Client Connections

[mcnasty]

I set a shard up on my computer and want it open to client connections, but this is where i hit my problem i carnt seem to make it work.

Heres my setup:

I have two computers networked together. One PC with a dynamic IP (56k Modem) acting as network host, then a second computer with the Shard (connected to internet through host PC on a network).

Now i understand that i need to set up a no-ip account to deal with the dynamic IP so i dont need to alter the serverlists.cs everytime i connect to the internet.

Problem is how do i make it possible for people to connect to the second PC? (through the host/ network). Im not sure how to make the host computer direct traffic to the second computer so the shard can be accessed.

(Also i realise that 56k modem isnt goin to allow many connections, but this is a practice shard, and want to allow a couple of friends to access it)

New internet connection on the way soon!

Anyone that knows how to reslove this?

Thanx

[Static Loader]

You get them to connect to your master network computer and then port forward them to your second computer. Routers have this feature built in.

[mcnasty]

thanx for the info

i knew it be a simple solution hehe

[mcnasty]

hmm ok

i been messin around for a while, erm to put it bluntly how do i go about settin up port forwarding? is is standard option with windows? need to dl a program?

i been messin tryin to get shard open for about a week, im glad i now know about port forwarding,

pls provide further assistance on port forwarding

thanx

[Phantom]

Originally Posted by mcnasty

hmm ok

i been messin around for a while, erm to put it bluntly how do i go about settin up port forwarding? is is standard option with windows? need to dl a program?

i been messin tryin to get shard open for about a week, im glad i now know about port forwarding,

pls provide further assistance on port forwarding

thanx

Read the instructions for your router on the website or in your instruction book.

After you have done that and know how to do it, make a support post asking us something your confused about.

Blindly asking us to tell you more about port forwarding is well sort of dumb

[mcnasty]

I dont have a router!

Thats y i got the problem, i need to use port forwarding without a router is this possible?

Is there an option in windows itself or will i need a program to do this?

(this is what i meant to ask in the previous post...)

[Phantom was there any need to be quite so harsh towards me, im new to this at least gimme a chance]

[Phantom]

Originally Posted by mcnasty

I dont have a router!

Thats y i got the problem, i need to use port forwarding without a router is this possible?

Is there an option in windows itself or will i need a program to do this?

(this is what i meant to ask in the previous post...)

[Phantom was there any need to be quite so harsh towards me, im new to this at least gimme a chance]

There is no way to port-forward without a router, because there i no need to forward your port if you have no router.

I wasn't being harsh, Dozen people a day ask about port forwarding, they expect us to help them like they are special. Well they know nothing about their routers and its very hard to help people like that.

[mcnasty]

Thanx Static Loader - problem solved!

(Phantom - all i did was ask a question, u didnt have to offor ur advice, in fact u didnt really give me any advice, and yet u still go on tryin to put people down. But ty for ur input anyway)

[Phantom]

I didn't put you down at all.

So now your saying you do have a router?

Because static said exactly what I said.

[mcnasty]

well actually no i dont have a router

Static actually PMed me, and his PM helped me sort out my problem

Phantom maybe i took ur messages the wrong way, problem sorted now so theres np really

thanx for ur help guys