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Paintball 2: The Game => Server Discussion => Topic started by: m7feettall on October 25, 2006, 03:31:38 PM

Title: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: m7feettall on October 25, 2006, 03:31:38 PM

I forwarded the ports. I also tried putting the computer in question as the dmz for a bit just to be sure. And I allowed access through my firewall. But I am still not seeing the server on the list.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: m7feettall on October 25, 2006, 04:37:35 PM

Hm....alright I forwarded my ports in the router configuration, but they are not forwarded.

Tried two online services and they time out.

the same holds true with the server in a dmz and with no softwall firewall (not that you would run it in that mode anyway, but it should work).

So what could be going on here?

isp blocking?

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: KnacK on October 25, 2006, 04:49:26 PM

is it your router or windows firewall?

Are you running XP? Are you running Zone Alarm or some other 3rd party firewall?

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: m7feettall on October 25, 2006, 04:52:47 PM

xp, and I shut down the firewall just to see if that was it--it wasn't.

isp blocking is unlikely as I read their policy and they do not block.

So perhaps it is the router.

Maybe i need to pick up a new router.

I will try bypassing the router to see if that does the trick.

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: jitspoe on October 25, 2006, 07:34:36 PM

I see your IP on http://dpball.com/serverlist.php, and I can ping it, but I can't connect to it with paintball2.

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: m7feettall on October 25, 2006, 10:00:49 PM

Incidentally, what does that mean that you can see me? That just means it is sending a heartbeat, right?

But that doesn't require open ports or does it?

I see it on there too, and have for a while.  I think I made some adjustments that may help...but I am still not sure the ports are open correctly for some reason.

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: jitspoe on October 26, 2006, 02:22:45 AM

Yeah, it just means you're sending a heartbeat.  If you can access web sites, you can send heartbeats (it currently uses HTTP).

There are basically 4 things you have to watch out for:
- Windows firewall (make sure paintball2.exe is on the allowed list).
- 3rd party software firewalls and anti-virus/anti-malware utilities (Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc.)
- Hardware firewall.
- Router port forwarding.

Title: Re: Not showing up in list after firewall and router adjustments
Post by: m7feettall on October 31, 2006, 02:48:19 PM

Alright, I adjusted one or two more things. If this doesn't work I think I am going to just go back to dynamic ip assignment and call it quits.