Private multiplayer server using SRS

[Moki]

Hi all,

I created a private server in multiplayer for a buddy and I to fly in. I cannot connect to my server using SRS. I have manually typed it into SRS and put the password in and nothing. However, my friend can connect to it but I cant. Does anyone have an idea of what is going on? I did turn on the SRS server application too.

I did join a public server that was using SRS to make sure it was working properly and it is. I got a auto prompt asking me if i wanted to connect to their IP.

[CTBlankenship]

When you say private do you mean that your created a DCS OpenBeta Server and classified it as private? Or did you create your server on your local LAN and both of you are accessing it using 196.168.0.xxx:10308?

 

All I had to do to get SRS to work is install SRS on the server, point port number 5002 to the machine running SRS Server ... in my case 192.168.0.106, finally make sure my firewall software (mine is Norton 360) has rules that define port 5002 and 5003 are open. You can also do this using PowerShell. You have to run PowerShell as Administrator to get the following command lines to work.

 

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "DCS SRS TCP1" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 5002 -Protocol TCP -Action Allow

 

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "DCS SRS TCP2" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 5003 -Protocol TCP -Action Allow

 

The full instructions for setting up the server is here (https://www.serveracademy.com/tutorials/how-to-host-a-dcs-server-full-step-by-step-guide/) I know you have your server setup correctly but this might provide some more information in addition to what you already know.

 

Finally, on the machine running the server I launch SRS-Server and leave it running. Then, the only thing people have to do to connect to SRS using the client is enter my static TCP/IP address with a :5002 after it.

 

I just spent what feels like forever getting everything to work ... maybe what I learned can help someone else.

 

Happy flying,

 

CTBlankenship

[Redwing_204]

This worked for me. Helpful detail in your instructions above.  Many thanks.