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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0007012Valley 1Bug - AVWW MultiplayerApr 13, 2012 6:28 pm
Reporterkingisaaclinksr Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.923 
Fixed in Version0.928 
Summary0007012: Players unable to connect to my server
DescriptionThis is not a bug persay, but a question. :).

So, my internet connection is provided to me through a port in my apartment wall and I have no access to the router itself. Can I still provide a server or is that just not possible? I don't know if the port I'm forwarding through is being blocked.

I can connect to other player servers.

-King
TagsNo tags attached.
Internal WeightFix Before Major Release

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Toll

Apr 6, 2012 4:36 pm

reporter   ~0021846

Hmm. That can be a real pickle, even for those that are able to configure their own routers. Perhaps a button in the server GUI that would have the central server simply test to see if it can establish a connection to the game server? It wouldn't actually solve the problem of not knowing which port is open, but it would at least allow you to test if the one you're using works.

kingisaaclinksr

Apr 6, 2012 4:40 pm

reporter   ~0021847

Yes, that's a good idea, it would help figure out what's up anyway.

keith.lamothe

Apr 13, 2012 6:28 pm

administrator   ~0022006

For 0.928:

* Added a mouseoverable "Networking Help" label to the server window that shows the normal networking-help text, which has also now been amended for AVWW.

It includes a mention of PortForward.com, which has tons of resources on this issue. Notably, it has something that lets you test whether a specific port of yours is open.

While in theory we could build such a test into AVWW, there are plenty of existing tools for that :)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Apr 6, 2012 3:58 pm kingisaaclinksr New Issue
Apr 6, 2012 4:00 pm kingisaaclinksr Description Updated
Apr 6, 2012 4:36 pm Toll Note Added: 0021846
Apr 6, 2012 4:40 pm kingisaaclinksr Note Added: 0021847
Apr 8, 2012 11:05 pm tigersfan Internal Weight => Fix Before Major Release
Apr 8, 2012 11:05 pm tigersfan Assigned To => keith.lamothe
Apr 8, 2012 11:05 pm tigersfan Status new => assigned
Apr 13, 2012 6:28 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0022006
Apr 13, 2012 6:28 pm keith.lamothe Status assigned => resolved
Apr 13, 2012 6:28 pm keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 0.928
Apr 13, 2012 6:28 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed