Running A Dedicated Server Through A Router

SwiftSwift Lost Keys Join Date: 2005-02-19 Member: 41683Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">How?</div> Whenever I make a dedicated server, the IP always shows up as localhost, even though I do sv_lan 0. I guess it's the router, then, so my questiion is... How would I run a dedicated server through a router?
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  • FooKerFooKer Join Date: 2003-07-31 Member: 18622Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    You'll need to make sure you have the ports open on your router for HL. Here's a link for what you'll need.

    <a href='http://www.vadakill.com/nsguides/advanced/portforwarding.php' target='_blank'>http://www.vadakill.com/nsguides/advanced/portforwarding.php</a>
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  • SwiftSwift Lost Keys Join Date: 2005-02-19 Member: 41683Members, Constellation
    Gah... What is the start-end values in my router setup... I need a step-by-step tut... sigh... I'll try again.
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  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swift+Mar 15 2005, 05:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swift @ Mar 15 2005, 05:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Gah... What is the start-end values in my router setup... I need a step-by-step tut... sigh... I'll try again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Any luck?

    What's your router make/model? I'm familiar with most of the common interfaces and can guide you through it if you're still having problems.
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  • SloppyKissesSloppyKisses omgawd a furreh&#33; Virginia Join Date: 2003-07-05 Member: 17942Members, Constellation
    you will also have to make sure your machine is set for the correct DMZ host which is what my router calls it but yours could be different.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    Assuming you have a Linksys Router (most common) 192.168.1.1 is your set up page (your pw is admin)

    from there go to advanced and fowarding <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    other common one is 192.168.0.1
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  • SwiftSwift Lost Keys Join Date: 2005-02-19 Member: 41683Members, Constellation
    I mean in the forwarding part it has like a start value and an end value, and I don;t know what to redirect in the first place ...
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  • InfraRedInfraRed Join Date: 2003-01-20 Member: 12508Members, Constellation
    Assuming the default for a server port is still 27015, just make the start and end of the range 27015 and then make sure the IP points to your machine.

    Then go to the status page in the Linksys router setup and look for the WAN IP and give that to people so they can connect to your server.

    To find your computers IP (LAN not WAN) just type ipconfig in the command prompt. Any bit of software on your computer will report your computers IP as being localhost/192.168.1.x/127.0.0.1 because you are behind a router.
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