a newbie question
 

ive set up a server for myself and a few friends to use. The server loads up great, i can log on locally just fine. the problem comes when i try to get other people to log on. The server keeps dumping them to login. This even happens if i try to use another computer other than the one the server is located on.

any ideas?

Sounds like a NAT issue.

router take it? Enable dmz on the router, eqemu uses so many ports it is easier.


your config just use
<address>127.0.0.1</address>
<localaddress>127.0.0.1</localaddress>


emu will handle the rest users should connect fine. Those are the settings I use.

As long as ports 9000 and 7000 - 7100 are set in port RANGE forwarding, it should work fine. Make sure it is port range forwarding and not port forwarding, as those are 2 completely different things.

Running as a DMZ will work for sure as well, but it also opens up your PC directly to the internet, which isn't safe at all.

i tried port range forwarding and running as a dmz and neither of those helped.

when i do port range forwarding, it asks me for an application name...should i use world? or zone?

also, what should i forward it to? the ip i get for ipconfig?

honestly though, if running as a dmz doesnt work, it doesnt matter if i screwed up the port range forwarding does it? (and i am sure it was forwarding).

nothing has changed, remote users cannot log on...only me, from the computer i am hosting on

Have you ever been able to get other people to connect? And do you have a firewall running? If so, try disabling the firewall. The only other reason it wouldn't work is if you have something configured wrong or if you are behind a proxy (common for school dorms).

no one else has been able to connect, fire wall is down, and i live in a house...on cable though if that makes any sort of difference.