AHH please help with my server

[REAPER]

Whenever i run a server and somebody tries to join they just get a black screen. At first i thought that it was just the ports so i opened them, then i thought that my enabled ports still didn't work and there was something wrong with my router. So i took the router off and it still doesn't work. By the way if this helps my internet provider is Cogeco Cable and my router is a D-link

thx in advance i really need help on this

=NS=Reaper

[legacy-senshu]

With no router at all you still had the problem??

[REAPER]

yea ,,, i also tried doing a server on a different computer in my house still no luck

[Frogger]

sofware firewall/XPfirewall?

[REAPER]

i have my software firewall turned off but i dont' know what u mean by xp firewall

[Frogger]

Originally posted by =NS=ReaperII
i have my software firewall turned off but i dont' know what u mean by xp firewall

are you running windows XP?

[REAPER]

yes

[legacy-senshu]

Go to Network Connections and see if your Local Area Connection is firewalled. Causes problems for some (not for me, though...)

[Frogger]

http://home.earthlink.net/~frogger187/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/xpfirewall.JPG

[REAPER]

um they r set off

[Frogger]

how are people trying to join...by ip or in the browser? if in browser..are they seeing a ping?

[REAPER]

well both i get them to try by ip and then by buddies list,,, usually they see a ping ,,, but sometimes they see a NA im not really sure of that part

[Frogger]

Originally posted by =NS=ReaperII
well both i get them to try by ip and then by buddies list,,, usually they see a ping ,,, but sometimes they see a NA im not really sure of that part

can they see the server in the browser under like the DM tab? (or whatever gametype)

[REAPER]

um i've never asked them taht before,,,,,, is there any easy way for them to find my server from there without broswing the whole thing ???

[Frogger]

Originally posted by =NS=ReaperII
um i've never asked them taht before,,,,,, is there any easy way for them to find my server from there without broswing the whole thing ???

you can sort by servername..so just call it something without special characters at front because they sort separate...tell them the servername and gametype..they should be able to find it...depending on what you are running, they may need to uncheck the standard servers filter to see it..

[legacy-Fm1nus]

reaper you *** you copied my thread title :mad: :haha:

[Frogger]

Originally posted by Fm1nus
reaper you *** you copied my thread title :mad: :haha:

as a sidenote..both of these would likely get better response if posted in the admin forum..

[REAPER]

yea after a year maybe i would get a responce,,, thats why i don't like posting anything anywhere but general discussion,,,, nobody ever sees it anywhere else

[legacy-Excell]

FYI I tried joining through the buddy list, the server displayed but when I joined the server IP address displayed in white and never connected. Thus I told him it was likely a router problem.

[REAPER]

i still need help with this so BUMP

[REAPER]

when people try to access it from the dm server thingy they get a ? then it goes to N/A can u please help cuz i need to run clan matchs and so on