Making your Ascent server public.

[Jargs]

Well the last tutorial was messy so i decided to make a new one. This tutorial will show you how to make your Ascent server public so that other people can play on it.

Step One

The first thing you need to do is make a DNS for your server. This will hide your server's IP address in a sub domain, for example, if my server's IP address was 32.453.65.56, I could make a DNS so that my server could be accessed through jargswow.exampledomain.com. You can skip this step if you want but it is not recommended, if you decide to skip it, your server will be located at your IP address.

Go to DynDNS and create an account. Then go here and choose a host name (this will be the address people use to get to your server) and click “Use auto detected IP address” in the IP address section, then click create host.

Step Two

In this step we will forward the ports that Ascent uses so that it can be accessed from outside your local network. This step is only necessary if you have a router, if you don’t have one, skip this step.

If you do not know how to forward ports, go to this page and find your router, it will tell you there.

You need to forward these ports:

8129
8093
3724
3727 (this is for voice chat, it is optional)
80 (this is for apache/your website)

On TCP.

Step Three

In this step we will setup our realms configuration which is the final step needed to make our server public.

Now to setup your realms configuration. Go to your Ascent folder and open realms.conf with notepad. Scroll down to the bottom, this is the important bit:

Address = "345.234.234.677:8129"
        Icon = "Normal"
        Colour = "1"
        Population = "1.0"
        TimeZone = "1">

Just put your IP in followed by :8129 like above in the address section.

Final Notes

Your server is now public, make sure your server is actually running so people can get on it! Also disable any firewalls you have on otherwise it will not work. For people to access the server they need to change their realmlists to your server address which you made at DynDNS. This is also the address that they need to use in order to get on the server website. If you're connecting locally your realmlist should be 127.0.0.1

[snalle]

Is this so easy?[IMG]C:\Users\Snalle\Pictures[/IMG]

[progame64]

Pretty nice hope it works

[killerlt1]

good guide

[progame64]

yea umm

It don't work

[Jargs]

What do you mean it don't work... You must be an idiot to do those steps wrong.

[progame64]

Well , Its public but site doesnt work

and what about changing logon adress?

[Jargs]

No you don't need to do that...what's your msn?

[progame64]

i dont have msn I have aim.

[Jargs]

So, you tell me that you don't have what i asked, then you tell me you use an alternative without telling me what it is? Forget it, i was going to remote assist you but if you are not capable of simple tasks, what's the point?

[progame64]

I said
I use AIM

but.. I can get msn

its no0bgam3r@hotmail.com

[Jargs]

i know that you said you use AIM... you didn't post your name...

look at this pic

[progame64]

im demoncake2 on aim xD

[CameronInglis]

lol nice server name

[cooperlsxl]

when you go to realm config should i put my real ip or the website i got from dyndns.com or w/e

and also should i change 127.0.0.1 wich was there before i put my ip???? Ever since i changed I cant log in so that could be good or bad.

[seidosan]

Among all guides finally a clear example instead of xxx.xxx.xxx.xx

Simple, straight to the point, great job like always ! Thx a lot

[progame64]

Ok.. site still not work I will give you a movie on what exactly I did ok?

I will upload to media fire and give you a link

[Zokker]

Hi Jargs,when i wanted to save C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts,
there was a message: Access to C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts denied. How can i save it?

[BUhdapest]

Lol you better have a lock network or you're going to get owned soooo bad over you're network... i mean " OWNED " hard!

[Jargs]

Originally Posted by Zokker

Hi Jargs,when i wanted to save C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts,
there was a message: Access to C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts denied. How can i save it?

you need to run notepad as admin in that case and open it

[progame64]

Jargs my site wont work I did everything u said

[Jargs]

i know you have some weird network setup some firewall is blocking it

[progame64]

Is there anyway to make a sign up page? like upload the files or w/e?

[notnats]

anyway thanks!!!!!!!!! its great yippy!!!!