Online server disaster :((

[P3CFE]

It is inpossible to get e server active in multiplayer....

 

Great sim, but this is an obvious misser.

 

What a waist of time.... (6 hours at least), to try out every change to get a server running on line with no joy !

 

I hope this is going to change quickly, because until now (on the forum) it shows that nobody is really knowing how multiplayer connections work (including me).

 

If you produce a game for multiplayer functionality, you would expect that this kind of problems are allready solved or at least known.

 

Hope that eventually i can play online with a new server.

 

John

[Blaze]

Strange all these people having multiplayer issues, I haven't had any since the first iteration of DCS World, as server host or joining as a client. Did you check that your ports are forwarded correctly for DCS Multiplayer? 10308 by default TCP and UDP.

[SkateZilla]

i suggest you search and read the history of the game for the last 4 months.

 

A. The title is Transitioning.

B. 95% or more of the servers online have rolled back to 1.2.2.7286, you're prolly trying to join running 1.2.2.7570

 

C. The problems are already known.

[P3CFE]

Oh yes i did, and by the way, i shouldn't be pressed to get into ports and routers to play a game,

it is a misser to expect everybody to know about these things to get a game operating as it should.

just plain instructions would do.

 

Again..., great sim, greatt effort, but ...failure on this part

[NineLine]

Oh yes i did, and by the way, i shouldn't be pressed to get into ports and routers to play a game,

it is a misser to expect everybody to know about these things to get a game operating as it should.

just plain instructions would do.

 

Again..., great sim, greatt effort, but ...failure on this part

 

Its nothing the game can do, forwarding ports is because of your own network setup. They cant build it to do it for you. You will find most games are like this if you want to host behind a router. I have to do this for DCS, Falcon BMS, and IL2... its not anything to do with one game.

[SkateZilla]

everything online requires ports to be checked.

 

PC Games, Skype, Xbox Live. Wii, PSOnline.

 

Most newer routers automatically open ports for Consoles (Xbox etc).

 

If you dont think it's your router, plug your PC directly into your modem with no firewalls or DHCP Server. and try playing online, if it works, then the problem is your router configuration. No Software has the rights or privileges to Automatically alter your router configuration. So you cannot expect DCS to automatically open ports for you,.

 

 

Check to see if the Port is open and forwarded correctly to your pc.:

http://portforward.com/help/portcheck.htm or http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

 

And Correctly Setup Port Forwarding on your Routers.

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Edited December 18, 2012 by SkateZilla

[Blaze]

Oh yes i did, and by the way, i shouldn't be pressed to get into ports and routers to play a game,

it is a misser to expect everybody to know about these things to get a game operating as it should.

just plain instructions would do.

 

Again..., great sim, greatt effort, but ...failure on this part

 

Really? It takes no more than 2 minutes to log into your router and set up the ports properly, and if you don't know how a very simple Google search could show you how to do it, or a search of the forums.

 

Edit: What SkateZilla said.

[P3CFE]

thats the point, i plugged in directly ..hardwire.. into the router ...skype is working great, and for me and my fellow pilot nothing is working to get a new server on line ... mostly the same servers in the server list show when we connect (about 34 of them), and we can connect with the unlocked versions (creating a mess in their worlds :)).

but creating a server is inpossible.....!!!!

 

The answer about roling back to a previous version may seem normal to you , but is completely new to me

[DoctorStrop]

Oh yes i did, and by the way, i shouldn't be pressed to get into ports and routers to play a game,

it is a misser to expect everybody to know about these things to get a game operating as it should.

just plain instructions would do.

 

Again..., great sim, greatt effort, but ...failure on this part

 

I agree with you. I don't think ED give enough advice on these sort of issues. There should be a wiki with tips on how to get your game working when you have problems. While you get a lot of great advice from fellow forum members, you sometimes get a bit of grief if you're gisgruntled with the game.

 

Everyone seems to be rolling back to the previous version. You can do this by creating a copy of your DCS World short cut and changing the target in the short cut properties to this; "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" update 1.2.2.7286

[NineLine]

thats the point, i plugged in directly ..hardwire.. into the router ...skype is working great, and for me and my fellow pilot nothing is working to get a new server on line ... mostly the same servers in the server list show when we connect (about 34 of them), and we can connect with the unlocked versions (creating a mess in their worlds :)).

but creating a server is inpossible.....!!!!

 

The answer about roling back to a previous version may seem normal to you , but is completely new to me

 

If you are still plugged into a router you still need to forward ports, the router is the issue.

[P3CFE]

If you are still plugged into a router you still need to forward ports, the router is the issue.

 

I bet it is ...the ports are forwarted as far as i know, the same with my fellow pilot..still no yoy

[DoctorStrop]

I bet it is ...the ports are forwarted as far as i know, the same with my fellow pilot..still no yoy

 

What's the first three numbers in your IP address that you're telloing your fellow pilot?

[P3CFE]

192... when whe tried, but before that just server name and mission name

[DoctorStrop]

192... when whe tried, but before that just server name and mission name

:doh:

 

You need to find your WAN IP address on your router

http://www.mywanip.com/

[P3CFE]

I like the symbol...:(

 

So you are saying the WAN IP is solving it....

I think we tried it ...but not shure anymore...6 hours..you know!)

whell.. ill be very greatfull if it works, and ill repport back to you if it does.

But..correct me if i'm wrong..that is only neccesarry if i try to connect direct IP adress (not via internet).

Via internet should also be posible me think (it is the standard setting isn't it)

 

Getting tired but please keep thinking with (for ) me :)

[DoctorStrop]

Definately I would say. Router connects to internet. Computer connects locally to router.

 

If you connect direct then you use the 192 address, and you dont need to forward the traffic from your router to the ports.

[Frostie]

All the info given to you here is actually in the manual, including the fact that an ip beginning with 192. is your router ip and not your server ip. Sometimes it pays to read before blame.

[P3CFE]

gonna try it out (in a few days).

 

Youre first sentense is clear and i'm proud to say i allready knew.

 

Youre second sentence is blury, i mean ...what is "direct" (is it LAN ,,,is it via IP adress, is it..... something else ???)

Is it preventing connecting when i still forwarting ports when im making the connection direct ?

 

Thanks again

[P3CFE]

All the info given to you here is actually in the manual, including the fact that an ip beginning with 192. is your router ip and not your server ip. Sometimes it pays to read before blame.

 

When i i want to get on line via internet with dcsd world i can choose a mission and the create a new serever .. it never said i shoold connect via IP, and so i did not.. only when it did not work we went to IP adress

[DoctorStrop]

gonna try it out (in a few days).

 

Youre first sentense is clear and i'm proud to say i allready knew.

 

Youre second sentence is blury, i mean ...what is "direct" (is it LAN ,,,is it via IP adress, is it..... something else ???)

Is it preventing connecting when i still forwarting ports when im making the connection direct ?

 

Thanks again

Direct = LAN: use 192

Internet = WAN: dont use 192, use WAN ip and forward ports.

 

You need to read about local area networks to be honest, and try to be able to see each others PC on your network before attempting DCS hosting. It's nothing like playing L4D online.

[P3CFE]

Direct = LAN: use 192

Internet = WAN: dont use 192, use WAN ip and forward ports.

 

You need to read about local area networks to be honest, and try to be able to see each others PC on your network before attempting DCS hosting. It's nothing like playing L4D online.

 

Thanks for the effort...i should read probably :(

 

Youre lines where clear :D ..exept for L4D.......no clue !!!!

 

Still in dcs world it seems that you should be able to connect via internet, and..............But.... i,ll keep still for now,.,., and work with the info you gave me.

 

Thanks again

[SkateZilla]

thats the point, i plugged in directly ..hardwire.. into the router ...skype is working great, and for me and my fellow pilot nothing is working to get a new server on line ... mostly the same servers in the server list show when we connect (about 34 of them), and we can connect with the unlocked versions (creating a mess in their worlds :)).

but creating a server is inpossible.....!!!!

 

The answer about roling back to a previous version may seem normal to you , but is completely new to me

 

re-read what i said,

 

Plug your PC into your MODEM, bypass the router, then try to join a server.

 

 

Routers have pre-made filters for Common Windows Applications (Skype, AIM, ICQ, Whatever)

[SkateZilla]

Local Network, or IPs assigned to devices connected to your router start with 192.168.xxx.xxx

These IPs are used by the router to route communications between devices on a network and for routing necessary traffic to the correct device.

 

ISP IP is the IP Address assigned to your cable modem's MAC Address.

This is Used for people outside of your network to connect to you.

 

To have someone connect to you running a Server, You have to give them your ISP IP.

 

You also have to have the Ports Open in the Router and Forwarded to the Correct IP.

 

note that if you setup the port forward a long time ago, you prolly have to re-do it if your router is set to Dynamic DHCP, which means every few days it changes the IP Addresses of the devices on your local network.

 

 

To show your ISP IP Address, Click Below:

http://www.whatismyip.com/

[P3CFE]

Thats what making this item so vague.

 

Appriciate your answer and thinking, but i never thought about plugging my computer directly into my (cable) modem.

 

Reason .. my moden is downstairs.. i have to install a cable to plug my computer in directly in there.. loosing my connection to the router, thereby loosing the connection of the internet to the router and thus the computer of my son's room..... a bit far fetched, and th e reason i find this whole thing a failure for this game

[P3CFE]

Local Network, or IPs assigned to devices connected to your router start with 192.168.xxx.xxx

These IPs are used by the router to route communications between devices on a network and for routing necessary traffic to the correct device.

 

ISP IP is the IP Address assigned to your cable modem's MAC Address.

This is Used for people outside of your network to connect to you.

 

To have someone connect to you running a Server, You have to give them your ISP IP.

 

You also have to have the Ports Open in the Router and Forwarded to the Correct IP.

 

note that if you setup the port forward a long time ago, you prolly have to re-do it if your router is set to Dynamic DHCP, which means every few days it changes the IP Addresses of the devices on your local network.

 

 

To show your ISP IP Address, Click Below:

http://www.whatismyip.com/[/quote

 

thanks Skate