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[lemmingzappa]

When I try and make a "listen in" server for hl2dm which ip address do i need ??

Do i need to disable my router firewall ?

Ive tried my external ip address but my friend could not connect.
And my internal one didnt work either.
But if i create a dedicated server, it tells me that the server ip is my internal ip address with port :27015 on the end :S

When i go into console its giving me about 4 ips and i dont bloody know what they all do.



Ive tried forwarding ports and completely disabling the firewall altogether and my mate cant connect to my external ip. We have both played together online so we know it works ( on other servers ).

When i try and add my external ip + port into favourites nothing happens.
but when i add my internal ip + port it works :S :S :S

 

[Slainchild]

In the console, when you start your server it gives you your ip address a number of times. There is one instance where is says something like: [i.p] 27015 SV / 27005 CL

SV= The server, you.
CL= Client, other people.

So put xxx.xx.xxx.xx:27005

That works. I will try and get a screenshot for you if that doesn't explain well enough.

Screenshot added :thumbs: +ip blurred

 

[lemmingzappa]

I tried what you said but it didnt work, but where you blurred your ip address, i can just make out that thats your external ip ??

Mine doesnt display my external ip in that area, it displays my internal ip :S

Something to do with my router/network ?

 

[Slainchild]

I don't know if that i.p address is internal or external. But I do know that I have my firewall off, and it worked fine when me and some friends were playing on my server last night.

 

[lemmingzappa]

im never going to get this to work am i

 

[tombombman]

some ideas:
try and set your internal router ip as the DMZ.
forward 27015 tcp inside your router.
inside hl2mp/cfg folder, add this line: sv_lan 0(this helped me)

 

[lemmingzappa]

Nope that didnt work either.

 

[tombombman]

I sent you a private message with my AIM screenname, if you want to contact me, i would gladly walk you through setting up your router/firewall to run a server.

 

[Edge]

some ideas:
try and set your internal router ip as the DMZ.
forward 27015 tcp inside your router.
inside hl2mp/cfg folder, add this line: sv_lan 0(this helped me)

Set the router IP as the DMZ? What is that going to accomplish? The router is already on the outside lol.

You need to either put the internal IP of the machine hosting the game in the DMZ or the more correct method would be to forward port 27015 to the internal IP (UDP)

Make sure the Windows Firewall is disabled as well.

As far as HL2 make sure you use sv_lan 0

Good Luck.