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yourmom · Post by **yourmom** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:19 pm

my server is acting very wierd, can someone try to explain the problem?

THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS

Triumph of the Soul · Post by **Triumph of the Soul** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:57 pm

I also recieve this error. It may be quite trivial but I would like to know what is up too.

Post by **blast** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:07 pm

You didn't forward the port properly.

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:08 pm

It means you're having trouble connecting to the list server.
If you're behind a proxy, you may have had to add this line to your client cfg:

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set list http://my.bzflag.org:81/db

You may also need to add:

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-publiclist http://my.BZFlag.org:81/db/

to your server conf.

yourmom · Post by **yourmom** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:44 pm

how would i add set list http://my.bzflag.org:81/db to my client cfg[/quote]

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:47 pm

That is not what I am telling you to do.
If you already did it, it may be a sign that you need to add

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-publiclist http://my.BZFlag.org:81/db/

to your server conf.
If you didn't do it and you can play with global reg, then this is probably not relevant to your problem.
As blast said, check your port forward settings.

Post by **blast** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:26 pm

I would first make sure that users from the outside can connect to your server. I have seen that issue myself, and it has always been a port forwarding issue, or a publicaddr issue.

flight · Post by **flight** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:15 am

yes! port-forwarding. there was a post on this exact situation a while back. what you can do to test it is enable DMZ to your internal IP. if it works after that then it is a port problem. if it still doesn't work (which i bet it will work) then i have no idea. (but it will work

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Post by **blast** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:25 pm

Or, you know, just forward the port correctly. It's usually an issue when people don't use static IPs on their machine hosting the server. The IP changes internally, and they don't adjust where the port forwards to on their router.

yourmom · Post by **yourmom** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:12 pm

how do i enable dmz to my internal ip and how do i find my static ip?

Post by **blast** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:26 pm

http://www.google.com

I would not recommend using a DMZ. It fully exposes a computer to the Internet.

Do you even know how to configure your router? Hosting a server is not trivial. It requires knowledge of networking.

flight · Post by **flight** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:42 pm

yes it does. however it is a quick way to test if it is a port forwarding problem. basically think of DMZ as a way to forward every port strait to your computer. and yes that means possible attacks too. BUT do if for a second, see if you can get a server going and shut it down. the only reason you would enable DMZ is if you can't find out what is wrong with your ports. if you are looking at it and it looks like it should be working and you are frustrated. that's all i recoment DMZ for, but blast is 100% right. it isn't safe especially if you have a static IP address. read the instructions that your router came with. by any chance are you using an apple airport base station?

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:46 pm

flight
It's possible yourmom never even forwarded any ports.
Let him do some research and try that... Then, if he thinks he correctly forwarded his port(s) and still has the same error he can try such trouble-shooting ideas.

yourmom · Post by **yourmom** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:14 pm

i already forwarded my ports through my linksys router

Post by **blast** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:17 pm

Now, have someone connect to it from the outside to verify that claim.