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setting up game server behind router

Apr 9, 2005 5:02AM PDT

I am trying to setup a Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory deticated game server over the internet. I am behind a LinkSys WRT54GS wireless router. I have all the ports for the game on forward. The server is not ment to be over LAN its ment to run over the internet so anyone can join yet when I run it the IP appears as the default 192.168.1.100 and that obviously isnt my WAN (internet) IP. I also had a friend try and join on his own computer and internet connection and he couldnt. Is there a way so I can host the server behind the router and have people beable to join by typing in my WAN IP? I am running the server on Linux but I am almost positive that wouldnt affect this.

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oops
Apr 9, 2005 5:03AM PDT

it blocked out W A N with ***, sorry

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If the server has a firewall....
Apr 9, 2005 5:04AM PDT

You get to fix that too and do the putting the server into a DMZ.

Bob

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well...
Apr 9, 2005 5:15AM PDT

the router is in DMZ, the server has a firewall and I will look into that but I dont think the firewall I have on it would affect anything

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Yes, a router would be in the DMZ.
Apr 9, 2005 5:24AM PDT

It has to be. However the server would have to be in the DMZ the first time out and you don't want to know how many times I uninstall the firewall and it just works. But I'm a bit knowledgeable about firewalls and what OS I can expose to the internet. I don't suggest you do that until you reveal what OS and more.

Bob

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ok
Apr 9, 2005 5:27AM PDT

Well now that I am looking I do not even see a firewall. That must have been my mistake unless there is one that I was never prompted on installing. I run the server off of Slackware Linux version 10.

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That's great.
Apr 9, 2005 5:34AM PDT

Now, on the router, put that server into the DMZ.

ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pdf/wrt54gs_ug.pdf writes:

"The Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ
The DMZ feature allows one network user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such
as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port
Range Forward feature is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ
hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.
Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static
IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.
To expose one PC, select Enable. Then, enter the computer's IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Figure 5-32: Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ"

This router also has firewall features but using the DMZ will fix it.

Bob

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right
Apr 9, 2005 5:44AM PDT

I did that before and people still cant join my server with the W A N IP

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Most people...
Apr 9, 2005 6:25AM PDT

Have firewalls that they can't control or understand. You become their techsupport. Add that many have routers and if you've set it to the DMZ and supplied your external address and... the server software is known to be good, then it's not your issue.

Bob