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Title: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Tantalus53 on March 31, 2008, 12:01:19 pm
Yeah, and, I've worked over my Firewall, put the UDP/TCP exceptions, no media VP's, checked the Mediavp's/Data pxo setup, as well as the one in the main directory.

Heres the problem.

I haven't played Multi in a while, like... late last year or something. i go on it a while back and i don't see any of the games, even though there was one up on FS2Net. it was being hosted, for it was still up there for ten/Fifteen minutes. Today, made a game, waited, another one started according to FS2Net, i left my game and /still/ didn't see anything.

I know I'm not really that much of a modding savvy but...  :confused: What do I do now?
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on March 31, 2008, 12:43:17 pm
What version of FS2_Open are you running? 
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: colecampbell666 on March 31, 2008, 12:57:27 pm
If you're using 3.6.9 you can't see 3.6.10 games and vice-versa.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Tantalus53 on March 31, 2008, 01:38:04 pm
For my 3_6_9, this is the program:

"fs2_open_3_6_9"

For my 3_6_10

"fs2_open_3_6_10-20071028T"

Ive ran both of them through my firewall. my 3_6_9 accesses FS2Net, but my 3_6_X says it cant connect.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Shade on March 31, 2008, 02:34:36 pm
3.6.10 not connecting is due to the old version you're running. You'll need a fairly recent build to connect to the v.2 server daemon. As for games not showing up, have you made a firewall exception for port 7808? If not, try doing that and see if it helps matters.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on March 31, 2008, 02:35:12 pm
I think you need a 3.6.10 XT build dated 3/14 or later for 3.6.10 to work with FS2netD now.  3.6.9 should work.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: taylor on March 31, 2008, 03:14:26 pm
This build (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,52856.0.html) should also work fine with the 3.6.10 server.  I merged in all of the FS2NetD updates on the 20th, so any trunk builds after that should work out-of-the-box.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Tantalus53 on March 31, 2008, 03:34:44 pm
Downloading the newer build now..

Alright, here's what it looks like right now with my 3_6_9 entries:

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/BetaHydri/ex1.jpg)
*Changed the one TCP to in in the 3_6_9 entry, but notes that i added the TCP's today, i was playing with just UDP before

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/BetaHydri/ex2.jpg)
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: colecampbell666 on March 31, 2008, 04:02:48 pm
You don't make firewall exceptions, you make router exceptions. You need to go into your router config window, and forward your ports. Go to portforward.com to find out how.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on March 31, 2008, 04:17:05 pm
Actually you need to do both router and firewall.  For 3.6.10 Lobby add port 7117 as well.
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Tantalus53 on March 31, 2008, 04:56:07 pm
Problem solved, and thanks for all the help guys!

Router, firewall configuration was the key. And frankly, ive learned that 7808 wasnt the right router number for both engines  :nervous:
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: Tantalus53 on April 28, 2008, 03:06:05 pm
Aha! I found out why my 3_6_9 isnt working!

There was a server update that i knew nothing about...

erm... what did you have to do after the server update to get yourself back in the game?
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: captain-custard on May 03, 2008, 02:15:35 pm
it seems were going to be playing a lot more 3.6.10 games so look here........................
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,53508.0.html (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,53508.0.html)

and i hope you find a build that works for you
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: colecampbell666 on May 03, 2008, 06:50:18 pm
Does the FS2NetGV still work with .10?
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: captain-custard on May 04, 2008, 02:58:59 am
nope , that is if were talking about the little fsnet games viewer/chat program...
you have to look at the 3.6.10 box on fs2net web site ....

as it was we played 3.6.9 last night but this had returned to the old 3.6.10 bug of, ( if your not already online when i post my game you cant see me and by some strange chance it worked the same in the fs2netgv  program)

life and its wonderful little twists and turns ,
Title: Re: Games not showing up; Alittle help?
Post by: jedimasterseth on May 14, 2008, 11:58:40 am
yep got the same problem a few times andi. Is affecting my hostin on wednesdays!