Making a server public!?!

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:02 pm

Hi iv just set up my server but the default URL for the server list does not word

. I was wondering whether anybody on here would be able to help me?

Post by **blast** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:21 pm

If you have a firewall, make sure you have the TCP and UDP port open. The default port is 5154. Also, if you have a router, make it forward traffic to the computer your server is on. Finally, make sure your -publicaddr is correct.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:23 pm

what version of bzflag?

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:05 am

thnx blast i'll open that port but what URL do i put after -publicadrr ??? Oh, patlabor i have version 1.10.6

Post by **blast** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:50 pm

Either your ip address, or a hostname pointing to your ip address. For example, I have a hostname from DynDNS.org, so my publicaddr would be "blast.game-host.org:5154". I could also use "216.138.191.132:5154". Of course, my address constantly changes, so I would have to update my bzfs script each time.

brad2901 · Post by **brad2901** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:26 pm

thnx blast, i was wondering how to solve the problem of a dynamic ip adress, but now i know