Client and Server

[450caveman]

Hi All,

Could someone tell me why i am having trouble running my Dedicated server and Client machine on the same network.

 

Im running a Netgear D6300 DSL Modem Router

[71st_AH Rob]

What trouble are you having running it on the same network?

[wash_hoban]

Best guess ..... you cannot connect to server from client machine ?

[Ala13_Kokakolo]

Same problem here... any suggestion? All my mates see the game on the list. I cannot despite being in the next room 2 meters away.

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[71st_AH Rob]

You can't see a server on the same network that you are on, not since last fall. You also can't connect to it except by direct connection, use the IP for your server, the one that you port forward in your router settings.

[Ala13_Kokakolo]

You can't see a server on the same network that you are on, not since last fall. You also can't connect to it except by direct connection, use the IP for your server, the one that you port forward in your router settings.

 

 

That was it!!! Cheers mate!! solved!!

[71st_AH Rob]

Glad that was helpful, I wish we had a more up to date manual for multi-player to avoid these questions coming up over and over.

 

Still not sure if that was what the OP was after...

[450caveman]

Hi all sorry for the late response i have been away from my computer and my server has been down due to crap internet service DL rate of 3.2 and an UP of 0.017 super slow but just got NBN on yesterday and now have a DL of over 26mbps and an UP of 21mbps.

Still having the same problem cant join my server in multi player on the net when we are both on the same home LAN

[71st_AH Rob]

Yes, still no fix for this

[hansangb]

You can't see a server on the same network that you are on, not since last fall. You also can't connect to it except by direct connection, use the IP for your server, the one that you port forward in your router settings.

 

 

Ah, so you can't specify the local LAN IP as the server. I was wondering why the external IP of the router couldn't be overwritten.

 

So basically, the server and client have to go out and and u-turn back in. And so I'll still need port forwarding for this to work then. If I want to have the server and client on the same LAN.

 

Thanks

[71st_AH Rob]

It would appear so, in the past you could run a server on a lan with other clients and in fact you only needed one license on the lan so you could have several people play on your lan using only your registers copy. Now I suppose you can't do that anymore and that may be why it has been changed, to force additional licenses to be used? Not sure, have not tried it at all, so just speculating there.

[HiJack]

You can't see a server on the same network that you are on, not since last fall. You also can't connect to it except by direct connection, use the IP for your server, the one that you port forward in your router settings.

Actually DCS is now made IP version 6 aware so now you can see the local server if you enable IP 6 on your server. At least in 2.1.1

[hansangb]

Actually DCS is now made IP version 6 aware so now you can see the local server if you enable IP 6 on your server. At least in 2.1.1

 

 

Interesting. I guess it supports IPv6 SLP to find one another. I'll play around.

 

I've heard that hosting local LAN MP can significantly increase VR FPS, so just wanted to see for myself.