Making your server public(Pic guide)

[damian9000z]

Hi everyone, this is exactly like Jargs guide but mine is with lots of pictures of where to go or how to make it work... Hope you enjoy!



First you will need to find you ips... You can refer to my other guide on finding the ips or you can just look here. If you can already find your ips then skip this section

This is for your internal IP, if you run vista or xp hold the windows button and press r a run box should appear. If not then press start and search for run or click run on the right side. Type cmd in the box. You should see this \/



Once you have typed cmd you will see a black square appear, usually saying C:\Users\Your Name>_ You should then type in ipconfig... this will appear \/



Type in ipconfig and you should see text appear like this \/



It will appear without the white and you should see numbers, i think its internal, the one that have 192 beginning with it should be the internal idk if everyones is ipv4 but thats what it would be...




As for the external ip address, simply go into any web browser, Mozilla, IE, Blue Phoenix, Whatever... And type in the address bar whatismyip.com \/



Once their you should see your external address... If you don't you are stupid. But for the sake of those here is an image also of what you should see \/



REMEMBER THESE, EITHER LEAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN OR MEMORIZE OR WRITE DOWN!!!!




NEXT STEP!!!!\/

Go to DynDNS and create an account. Then go goto services then dynamic dns then get started, then 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, and tick wild card thing. 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 will need to forward these ports:


On both TCP and UDP.

Step Three

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

Go to Start --> Run and type put in C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts (if you use a different drive to C just put that in instead) and open it with notepad. Add the three lines like in the example below (Your internal IP address can be found by going into command prompt and typing ipconfig and your external IP address can be found here if you don't already know it) followed by the address you made in DynDNS earlier to the end of the file like so:



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:
KEEP THE :8129 YOU NEED IT!!!!!



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


I myself did not find it necessary to disable any of my fire walls so it might not be necessary for you either



I KNOW JARGS DID THIS AND THIS IS HIS WORK!!! I JUST MADE IT INTO A PICTURE GUIDE TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE


Ok im making this lower part the hamachi guide!!!!\/
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp


When you open hamachi you should see a grey box appear
Now you should see your hamachi ip at the top!



Just like before go into your realms.conf file and put this!\/


Then your done! To have people connect have them connect to you hamachi server to create follow guide under this text!
Then have them change their realmlist to your hamachi ip and they will connect!


GUIDE FOR CREATING HAMACHI SEVER\/

Click the triangle thingy then click create new network

Then type in your network name and password



THERE YOU GO!!!!! W00T!

[Flashy_Senap]

I use Dlink and I was wondering at the Port forwarding part.
Private IP what should I place for IP? internal, external or the same as all the others in the list?

Btw how can I change hte port 80 to something else?
I have things useing that port already (according to the Dlink)
Do I need to use static IP adress as well in orde rto make it work?

[trondhaakon91]

if anyone has problem with the port forwarding part, Hamachi is useful ;-)

[slapaf]

I know how to port forwarding but it doesnt have space anyone know how to ?

[Flashy_Senap]

I have created a dynDns and a host name. I have Followed this guide on how to forward ports and I think i did correct. One note is that I dont have a typical static IP on my computor, but my router only change my dyn IP if I say it should (pretty sure anyway. I have same IP i had yesterday anyway)

(using D-link DI 514 router)
I port forwarded the ports using my router IP. They are allowed by my router firewall, Dunno if my Windows firewall will block it but I don't think so?

I went to C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts and changed like the picture indicated. And I change to my External IP in my realmlist.conf.

On startup one of the screens complain about the port 80 which Make that window to shutdown. However it doesn't seem to effect the server due to the fact that I can log on to the server and the world with my character.

The port 80 doesnt wanna work and the apache (think its handling the webpage) wont work. And I dont have really an static IP but my dynamic doesnt change unless I tell it to far as I know.

My problem now is that I can start server and log on but no one else can using my dyndns. It should work according to the guide and my setup ( I think) but It wont...

(should I have that many ports forwarded like in that pic. The original guide from jargs had only 4 or 5? and I am using his guide method with the ports.)

[damian9000z]

Originally Posted by Flashy_Senap

I use Dlink and I was wondering at the Port forwarding part.
Private IP what should I place for IP? internal, external or the same as all the others in the list?

Btw how can I change hte port 80 to something else?
I have things useing that port already (according to the Dlink)
Do I need to use static IP adress as well in orde rto make it work?

Ok well for port 80 i don't think you can change it... But if it says that because you are trying to make 2 ports with 80 - 80 then thats your problem its fine with just one. Hope that helps

Originally Posted by slapaf

I know how to port forwarding but it doesnt have space anyone know how to ?

When you say it doesnt have any space, im guessing you have other ports open... If you have other ports open identify what they are and if they are not necessary just change them... Another way for you to open ports i think(I THINK!) Is if you go into your firewalls and make a port acception. Hope that helps!

Originally Posted by trondhaakon91

if anyone has problem with the port forwarding part, Hamachi is useful ;-)

You are correct im going to add to this thread on how to make a hamachi public server!

Originally Posted by trondhaakon91

if anyone has problem with the port forwarding part, Hamachi is useful ;-)

You are correct im going to add to this thread on how to make a hamachi public server!

[moonpeach]

im not being rude but your trying to get rep by copying guides but modifying them differently and saying their yours

Try making up a decent guide + this guide been posted plenty of times

P.S no rep

[Jules Winnfield]

I KNOW JARGS DID THIS AND THIS IS HIS WORK!!! I JUST MADE IT INTO A PICTURE GUIDE TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE

I Guess You Didn't See That.

[warhammer147]

What's the point of the Wildcard setting on DynDNS? My server works perfectly fine publicly without it. :\

[damian9000z]

You don't necessarilly need the wild card but alot of people say you need it so idk.

Originally Posted by moonpeach

im not being rude but your trying to get rep by copying guides but modifying them differently and saying their yours

Try making up a decent guide + this guide been posted plenty of times

P.S no rep

Originally Posted by Jules Winnfield

I Guess You Didn't See That.

Thanks Jules Winnfield lol... Moonpeach how did you miss that part? And i never asked for rep so you are accusing me !!!

[Archix]

how do i make a auto create account website

[damian9000z]

Ill make a tutorial of that to but in a different thread

[darkmagishin]

sweet, this worked for me, the pictures really helped me configure the port forwarding part. thanks mate :]

[damian9000z]

Np man glad you liked it!

[monse]

Wow finally I am getting closer! I am now able to get the logonserver to connect and my realm comes up in the list to choose from... but when I choose it - it says 'Logging into game server"... and then brings me right back to the realm list again?

Help!

[Moeras]

euhm..... i dont knwowhat my router is and i dotn know how it class or whatever it thous my friedns can join ebacus it says "unabel to connec"

[holyvin]

hey i dunno my password for my router so how am i gonna do it?

[ben090]

Hey, I have done port forwarding and all, but it gets stuck at logging into game server.
It let me log in before. But when i put my external IP in the realms.conf it would not let me.
If anyone could help me, please pm me and we could get on msn, vent, ect.
Thanks.

[poporuni]

ALL HAIL THE AUTHOR!

Luvely picture, mate!

(I'm a complete newb, I know, but how do you give rep??? Send me PM PLZ!!!!!)

[damian9000z]

Click the Check mark next to the # (Permalink) thing

[poporuni]

Do we have to create a Static IP? It tells me I do, but I'm having issues. I use RT31P2 Linksys router and my DNS server, DHCP server, and my Default Gateway are all the same. The guide says this when that happens:

" Some router's act as a proxy between the actual name servers and your computer. You will know when this is the case, because the Default Gateway will list the same ip address as the Name Servers entry. We need to have the correct Name Server IP addresses. If we do not, you will not be able to browse the web. There are a couple ways to get these. The first way is to log into your router's web interface, and look at your router's status page. On that page you should see an entry for DNS Servers, or Name Servers. Write down the ip adresses of your Name Servers"

That's all fine, but he/she doesn't explain how to get to the router's web interface page. I've tried inserting my Default Gateway # into the URL, and that didn't work. What should I do? Thank you so much!

P.S. could you send me the response in a private message? I don't want to clog this place to much, as this is a pretty big message already. Thank you once more!!

[bruin350]

ok when i get to the port fowarding i have fast access bollsouth so my port thing doesnt look the same and then when i got to start the server with ac control panel logonserver dissapears after a sec and then a few seconds late apache dissapears to wtf is goin wrong

[damian9000z]

Redo the repack idk wtf that is happened to me with howling;s repack but now it works perfect

[sammsam]

extremely helpful thanks dude

[damian9000z]

Np glad you like it