -
Those are all of the ports I've forwarded but I see what you're saying... I need to make up a port in server.ini then forward that one to my computer/public IP address, yes?
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| Re: My Friend (using a router) CANNOT Join My Server [message #321182 is a reply to message #321086] |
Sat, 08 March 2008 12:20 |
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Here, let's use a little diagram...
Him --> His router --> The internet --> Your router --> You
In order for a connection to work, your router needs to accept his connection, which like all connections, will be on it's own specific port (this way more than one application can use the internet at once!)
So
His simplified packet (item of data) looks like this:
<Packet>
Dest : you
Source : him
Port : some number, lets say 1394
*Data*
</packet>
Your router is blocking traffic on 1394, it could be a random worm trying to hack in, it isn't, but the router doesn't know that.
Your computer will have been given an IP address by your router, in the form 192.168.XXX.XXX (Chances are it's something close to 192.168.1.2)
In your router's config page (found by pointing your web browser to 192.168.1.1) set it such that any traffic on your chosen port, say 1394, is sent by the router straight to your PC. (www.portforward.com has a guide on how to do this for most routers) If your router wants to know which protocol (UDP or TCP) say both.
Now, in server.ini, set the port to 1394, or whatever number you used. Restart your server.
Now, if he tries to connect, his client should use port 1394 (or whichever number you used) to connect, which your router now recognises as being an exception to being filtered, and lets it through. Result: He can join your game.
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the hell is that?
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| Re: My Friend (using a router) CANNOT Join My Server [message #321283 is a reply to message #321086] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 02:33 |
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Your friend shouldn't need to port forward. Only the server needs to forward ports normally.
Did you forwards port 4444 UDP (not tcp)? It needs to be UDP, otherwise it won't work.
You can find me in The KOSs2 (TK2) discord while I'm playing. Feel free to come and say hi! TK2 discord
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