Setting Up A Server.

Draco3

Not sure if this has been posted before or if I am in the right forum.


i want to play a game with 4 other people. We don't have a server and don't want to use one of the public ones. i created a server (using "create server" option on the main screen) but they can't join.
i have lasted metamod.

clear?

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EDIT: oops thanks JHunz

JHunz

I don't see a question in your post.

You'll need to install the latest metamod on your listenserver, but that should be about it.

GiGaBiTe

basically he started a listenserver and is wondering why his friends cant connect.

heres a few reasons:

1) you have a router
2) if you dont have a router you have sv_lan set to 1, set sv_lan to 0

Toothy

Can your friends ping it?

Draco3

yes i have a router.

yes they can ping it. (at least i think... going to task them)

by ping you mean getting it to show a latency?

mirrodin

Start -> Run:

Type in 'cmd' and hit enter

This brings up the DOS prompt, or whatever XP calls it.

In the prompt type 'tracert <your ip>' and hit enter

It then shows the route a few packets take to go from your computer to the ip your typed. Of course 'tracert'ing yourself is pointless. Have your friends do this. And don't type in the apostrophes. I hope I didn't need to tell you that.

GiGaBiTe

well if your giving your friends a 192.16x ip, thats a lan ip and only people on your local network can connect to it. ask someone that configured your router to route the port hlds uses through to the internet (usually 27015, 27016 usually for listenservers) so whatever your computers ip is just tell the router to put that port through to the net and they should be able to see it.