Help in opening DCS Server

[Ore2049]

Anyone who understands help will be appreciated, I tried opening a server but when I told my friend to enter the server he told me it was offline, and when I check the port on the internet it says that it is not connecting. What did I miss in my port forwarding?

Edited August 21, 2020 by Ore2049

[iffoif]

Hello! You need to provide more information: Did you open the needed windows firewall ports? Did you configure your router/firewall? Did you set up port forwarding properly?

 

The screenshot you posted looks to me like a port forwarding screen form a router. You need to enter the proper values in there. E.g.: Local IP is the servers IP address, the ports and protocols need to match the needs of your DCS server.

 

I tried following a combination of the tutorials linked here and here. I also made a small checklist and got everything working. Maybe it will help you, to read the list of tasks I performed to get the server up an running:

 

Server setup to-do:

 

* collect my DCS Server data:

Name: [name]

Passwort: [my password]

IP: [my server internet ip address like e.g. 222.216.222.122]

Port: 10308

SRS-Port: 5002

 

* Collect all network data needed for setting up my server [YOU VALUES MAY DIFFER!!!]:

Server local IP: 192.168.1.179

SRS TCP and UDP port: 5002

DCS Client - Inbound: 10308 TCP/UDP

WebGUI - Inbound: 8088 TCP

TacView Real-time Telemetry - Inbound: 42674 TCP

TacView Remote Control - Inbound: 42675 TCP

SRS TCP1 - Inbound: 5002

SRS TCP2 - Inbound: 5003

 

* DCS Server - download openbeta server and install OK

* SRS Server - download and install OK

* DCS Server - configure autoexec.cfg as in tutorial OK

* DCS Server - start and configure logins, stop server OK

* DCS Server - set settings according to my needs OK

* DCS Server - auto restart regedit as in tutorial OK

* DCS Server - install maps on server OK

* DCS Server - install MP campaigns? nope

* SRS - set up autoconnect OK

* DO I need script frameworks for my server? no idea???

* Port forwarding for windows - set up as in tutorials OK

* Port forwarding for Firewall - set up as in tutorials OK

* Port forwarding in router - set up as in tutorials OK

* Make batch file for starting and restarting server OK

* Start server, try connecting local webGUI OK

* Use WebGUI to manage server and start a map OK

* Start DCS and try to connect to my server OK - it works! yay!

 

I hope that this wall of text helps in some way.

Edited August 26, 2020 by iffoif
added more info

[Ore2049]

Wow thank you so much, I really appreciate that. and I did the port forwarding in the router and still, no one can join my server, I needed to do more actions I assume now

[iffoif]

I am glad it was of a little help. Yes, the process is a bit involved, but not as bad as some other setups I did years ago.

 

Following that "checklist" step by step and reading those webpages helped me a lot. After only a few hours work, the server is up and running.

 

The only thing that still bugs me is: I have to connect to the server computer by remote desktop to access the local webGUI.

[Ore2049]

I think i understand my only problem, when i try to do the port forwarding its just doesn't work it take my IP from IP config and put it in the right place , but when I go to a website call canyouseeme it doesn't say I'm connected , and I have no clue why . maybe its not the right IP ? maybe I cant ?

[OzDeaDMeaT]

Call your ISP, you might fall under a carrier grade NAT. It is where your ISP has a firewall of sorts between you and the internet.

 

Check out this website to see what ports you have open.

 

https://www.ipfingerprints.com/portscan.php

 

I would also recommend getting a friend who understands networking to go over your setup. Hopefully it's just a misconfigured setting somewhere.