How To Host Using A Router???

[amagad]

OK try to help me out please, this is the problem:

 

I am trying to host a server on TS and lomac using a Linksys wireless router but i cant. I have my router connected from my comp to another comp on another room, and i use verizon dsl. When i check my ip at ipconfig it says that my ip adress is 192.168.1.102. I read on a forum that for TS u can use this ip as a server (127.0.0.1:8767) and then give clients my ip using this site http://www.whatsmyip.com (it says my ip is 70.111.76.201 and not 192.168.1.102) but nobody can connect. Also on the TS server icon i only get the 192.168.x.x ip only. For lomac when i host the only ip i see is also the 192 .xx one and nothing else.

I got into my router and enabled the dmz but i also read that u have to forward the ports and i relly dont know how or which ports. Or how to find those ports numbers. I went to my router and i have the option of doing this and it looks like this:

 

 

 

Port Range

Application Start End Protocol IP Address Enable

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

to TCP UDP Both 192.168.1.

 

 

Port Range Forwarding: Certain applications may require to open specific ports in order for it to function correctly. Examples of these applications include servers and certain online games. When a request for a certain port comes in from the Internet, the router will route the data to the computer you specify. Due to security concerns, you may want to limit port forwarding to only those ports you are using, and uncheck the Enable checkbox after you are finished.

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I have the option of writing a staryt and end port and the enable option, but i dont know what to wright or how to find the ports that i need.

 

Does anyone know how to do this or any other way to host a TS or a lomac server using a Linksys router?????/

Also i dont have firewall enabled or any other thing like that.

[GGTharos]

You need UDP/TCP port 10308 forwarded to the LOMAC server computer :)

 

Port 8767 for TS.

 

Your router ought to have an interface for setting up port forwarding.

[amagad]

Thanks for your help but i am not too good with this things, can you be more especific. Were do i have to type the 8767 for Ts , on the strat or the end, or both? Also were it says application, do i have to wright the name example: TS or do i have to provide a link to the program>?

 

This is what i did :

on application i wrote TS, then i wroye 8767 on the start and 8768 on the end. Then i click on "both" , then i put my ip 192.168.1.102 and then enabled. I dont think this worked but maybe i did something wrong. Also do i have to do the same for lomac????

 

 

Thanks a lot.

[Griff]

Also, that IP that you are seeing, 192.168.1.102 is your internal IP address on your home network. Your Linksys router is also a DHCP server so it automatically assigns internal IP address to each computer hooked up to your home network. In order for you to host games, you need to give the clients your public IP address. That number that you saw, 70.111.76.201, is your public IP. If you log into your router (I too have a Linksys Router), click on the "status tab." You will see some information and you will also find your public IP address. Now, under the main tabs, you should see three other headers and one is local network. Click on that and it will show each internal IP address for the computers on your home network. Make sure you have the correct internal IP for your computer.

 

Yes, you need to enable each port for each specific game. If the only port for TS is 8767, then start it at 8767 and end it at 8767. After entering the TS information, go to the next open box and enable the correct port for LOMAC. If you put your computer in the DMZ, it means your computer is wide open and all ports are available. Port forwarding is better to use since you can open specific ports rather than opening up everything. Hope this helps.

[amagad]

Ok i went to statu- local network and this is what i see:\

 

MAC Address: 00:13:10:36:A1:9C

IP Address: 192.168.1.100

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

DHCP Server: Disabled

Start IP Address: 192.168.1.100

End IP Address: 192.168.1.149

 

is this correct?

 

Also when i want to host on lomac it obnly displays this ip 192.168.1.102 and thats it , will other be able to connect with this one?

[Orao]

Ip adress is the adress of your computer. Now what you need to do is to enter into the configuration page (read manual provided with your router for that) and go to the setup page. Open UDP and TCP port 10308.

 

Afterwards you will have to forward those same ports. It means that whenever communication arrives at UDP/TCP port 10308 your router will send it directly to this IP adress IP Address: 192.168.1.100.

 

All this should be in you setup page for router.

 

You do same thing for Teamspeak.

[Starlight]

Ok i went to statu- local network and this is what i see:\

 

MAC Address: 00:13:10:36:A1:9C

IP Address: 192.168.1.100

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

DHCP Server: Disabled

Start IP Address: 192.168.1.100

End IP Address: 192.168.1.149

 

is this correct?

 

Also when i want to host on lomac it obnly displays this ip 192.168.1.102 and thats it , will other be able to connect with this one?

 

This is the data of your router:

- MAC address is the unique ID of your router, but it's referred to the item, that's not gonna be used by anyone.

- IP Address is the unique net address of your router inside your LAN

- subnet mask is a kind of filter to understand who's in your LAN

- DHCP server has to be disabled. It only gives you dynamic IP addresses inside your LAN, but you'll likely need static ones to allow port forwarding.

- Start/End IP addresses are used with DHCP, it just tells the router the range where local IPs can be chosen.

 

Some programs (like hosting games) need a direct connection to Internet.

So if you are inside a LAN behind a DSL connection, you're likely to use a NAT (network address translation) protocol, which allows more than one PC to connect to the internet using the same connection and the same IP. Your router manages the fact that all data need to be sent from/to a computer inside your LAN to/from another Internet machine.

So you have a public IP address, which is given by your provider, and a private address, which is set up in your LAN, and has to be 192.168.XXX.XXX.

 

When you host a game or a thing like that, other people need your PUBLIC address. that is shared by all PCs on your LAN. Then, on your LAN you need to set up a server and to tell the router that some data packets need to be addressed to that server.

 

in your example 70.111.76.201 is your public address. you must tell other players that address (BTW, it's changed every time you connect/disconnect)

 

then 192.168.1.102 is your Lomac-server's IP. You must tell your router that on some specific ports (such as 8767), traffic has to be routed to 192.168.1.102, which is your game server. this is known as port forwarding, or SUA (single user account) setup. Each entry in the port forwarding menu must also have a reference to the protocol used, TCP or UDP.

 

At this point other people can connect to 70.111.76.201, port XXXX, using protocol XXX and the router will route them to your game-server, which is 192.168.1.102. If you have a firewall installed you must also check that it doesn't block your incoming connections.

 

PS: 127.0.0.1 is just the so-called loopback address, that is your own PC, aka localhost. That address is not visible outside your PC, since each PC has its own 127.0.0.1. You'll better not use this kind of address when configuring a network.

[Orao]

then 192.168.1.102 is your Lomac-server's IP[/Quote]

 

It's rather 192.168.1.100 according to his previous post no??

[amagad]

Thanks a lot for your replies guys u are a big help.

 

BTW i forwarded the ports, and the only way i can set a ts server is still with that 127.0.0 ip and when i try using the 192.168.1.102 or the 70.111.76 one.

 

And ones again thanks.

[Orao]

Yes. But the guy who will try to connect to your server should use this IP :70.111.76 to connect eventhough physicly speaking your servr is on this adress 192.168.1.100.

 

Think of router as an immigration police. He can say who can enter and who can't and once the packet has entered it's being dispatched to the specific computer. And you you are the guy who writes the laws for router to be enforced.

[169th_Storm]

This is how i do it.

 

open your router in internet explorer go to advance settings and set the DMZ to the pc your hosting on. Then connect to your server locally. Then you dont have to do all that port crap. I dont know if that makes sense but it works for me

[Starlight]

It's rather 192.168.1.100 according to his previous post no??

 

no, quote:

"ipconfig it says that my ip adress is 192.168.1.102"

this is the PC/lomac-server IP

 

192.168.1.100 is the router's IP address, but the game runs on a PC, not on the router ;)

[Outlaw24]

open your router in internet explorer go to advance settings and set the DMZ to the pc your hosting on. Then connect to your server locally. Then you dont have to do all that port crap. I dont know if that makes sense but it works for me

 

I agree, I'm using a Linksys router, I place the hosting computer in the DMZ and everything works fine with not other setting required. Just remember to put the host computer back behind the DMZ after you finish you online experience. :cool:

[neutryno]

how can i block certain users if i dont have a router? where can i see the ip of a certain user once he is in my server?

 

thnx

[Ali Fish]

this wondefull link should have posted earlier. and if you cant follow this you should not be hosting.

 

http://portforward.com/routers.htm

 

pick your router,

pick your game,or enter port details.

voila !

 

you shouldnt need to DMZ anything.

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how can i block certain users if i dont have a router? where can i see the ip of a certain user once he is in my server?

 

thnx

 

 

you cant easily do that. if at all.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Ali Fish

[Frostie]

Holy necro Batman, 2005, why do people do this.