connecting to server

[numbers2]

i know how to connect to a server through the command prompt but how do i do it through a menu?
how do i get the IP address of the servers?

[rquester]

You server must have a static ip address and you can put it in the program. For test purpose you can use 127.0.0.1 ip address (server and client on the same computer) or a local network computer ip address .
You can use at FLCT (Script Wizard) - it generate code for multiplayer, including menu.

[numbers2]

What about when the users create there own server?
How do i connect to a sever through unreal script?

[rquester]

numbers2
Server creates by running a program with keys: <udk dir>\Binaries\UDKLift.exe server mapdm2.udk?timelimit=1
mapdm2.- is a map and timelimit=1 is a timelimit
For connect you must do ConsoleCommand("open 127.0.0.1") . It is for local host, for other hosts you must change 127.0.0.1 to ip address of the server.

[daimaku]

in my experience you need to write

open 127.0.0.1:7777 -nosteam

you need to use the -nosteam because if you don't use it you will have some weird problem.

you need to have the same copy of the program running on the server and client.

[numbers2]

how would i get the ip address of servers created by users?

[Chihastonick]

how would i get the ip address of servers created by users?

So when user host a game, send her IP to a master server, also the user must make a port forwarding to its local address.

You get his ip from the master server.

[numbers2]

How would the master server get information on the current status of the game?

[LordOfOats]

TCPLink periodically from the game server to the master server to update the game's details.

[numbers2]

what is TCPlink?

[rquester]

numbers2
http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/TcpLink.html
Class for TCP/IP connections, uses Windows sockets system. If you write master server on C++, then you can use C++ code+DLLBind for client too, without TCPLink (sometimes it is more simple, because reusing some code).