router + firewall question

[dip027]

ok

i got a netgear rp114 router and i have this pc and a mac g3 sharing my cable connection....thats working great so far

i was trying to get starcraft to work on both of them, so i installed ipx on both the comps and now i can play a network game between the two comps

when i go on battle.net and create a game with the pc and try to join with the mac, a message comes up on the mac saying the latency is too high

i found this page
http://www.netgear-support.com/ts/do...plications.htm

and i set port forwarding in the router's settings to 6112 and this comp's ip address (192.168.0.3-since i'm creating from here), but when i go to join it gives me the same message

any suggestions? thanks

[KegCanMan]

i have heard MAC's have a problem with
firewalls on a LAN/shared internet connection.
i could be wrong, so dont take my word for it.

[Pagan_Ranger]

I'm not familiar with Starcraft, however, why do you need to go through Battle.net? Can't you set up the system through your internal LAN? Also, if you are going through battle.net, shouldn't that be TCP/IP?

I have set up games on my LAN (Half Life, Red Alert2, Tiberian Sun) and never went through the internet. Is that a requirement of multiplayer for StarCraft?

[dip027]

Originally posted by Pagan_Ranger
I'm not familiar with Starcraft, however, why do you need to go through Battle.net? Can't you set up the system through your internal LAN? Also, if you are going through battle.net, shouldn't that be TCP/IP?

I have set up games on my LAN (Half Life, Red Alert2, Tiberian Sun) and never went through the internet. Is that a requirement of multiplayer for StarCraft?

yeah, lan games work fine now...but i was wondering if there was a way for two people to play with each other and with a few people on the internet....at the same time...is this possible with one cable modem?

i think battle.net is tcp/ip, but i'm not sure

[dip027]

Originally posted by KegCanMan
i have heard MAC's have a problem with
firewalls on a LAN/shared internet connection.
i could be wrong, so dont take my word for it.

maybe, but i dont think so in this case

my friend has the same router and 2 pcs (1 with winxp, 1 with win2k) and he can play lan games fine now too, but battle.net says the same thing as mine

[Pagan_Ranger]

Originally posted by dip027


yeah, lan games work fine now...but i was wondering if there was a way for two people to play with each other and with a few people on the internet....at the same time...is this possible with one cable modem?

i think battle.net is tcp/ip, but i'm not sure

Ok, I see now.............

I have 3 computers hooked up to my router. I have had mixed results with online gaming and using more than one in the game.

Half-Life - No problems

Tiberian Sun - Would usually lose connection to 1 or both computers in the game. However, the computers we were using are much slower than my current rig.

Red Alert2 - Not sure. My roommate type "sh*t" in the lobby before we could even start our first online game. That got us banned, and I haven't been able to get back on. (I read some BS about having to send the game into the company. What a freaking hassle!!!!).

I am not sure, but it may have something do with battle.net's servers and sending and receiving data from the same IP address (cable modem). The router handles all the internal traffic.

Good luck!

[dip027]

Originally posted by Pagan_Ranger

Red Alert2 - Not sure. My roommate type "sh*t" in the lobby before we could even start our first online game. That got us banned, and I haven't been able to get back on. (I read some BS about having to send the game into the company. What a freaking hassle!!!!).

lol that sux

about both comps using the same ip address...theres no way around that, right ? (because they are both on the same modem?)

maybe i'll try to find an email address and ask them

thanks for the help

[Snipe7]

In order to connect to Battle.net, connect to others over a Local Area Network, and allow others to connect to you using any Blizzard Entertainment game, the following ports need to be opened:

4000 UDP
4000 TCP
6112 up to 6119 UDP
6112 up to 6119 TCP

Some firewall programs have preset ports available in their configurations that are often necessary to be open. One in particular is a connection to your DNS server. This usually takes place on UDP port 53. If you are playing over a Local Area Network and using a firewall you will need to open port 6111 for UDP and TCP.

As for inbound and outbound or internal and external, I would think they mean that inbound(internal) are the frames/packets that are going to your computer, and outbound (external) are the frames/packets that are leaving your computer and going to theirs.

As for forwarding ports, try multiple methods to open them, and try hosting a game of either Starcraft/Diablo2 on OPEN Battle.net/or Warcraft III <---War3 has been experiencing connectivity issues on their BETA (repeat, BETA) server

I say use Diablo 2 on OPEN Battle.net, not the realms, to test your hosting/port opening skills, I find that the best game to use for that reason. If you dont have it, try Starcraft or Diablo 1, at all costs try using Warcraft III beta to test your hosting skills LAST, as the game is still in beta.

Your not the only one with this problem.

MAKE SURE..... when you are opening those ports, that you are assigning the ports to a STATIC IP adress, and not a dynamic IP adress.

By the way, here is a list for ALL ports to open for more games than just Blizzard games...

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/..._port_list.htm