Dedicated server issues

**justin108** · November 10th, 2009 11:22 PM

Seems like a firewall issue to me. Make sure it allows both incoming AND outgoing connections, depending on router and/or firewall used. The easiest way to troubleshoot that problem is to set your computers IP to the Default DMZ server. If able to connect once that is done, then it is a forwarding problem on your routers end.

**supersniper** · November 10th, 2009 11:35 PM

... DMZPlus mode is not on all routers and it also provides less security because it allows ALL ports opened with the computer that has it enabled...
it makes it easier yes but less secure.

**Inferno** · November 10th, 2009 11:40 PM

I <3 DMZ.

Saves me so much trouble.

**Sparx1337** · November 11th, 2009 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by Freelancer

You need to open CMD and type "format C:\" right?

Haha, right.

Originally Posted by justin108

Seems like a firewall issue to me. Make sure it allows both incoming AND outgoing connections, depending on router and/or firewall used. The easiest way to troubleshoot that problem is to set your computers IP to the Default DMZ server. If able to connect once that is done, then it is a forwarding problem on your routers end.

I've already made sure it can connect through ports 2302 and 2303, hence people can join through direct IP. Like others have said, I would prefer not to use DMZ due to security issues. But then again if I really HAVE to then I will.

Originally Posted by supersniper

DMZPlus mode is not on all routers ...

It is on one of ours. Not sure about the routermodem.

**Vicky** · November 11th, 2009 05:59 PM

Wouldn't surprise me if something fishy is going on with the gamespy server as well, when i put up a server (PC) it always had a ping. I think about 3 weeks ago it no longer had a ping, usually a system restart fixed it but i've never seen it with ping since then. No hardware or settings changed at this end and running 1.09 now.

**supersniper** · November 11th, 2009 06:41 PM

Well i'm currently having an issue too...
I can set up a halo PC server just fine but for CE the server wont start...
i even manually type in sv_mapcycle_begin and it still doesnt start...

**Vicky** · November 11th, 2009 06:53 PM

It's worse, i can't update CE because it aint installed on that pc and others can't join my PC server anymore... great, just great...

**supersniper** · November 11th, 2009 07:07 PM

wait so where's your server stored?

**Vicky** · November 12th, 2009 10:59 AM

Forget what i said, i'm no longer sure which ports are needed or not. Never had trouble putting a server up but now i do :P

E: v1.08 seems to work, at least ppl can join.. one port forwarded. No clue why some ppl can put up a v1.09 server without trouble and some cannot.