I would like to be able to start a Call Of Duty server that's visible on
the internet. My PC has two IP addresses, a local one for an internal
network and the one from my ISP, I'm not sure if this is the problem or
not.

Even if I force the IP address from the config file the server and the
players on it aren't visible from the internet server / player search.

Also, if I connect to my server from another local PC using

"CoDMP.exe +connect <internet IP>:<port>"

the connection is still made via the local IP address.

Any thoughts, comments or help would be appreciated.

Thanks.


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Fenster

Hi Fenster,

To determine if the issue is caused by your Internal IP address, you
will simply need to connect directly to your internet source bypassing
your router in the process to confirm that you can connect to your
game server.

If you're successfull, you may be able to setup your game server from
behind your router by using a Windows Broadband connection or a
PPPoE connection to your ISP over the existing connection of the
router. This will ensure that Windows is handling your DNS and IP
management instead of your Router, providing more speed and stability.


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Fenster Wrote:
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| I would like to be able to start a Call Of Duty server that's visible on
| the internet. My PC has two IP addresses, a local one for an internal
| network and the one from my ISP, I'm not sure if this is the problem or
| not.
|
| Even if I force the IP address from the config file the server and the
| players on it aren't visible from the internet server / player search.
|
| Also, if I connect to my server from another local PC using
|
| "CoDMP.exe +connect <internet IP>:<port>"
|
| the connection is still made via the local IP address.
|
| Any thoughts, comments or help would be appreciated.
|
| Thanks.

In message <uwylAeh7GHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Jimmy S.
<nosp@m.pls> writes
>Hi Fenster,
>
>To determine if the issue is caused by your Internal IP address, you
>will simply need to connect directly to your internet source bypassing
>your router in the process to confirm that you can connect to your
>game server.
>
>If you're successfull, you may be able to setup your game server from
>behind your router by using a Windows Broadband connection or a
>PPPoE connection to your ISP over the existing connection of the
>router. This will ensure that Windows is handling your DNS and IP
>management instead of your Router, providing more speed and stability.
>
>
I'm not sure that I can do this (to be honest, I don't understand what
you're telling me or asking me to try in the second paragraph).

The configuration I have at present is three PCs connected to an
ethernet switch, one of them has an ADSL modem for connecting to the
internet. The 'internet' PC runs as the game server and ICS is used to
provide an internet connection for other two PCs. I would assume,
because of this, that Windows is providing DNS and IP management (but I
don't really know, ethernet and IP, etc. has always been a bit of a
mystery to me).

Maybe ICS is clever enough to route the two PCs via the local IP address
rather than via the internet so the local PCs not connecting to the
internet IP address may be a red herring but the server still isn't
visible from the internet (for other, external PCs). This is the major
problem.

--
Fenster

Hi Fenster,

Is the PC directly connected to the ADSL the game server?

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
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_________________________________________________________


Fenster Wrote:
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| In message <uwylAeh7GHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Jimmy S.
| <nosp@m.pls> writes
|| Hi Fenster,
||
|| To determine if the issue is caused by your Internal IP address, you
|| will simply need to connect directly to your internet source bypassing
|| your router in the process to confirm that you can connect to your
|| game server.
||
|| If you're successfull, you may be able to setup your game server from
|| behind your router by using a Windows Broadband connection or a
|| PPPoE connection to your ISP over the existing connection of the
|| router. This will ensure that Windows is handling your DNS and IP
|| management instead of your Router, providing more speed and stability.
||
||
| I'm not sure that I can do this (to be honest, I don't understand what
| you're telling me or asking me to try in the second paragraph).
|
| The configuration I have at present is three PCs connected to an
| ethernet switch, one of them has an ADSL modem for connecting to the
| internet. The 'internet' PC runs as the game server and ICS is used to
| provide an internet connection for other two PCs. I would assume,
| because of this, that Windows is providing DNS and IP management (but I
| don't really know, ethernet and IP, etc. has always been a bit of a
| mystery to me).
|
| Maybe ICS is clever enough to route the two PCs via the local IP address
| rather than via the internet so the local PCs not connecting to the
| internet IP address may be a red herring but the server still isn't
| visible from the internet (for other, external PCs). This is the major
| problem.

In message <ec$hDZs7GHA.4408@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Jimmy S.
<nosp@m.pls> writes
>Hi Fenster,
>
>Is the PC directly connected to the ADSL the game server?
>

PC1 is connected to the ADSL modem (and hence to the internet), it's the
game server. All three PCs are connected to a NetGear switch. PC2 and
PC3 get their internet access via ICS from PC1.

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Fenster