Server Trouble

[imported_goldeneagle]

I am trying to run a dedicated COD Server on WindowsXP the server starts up and I can join it from my own computer but other people can't see or join it. I have it set to "2" Internet, and I believe everything is setup correctly but there has to be some problem because no one can join my server except for me. Can Someone Please HElp?


THANKS!!!!!

[TheKomoman]

I am trying to run a dedicated COD Server on WindowsXP the server starts up and I can join it from my own computer but other people can't see or join it. I have it set to "2" Internet, and I believe everything is setup correctly but there has to be some problem because no one can join my server except for me. Can Someone Please HElp?


THANKS!!!!!

Sounds like you're behind a firewall. If you're running a router/internet gateway like a Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc, you'll need to make some changes to forward the port for the game to the machine you're running the server on.

You need to determine the internal IP of your server. Open a command prompt on that machine and run this command:

IPCONFIG

You'll see information that looks something like this:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

The 192.168.1.101 is the info you need. Check the docs on your router for "Port Forwarding." You need to forward port 28960 to the IP of the server. Many routers require that you only use the last three digits, so in this example it would just be .101. If there's an option for TCP, UDP or both, choose UDP.

Ideally your server should run a static IP locally so that IP you're forwarding to doesn't change, but I won't go into that unless you indicated it's something you understand! :smile:

Once you have that port forwarded all you need to do is give your players the EXTERNAL IP of your internet connection - usually found in the "status" of your router. This is not the IP you just determined for your server - that's local to you and will not be able to be found by your players.

Good luck! :!: