[Resolved] Server connecting problem

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  1. natty2

    natty2 Member

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    I am trying to run a server,
    But only I can login to it.
    By using the Advance Connection (127.0.0.1) I can enter my own server.
    But friends of my can't enter the server by clicking on it, neither by using the advance connection.
    How do I solve it? (I have opened a port [5080] already).
    I tryed turning off my Fire Wall, and any other antivirus program...
     
  2. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    You need to also configure your router.
     
  3. natty2

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    How do i conigure my router? can give me a link to a guide? I couldn't find >_<
    If you mean I need to enter that website you give the link to, at the "Tutorial on how to run a server" i have already done that.
     
  4. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    And, what was the problem with the site? What kind of router do you have? etc.

    The thing you need to find in your router settings is how to configure ports, or how to setup a demilitarized zone (in short, your computer is fully open to the web, quite dangerous though).
     
  5. natty2

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    Already done that =/
    nothing wrong in the site, it's just that I have done everything the site told me to do.
    The problem remains.
    For the record, my router is: "Siemens SL2-141"...
     
  6. Steve

    Steve Active Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    At the moment, I can think of 5 reasons why it might not be working.

    1. You did it wrong.
    2. You didn't turn off Windows Firewall.
    3. Maybe port 5080 is already in use, so try a different port, which will require you going through the port forwarding process again.
    4. You set the protocol type in router settings to UDP, instead of TCP.
    5. Your ISP blocks port 5080. (Extremely unlikely. But if true, try a different port).

    Good luck.
     
  7. natty2

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    Thanks you VERY VERY much guys, you helped alot, not only to me, but to a very big community [=
    bye.
     
  8. Steve

    Steve Active Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Glad we could help. :)
     
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