Server Hosting Behind Router--Help

Nonexistent_One · Post by **Nonexistent_One** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:41 pm

I have searched for days on the Internet, and still have not been able to host an internet game. My server is not visible to anyone else, and I know it has something to do with my router. I have a D-Link DI-514 wireless router, and I'm desperate enough to try anything at the moment. I know that I need to mess with ports, but I'm not exactly sure what to do. I know how to get to my router at 192.168.0.1, and I've tried something already--I tried setting up a "Virtual Server" with these specifics:

Status: Enabled
Name: Halo
Private IP: 192.168.0.xxx (xxx= I'm not sure if I should give this out publically or not...)
Protocol Type: UDP
Private Port: 2302
Public Port: 2303
Schedule: Always

Is there something wrong with the above configuration? Am I missing something? Am I going about this all wrong?

Maybe I'm just an idiot?

Who knows, but I'd appreciate some help.

And while I'm at it... is it normal to not be directly able to join multiplayer games in HaloCE? For me, everything under "Join" is dimmed, and "Internet" under "Create Game" is also dimmed. The only way for me to connect is to use HaloSpyCE. For me to *try* to host a game, I have to connect to a server via HaloSpyCE, exit the map, and then go to "Multiplayer" on the menu, where all options will be *magically* lit up. Any thoughts?

~NEO

Audio's Slave · Post by **Audio's Slave** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:52 pm

Well you could try to set your server port to 2301.

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:24 pm

Your problem:
Private IP

Solution:

Turn off DHCP at the router and make sure you are getting a DHCP address from your ISP.

BTW: I dont think it really matters if you tell your private IP: I mean only ppl on your lan network can get to it anyway.

kaptainkommie · Post by **kaptainkommie** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:29 am

The solution to this is VERY simple. Use your router's adminstration page/utility to enable port forwarding, and forward port 2302 on your router to port 2302 on your actual computer. 10 minutes with Google or your ROUTER'S MANUAL (duh) would have solved this problem. If you need more details you can find them in either of those places.