Any chance the final version wont need port forwarding and all that?

[ThePunisherTXB]

Just curious. My case may be unusual, but there is no way I can access my fucking router configs. Username and password were set by someone else, and they aren't sharing. Ever.:lol:

[xsasquatchx]

If you have a linksys router there is a way to reset it back to default settings I believe. Of course if you have no idea as to what you're doing I suggest you leave your router alone. You try root/admin for the id/pw?

[complexz]

press the reset button on the router :)

[Dandy J]

Yep, just find the little inset button on the back and hold it down with a pen or your fingernail or something for about 15 seconds and it should reset the username/password to admin/admin.

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8718/clipimage001yb9.jpg

[bobino]

ya but it also resets ALL the settings...dont do it unless u know how to set your router back up

[SuicidalGrandpa]

Hey Punisher, this is Web Slinger from TXB.

I've got the same problem, I have no way to forward ports for this, as I'm on a wireless network that I know nothing about...and cannot reset because I don't know how to set anything up.

Could we please not need port forwarding? Pretty please?

[nothingxs]

the way the netcode works, i think that's probably next to impossible

[JubeiNinja69]

i just turn off my firewall completely and it seems to work. don't know if that's good though since my comp is unprotected.

[eddosan]

Ok, so what if my wireless router only lets me open TCP/IP ports? I use an Airport Express. I should have ports 6000-6010 open (I configured it), but it doesn't give me an option to choose from TCP/IP or UDP, just TCP/IP.

[ShinAkuma204]

My suggestion is get a software firewall and put your pc on the DMZ. That way the software firewall will protect your pc and the router will let every connection through while on the DMZ.

[SuicidalGrandpa]

On the DMZ? What's that?

[phamtq]

On the DMZ? What's that?

Demilitarized Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilitarized_zone_%28computing%29)

Dramatic words for an area where computers are connected to the router but not part of the "internal network" protection scheme.

[Rhythm1c]

the way the netcode works, i think that's probably next to impossible



If the netcode works the way I think it works then it shouldn't be anywhere close to impossible at all.

[ThePunisherTXB]

If the netcode works the way I think it works then it shouldn't be anywhere close to impossible at all.

I sure hope not.

[Banthur]

it probably is, even most popular online games require port forwarding if the game lets a player host matches

[0746]

Just a thought:

Doesn't this port forwarding bit come from the fact that you are on a local network? If so then with port forwarding, you couldn't have games on multiple machines in the same local network. How about something like:

Whatever UDP port a client is accepting connection at, have the client send periodic signal through it to server so a NAT entry of a that port and a corresponding outside port is maintained in the router? So whenever it gets a packet to that outside port, it will forward it to that machine with corresponding inside port? The downside of this scheme would be that the port for challenge would be dynamic. Wait, how about having challenge bit go through the server? That way you can eliminate the possibility of challenge collisions? And could solve the issue of having to forward ports.