An other 'unreachable' server... please help me

Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:43 pm

Well,
I know Armagetron since a long moment and finally I tried to do my personal dedicated server and... I had a problem, all is in the title.
I am on Windows XP with SP2, with AA 2.7.0 and a modem/router/firewall (I stopped the win firewall because of my hardware firewall). I opened the rights ports (4533 & 4534 tcp and udp).

My dedicated server work good on the local network game, it appear normally on the Internet Game but with 'unreachable' comment. And when I try to enter in its room the game says I can't.

So if someone can help me to configure correctly AA server...

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:52 pm

If you use NAT (network address translation), do you have the port forwarded? (not just allowed in the firewall) I think your router's manual can tell you how.

Post by **Tank Program** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:12 pm

Yes, the port must be forwarded. But, 4534 TCP is not necessary, only UDP.

Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:28 pm

I already used the NAT, AA ports are open and redirected (followed if you prefer

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Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:13 pm

Don't worry, the server probably is reachable from the outside. If you see it on the browser list, that means the master server was able to ping it. It is a known flaw of the current low level network code that internet servers are not reachable from the LAN sometimes in the internet server browser.

Post by **Tank Program** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:50 am

z-man wrote:Don't worry, the server probably is reachable from the outside. If you see it on the browser list, that means the master server was able to ping it. It is a known flaw of the current low level network code that internet servers are not reachable from the LAN sometimes in the internet server browser.

Doh, forgot about this

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Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:26 am

So what do I must to do?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:58 am

If you want to be sure your server is listed and reachable, you'll have to ask someone outside of your LAN to verify this. Just post the name of your server here and someone will take care of that.
And if you want to join your own server, use the LAN browser or the custom connect.

Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:28 pm

It is a good idea, I gave my server name and port to a friend and he said there was nothing about my server. So I tried to verify it by myself and: Nothing! my server wasn't in the list! (it was in before). I have no chance. Now I can't see the server at all.
I really need help

That's the name of the server: Fastback or Fastback2 (it depends on the computer where I am) on the 4533.

Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:32 pm

That's what the dedicated server shows on the screen:

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Killing user 0, ping 0.
Connecting to master server...
Login information sent. Waiting for reply..
Login Succeeded. User Nr. 2
syncing with server...
Relabeling NetObjects...
syncing again...
Done!
Sending my server info...
Logging out...
Done!
Killing user 0, ping 0.733135.
Ping charity changed from 100 to 100100.
Nobody there. Taking a nap...
Timestamp: 2005/04/30 13:10:47

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:15 pm

Good that you chose this port, it makes your server stand out in the master log ( 4533 is usually only used by the master itself, but that should not be a problem ). Here comes the relevant part ( sadly, the master server does not keep timestamps ):

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Received new server: 82.122.233.141:4533
Received new server: 82.122.233.60:4533
Acknowledged server: 82.122.233.60:4533
Lost contact with server: 82.122.233.60:4533

The first entry tells me that 82.122.233.141:4533 logged in and wanted to be treated as a server. Nothing else happened with that IP, so I suppose it was unreachable from the start, maybe because you forgot to forward the packets.
The second and third lines show a successful server registering process. The server was reachable.
The fourth line finally shows that ( some hours later ) the master server lost contact with your server. It must have gone offline or changed its IP.

If you only have a dynamic IP address and your ISP forces you to reconnect your line every now and then, you have to restart the server then and make it known to the master again.

On second thought, are you sure about the port? The incident on line 2 and 3 was caused by user 1, not user 2. The Failed attempt on line 1 was triggered by user 2. ( Note to self: I need timestamps in this log. )

Anyway, I don't see a server with your names in the current server list on the master itself. Can your friend connect to your server with the right "Custom Connect" entry?

Bigbowser · Post by **Bigbowser** » Sun May 01, 2005 11:52 am

He already tried, but you're right about the IP, it was my.
So maybe there's a chance that the master server can add correctly my server. I will retry, thanks a lot for your help z-man