r u hosting through a linksys router ?? - Page 2

zipgun77 · 02-21-2002, 11:39 AM

Arkan - MOH uses a few different ports besides 12203... thats why I forward ports 12200 - 12300. One post i read listed atleast 5 ports that MOH uses (within this range). It fixed my problem of seeing the server out on the net, atleast. The game also uses UDP (faster), but may use TCP as well... I have "both" enabled. As for some people getting kicked and others pinging great, I'm still at a loss! Hopefully, we can fix this somehow. I have re-installed several times to no avail. The only tweaks I have made to my server.cfg file are maxRate=9000 (to ensure equal bandwidth for all clients) and maxping=200 (to prevent 56kers from lagging the server too badly). There's no way we're the only two people with this problem.

Arkan · 02-21-2002, 11:57 AM

Thanks for the info Zipgun. I'll open up some more ports and see if that helps. I also had my maxrate (5000) and maxping (100)settings up. I'm gonna try the ports now. Oh, BTW, i contacted Linksys tech support but the bastards call back!!...i'll be at work then! oh well, i'll call tomorrow. If i find the problem, i promise to post the fix for ya.

Arkan · 02-22-2002, 12:06 AM

Well, i got it to work but just don't understand why.
Someone on another board suggested that i set DMZ to 192.168.1.0 (I had it 192.168.1.10 which is the IP of the host computer) It's not supposed to work this way but it does. When i called the Linksys tech the other day, he said the DMZ setting should be the same as the IP of the host computer since it's in "static IP mode". Now i'm really lost as to why it works with a different DMZ addy. The only problem i have now is that on gamespy, my server name doesn't show and it says "server full". My buddy selects "Launch anyway" and he gets in. Any tips on that or info on why the DMZ setting works?

BTW, i forwarded ports 12200 to 12220 (TCP & UPD enabled)

CO791 · 02-22-2002, 12:09 AM

man Im dying to know what the solution to this is.

Arkan · 02-22-2002, 12:28 AM

Sorry, credit goes to [ReBel] on THIS board who supplied me with settings that for unknown reasons work.

Here's his info from another post:
[I am using a LinkSys router also, and have been hosting just fine without using the DMZ feature.
Here's what I'm doing:
1.) Static IPs (DHCP disabled).
2.) Advanced, Filters - DISABLE SPI, ENABLE Block WAN Request, ENABLE Multicast Pass Thru, ENABLE IPSec Pass Thru.
3.) Advanced, Forwarding, Ports 12200 to 12220 (both UDP and TCP).

Thats it, hope this helps]

Well ReBel, it did but i don't understand why. Like i said before, the only problem i have now is with GameSpy. (server name not showing & "server full" when in fact it's not).
Thanks all who chipped in ideas.

Arkan · 02-22-2002, 01:47 AM

Crow King...I have both machines hooked up to the router so they go through the router to connect to the net. I never have a problem d/loading files from both machines and i do have the internal WinXP firewall disabled. I learned a few things tonight but it's too late to test 'em. I'll post tomorrow with the results. Thanks

WeRD69 · 02-22-2002, 02:37 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Arkan:
Sorry, credit goes to [ReBel] on THIS board who supplied me with settings that for unknown reasons work.

Here's his info from another post:
[I am using a LinkSys router also, and have been hosting just fine without using the DMZ feature.
Here's what I'm doing:
1.) Static IPs (DHCP disabled).
2.) Advanced, Filters - DISABLE SPI, ENABLE Block WAN Request, ENABLE Multicast Pass Thru, ENABLE IPSec Pass Thru.
3.) Advanced, Forwarding, Ports 12200 to 12220 (both UDP and TCP).

Thats it, hope this helps]

Well ReBel, it did but i don't understand why. Like i said before, the only problem i have now is with GameSpy. (server name not showing & "server full" when in fact it's not).
Thanks all who chipped in ideas. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I posted about this a while back. Firstly, as long as you have the latest firmware, DCHP doesn't need to be disabled. Also, DMZ may work, but I would recommend against using that option, because it totally opens your computer up to the internet.

I have this router here's how I have everything set (works perfectly fine):

- DCHP is ENABLED starting at the default 192.168.1.100 (although you can use whatever you like, as long as it's in the same subnet as the router's IP).
- Use 'ipconfig' to get your IP address, and on the 'Forwarding' tab, forward ports 12201-12203 (used by MoH:AA) and port 12300 (needs to be there for Gamespy to report correctly) to your computer's IP.
- DMZ is set to the default 192.168.1.0

That's it. The reason you were having problems is because you had ports being forwarded to 192.168.1.10, plus you had DMZ enabled for the same IP. That doesn't work correctly (if it's for the same IP), you have to use one or the other.

Hope this helps,
WeRD

CO791 · 02-22-2002, 10:35 AM

Arkan · 02-22-2002, 10:44 AM

Hey Werd....thanks for the info. I'm gonna play with all the settings on my day off and see which one's work the best. At least now i can host if i want but i have to do some fine tuning for things to be right. I appriciate all the info & ideas from you guys.

CO791 · 02-23-2002, 12:59 AM

Yes ARKAN and since my connection is screwed till the techs get here..youre the server man!

CO791 · 02-23-2002, 02:13 AM

how much cash did it cost..cmon you gotta tell me so I can get it done 2.

lysis · 02-23-2002, 04:55 AM

i don't have static ip, am on dsl, and use linksys router to share the dsl with 2 puters.

haven't been able to get games to show up on gamespy yet.

forwarded ports 12201-12203 and 12300 to the ip i found with ipconfig

ADDITION:

It now seems to work with gamespy using the settings posted by Arkan, but the settings posted by WeRD69 didn't work for me.

[This message has been edited by lysis (edited February 23, 2002).]

[This message has been edited by lysis (edited February 23, 2002).]

Arkan · 02-23-2002, 11:35 AM

Hey co791, i hope they don't do away with cable in your area.....you'd have to move then..BUWAHAAHA !!

Good luck with the tech's and see if they can drop a new line to your house...they did for me.

CO791 · 02-24-2002, 12:35 AM

Damnit Arkan how much??????
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Hellbaby2065 · 02-24-2002, 12:47 AM

I run a server on my comp through a Linksys on a DSL connection. I have a static IP provided by my ISP, but this does not affect my home network, DHCP works as normal.

(You will have 2 seperate IP addresses, an EXTERNAL, and an INTERNAL. The INTERNAL IP's should be 192.168.1.xxx , 192.168.1.1 being the IP of the router)

If you have DHCP active, you can still specify an IP for internal computers. (if you wish) Just right-click on Network Neighborhood and go to Properties. Next select TCP/IP, then click on the Properties button. Click Specify an IP. Then enter IP 192.168.1.xxx , Subnet 255.255.255.0
Set WINS to Disable, Set Gateway to 192.168.1.1 then click add. Click on the DNS tab, in the Host field enter the name of your computer. Add at least 2 DNS servers to the search order, usually 4.2.2.1 , 4.2.2.2 , sometimes 4.2.2.3 too. This will set up that computer as a static IP on the network. DHCP will still work normally, it will just detect a computer with that IP and automatically assign different IPs to the other comps.

(more on this later, gotta go I'm at work.

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