Simply cannot get Multiplayer server working

[prahjakt zahmboyd]

Hi All,

 

If anyone can help with this, I will slaughter several white oxen in their honor.

 

I have spent the past week trying to get a flippin server up. Here's what I have tried.

PORTS FORWARDED

 

I have logged into my router and tried forwarding ports under UDP/TCP (screenshot attached)

 

 

I also tried using a range, i.e. instead of specific ports in each line, using "16261-16268"

 

When I use port checker, it says my port is still closed. (screenshot attached)

 

 

I am using ProjectZomboidServer.bat in the main directory, and can join from the server PC using Local IP, but all external connections are failing. 

 

I have read so many forums, deleted everything and started form scratch several times, tried hamachi... but cannot for the life of me work it out. I think my port forwarding is the problem.

 

Please help! The white oxen are waiting. 

[EasyPickins]

Try this guide if you haven't.

[MountainSage]

Hi All,

 

If anyone can help with this, I will slaughter several white oxen in their honor.

 

I have spent the past week trying to get a flippin server up. Here's what I have tried.

PORTS FORWARDED

 

I have logged into my router and tried forwarding ports under UDP/TCP (screenshot attached)

 

 

I also tried using a range, i.e. instead of specific ports in each line, using "16261-16268"

 

When I use port checker, it says my port is still closed. (screenshot attached)

 

 

I am using ProjectZomboidServer.bat in the main directory, and can join from the server PC using Local IP, but all external connections are failing. 

 

I have read so many forums, deleted everything and started form scratch several times, tried hamachi... but cannot for the life of me work it out. I think my port forwarding is the problem.

 

Please help! The white oxen are waiting. 

You may have forgotten your steam ports, alternatively it could be you have a software level firewall that is preventing the process from talking to the outside world.

If this is on a server OS (Like Windows Server) then you will also need to create port rules in Windows Advanced Firewall, if this is just a workstation OS (Like Windows 7,8 or 10) then you need to make sure the process isn't being automatically blocked.

[prahjakt zahmboyd]

thanks guys. I tried that guide as well but had no luck. I will uninstall everything and try it again.

 

In the meantime....

 

I had already turned off all firewalls on the computer,

 

its not a server just a basic machine running windows 7.  I am able to access the server from the machine it is running on using 127.0.0.1 as my IP and port 16261

 

From the screenshots I attached, have I done port forwarding correctly?

 

Also probably worth noting is the fact that I am only trying to connect over a local LAN network, connected to the internet, but all the computers trying to connect are on the same wifi network .

 

Appreciate your help guys!

 

 

[EasyPickins]

With those ports, only 2 clients will be able to connect.  One on 16262, and one on 16263.  Also, these 2 ports won't be seen by any port scanner, as they are only opened by the server when the client is trying to download parts of the map.

[MountainSage]

Also probably worth noting is the fact that I am only trying to connect over a local LAN network, connected to the internet, but all the computers trying to connect are on the same wifi network .

 

 

I think this might work?

[prahjakt zahmboyd]

Understood, but not even one other client can connect. Even on the same lan network.

Perhaps it's another problem than port forwarding? If 16261,2 and 3 are open at least one other client should be able to connect

This is killing me, I flipping love this game but have played it to death single player, I need this!

[prahjakt zahmboyd]

Thanks I'll give it a shot now

[prahjakt zahmboyd]

No love. I might just give up and go play with myself

Hahaha