Can't Host Pol for Other People

Chagrin · Post by **Chagrin** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:43 am

well, i've been trying to host a pol server for my friends and i, but when i open it, no one can login...

this is the login file

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LoginServer=fakeshrine.servequake.com,2593

this is the servers.cfg file

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GameServer
{
   Name    POL
   IP    fakeshrine.servequake.com   
   Port    2593
}

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#
# ListenPort: TCP/IP port to listen 
#  NOTE, if you change this, you probably need to edit config/servers.cfg
#
ListenPort=2593
#ListenPort=2693

I use a DSLink 200UE modem that is routing/bridging function
and a Ethernet Hub where other 2 pcs conect
and i use No-Ip client to update my WAN ip
i've already port-forwarded my router and opened port 2593 (i believe)

anyone has a clue why it still doesnt allow anyone to login?[/code]

Post by **MuadDib** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:03 am

You have a modem, a hub, AND a router??

CWO · Post by **CWO** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:46 am

Somewhere one of them is still blocking POL. Also make sure if you have a firewall its also not blocking POL.

Chagrin · Post by **Chagrin** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:29 pm

im not very sure, but i think the dslink thing is a modem and router... =P
and well, i'm pretty sure i have no firewalls of any kind =/

Post by **Yukiko** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:03 pm

Chagrin,

If you are running a router, which you are, then you have a firewall. Routers act as a firewall. You'll need to go to the configuration settings for your router and open port 2593 to the internal IP of your server.

I have used a hub with a router with no problems. For efficiency I'd make sure the server is plugged into one of the router's ports directly.

Marilla · Post by **Marilla** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:53 pm

I just pinged the hostname you showed above, and I got a 'Destination host unreachable' error from a host along the way.

So either you really aren't connected to the Internet, or your Dynamic DNS isn't being updated properly. That doesn't rule out there also being a problem with port forwarding - but you should make sure that your host name is working properly first, which it appears it is not.

Chagrin · Post by **Chagrin** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:40 am

Marilla wrote:I just pinged the hostname you showed above, and I got a 'Destination host unreachable' error from a host along the way.

So either you really aren't connected to the Internet, or your Dynamic DNS isn't being updated properly. That doesn't rule out there also being a problem with port forwarding - but you should make sure that your host name is working properly first, which it appears it is not.

yeah well, exactly now at this moment my pc is going through some repairs so im posting from another pc...
btw, in order to open my ports i followed the portforwarding.com tutorial did maybe i miss something else?