GodsPrototype Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 I have been trying to figure out this problem ever since I got DCS in December. I noticed that every time I left the actual server list in DCS Multiplayer, and I went back to it, the server list would not refresh itself. Even when using the New Search button. The list would be empty. I need to quit DCS and wait for about 5 - 10 minutes until I can refresh and see the full list again. I tried to figure out what the problem was. I went on 3 different forums, including this one, and submitted a ticket to ED, however, they weren't much of a help. Eventually, I tried to use my iPhone's 3G connection and tether it to my PC, to see if it was my router or my computer. Using my iPhone's connection, the problem did not occur. I reset my router settings and this seemed to fix the problem. I manually added all my security settings (password and MAC Address filtering) and the problem didn't occur. Until I got to Port Forwarding and DMZ. I noticed that if one of these is enabled (even if 10308 is open or my pc is in the DMZ) the problem occurred. I went on a forum again to figure out why this was happening. One person said I needed to set up a static IP address and make sure it was outside of the DHCP scope, so I did. Didn't work either unfortunately. I got the static IP to work, however, when I opened the port 10308 and I would check if it was open with multiple online port checker tools, it would say the port was closed. The server list would still show up, but the same problem would occur where the server list would be empty when leaving and returning back to it. This has really been an annoying problem. I cannot live without DCS, but I cannot live without Port Forwarding either. Why do I have to choose one? Is there any chance I can fix this problem? Thank you! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
FLANKERATOR Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 Do you have multiple computers connected behind the same router. In this case, I suspect your 'internal' IP changing within your network. Try to check your internal IP, it starts often with 192.168.1.xxx then in your router configuration make sure that the port is open on the right internal IP. I used to have a similar issue, not sure though whether this would solve your problem. Situational Awareness: https://sa-sim.com/ | The Air Combat Dojo: https://discord.gg/Rz77eFj
GodsPrototype Posted April 20, 2013 Author Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Do you have multiple computers connected behind the same router. In this case, I suspect your 'internal' IP changing within your network. Try to check your internal IP, it starts often with 192.168.1.xxx then in your router configuration make sure that the port is open on the right internal IP. I used to have a similar issue, not sure though whether this would solve your problem. Currently, I have a static IP. 192.168.0.226. Outside of the scope of the DHCP. The port is open on that IP (but like previously mentioned, port check tools report that it isn't open). The ED support did mention PID, however, they did not tell me how to solve the problem. Edited April 20, 2013 by GodsPrototype [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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