i can't get server out of lan!!!

[legacy-rob_420]

i'm trin to get started on running a server for the first time. I Downloaded the dedicated server file and have a server key...i am running windows xp...i put the ded. server file in ut2003 folder and put the serv. key in the system folder in the dedicat. server folder and i also put the key in my registry............did i do i right.....i can't get my server in the DM tab it stays in the freakin LAN tab in the game. what the heck am i doing wrong please help i'm really irratated now...

[Frogger]

if you have a router you need to open ports in order for the server to show on external....

The default ports are 7777, 7778, 7787, 7788, 28900, 28902. And 80 for webadmin.

[legacy-rob_420]

ok...yes i have a router, i have a linksys router....ok well my server ip has a :7777 so do i need to open port 7777 on my router?

[legacy-Orion Pax]

dude...he just told you.....you need to open all those ports on your router....and forward them all to your computer....

[legacy-rob_420]

dude i'm new at this give me a break....ok...with the linksys router under what tab do i do that in.....in the settings

[Frogger]

click to view....

http://home.earthlink.net/~frogger187/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/router.jpg

[legacy-drwhojm]

These links below should really help you. I had trouble getting mine set up as well. My linksys router was what it came down to in the end. You need to forword several ports and check BOTH protocols (TCP & UDP) in order to get them to work. These are the ports you need to forword:

7777
7778
7787
7788
11777
10777
28902
and you need to forword 1 additional port in order to use the web admin. This port can be any open port of your choice. You specify which port this is in your ini file. the links below discuss this.

thread 1 (http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=312130)

thread 2 (http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=311011)

thread 3 (http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=311197)

unreal admin page - help setting up your server tutorials (http://www.unrealadmin.org/modules.php?name=Sections&op=listarticles&secid=5)

[legacy-rob_420]

what does the web admin let you do exactly??

frogger187 thx for the pic, i went to the right place apparently, i guessed before i seen your pic and that was where i went and did the part u showed exactly how u showed....but do u press the apply button or do i press the Upnp forwarding button or the port triggering button?

[legacy-drwhojm]

apply

[legacy-rob_420]

ok so if my server key is in right, with those ports open my server will be in the DM tab instead of the LAN tab???

how did you guys get your server key in the game with windows?

[Frogger]

Originally posted by rob_420
how did you guys get your server key in the game with windows?

http://www.unrealadmin.org/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=7

[legacy-rob_420]

where do u get the mapvotes and maps to put on the server? and how do u install them?

[Frogger]

mapvote (http://www.mokum-x.org/MapVote400b11.zip)

Maps:
www.unrealplayground.com
www.mapraider.com
www.ut2003hq.com
www.fasterfiles.com

and many more...

[legacy-rob_420]

i'm going to reinstall the whole server again, try to do it the right way....in the dedicated server folder in the read me file it says this

There is no installer for this version. Simply unzip the contents of this archive
into a directory on your server.

how the hell are u suppose to do this if u dont' even have the server installed yet???????? this sentance don't make sense...please answer and don't give a link

[Frogger]

its just the file structure...just take the folders and put them in a directory..

[legacy-rob_420]

ok heres the dir. that i installed the dedicatedserver folder.....c:\ut2003.....i extracted from zip to that dir...is that ok?

[Frogger]

yup

but if you already have ut2k3 installed...i would recommend making a different directory than the one you already have the game installed to.

[legacy-rob_420]

ok heres what it looks like c:\ut2003\ut2003server......that needs to be changed??? how u suggest it looks?

[Frogger]

Originally posted by rob_420
ok heres what it looks like c:\ut2003\ut2003server......that needs to be changed??? how u suggest it looks?

I would make it c:\UT2003 , c:\UT2003Server

[legacy-rob_420]

ok i'm going to change it to that......i've done the cdkey in reg, created a new value string i had to name it cdkey1 cuz of the game key....is this ok?

[Frogger]

Originally posted by rob_420
ok i'm going to change it to that......i've done the cdkey in reg, created a new value string i had to name it cdkey1 cuz of the game key....is this ok?

no. only one key will be visible. you can't use 2 keys on one machine (unless I'm mistaken)...You can have either or..not both.

[legacy-rob_420]

maybe u misunderstood...one key in that folder is for my retail game, if that key is removed or written over, my ut2003 game won't work.....i have one cd key for the retail game and the other for the server....i don't have 2 server keys....is that what u thought i meant? so am i ok

[NakedApe]

Originally posted by rob_420
maybe u misunderstood...one key in that folder is for my retail game, if that key is removed or written over, my ut2003 game won't work.....i have one cd key for the retail game and the other for the server....i don't have 2 server keys....is that what u thought i meant? so am i ok

If you have a retail key you don't need another to run a dedicated server. One key supports one client and multiple servers. Only when you use the standalone server do you need to get a "server key" (that can't be used for clients but still supports multiple servers).

[legacy-rob_420]

i'm currently using both keys the retail game key and server key....my server does show up on the populated server list....so your saying i should delete the server key and with my retail key i will still show up in the populated list?

i can start server from within the game at the host multiplayer option and its in server list....but i want to learn how to do it using the dos/prompt so i can do more things

i am having a problem with the server, my server kicks my friend off at the end of each map and gives him a critical error message and sometimes the server freezes up on him, but i think that started when i started to use the mapvote400b11.....i do want to use mapvotes and have various maps and to do that i have to learn the dos/prompt way....