When I host, other people are able to connect and join. However, my sibling who shares my same IP can't. Instead, he gets a connection fail. Can someone tell me how can I get him to connect and join?
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#2 Jul 21 2012, 9:16 pm
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Thanks for the advice, but it's not working. When performed as you ask, it'll stay at the "connecting..." screen and then eventually fails. Could it possibly be the firewall?
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#3 Jul 22 2012, 8:05 pm
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It is possible that there could be a firewall also causing this issue. A sure fire way to find out if it is or not is to check if he can join any other games. If he has the same problem attempting to join other games, it is possible that a firewall could be at fault. Check to make sure that no firewall is blocking BYOND.exe, Dreamseeker.exe, or dreamdaemon.exe.
If he can connect to other games, then a firewall shouldn't be an issue. What are you entering into the open location field? Just to clarify it should be the local IP address of the hosting computer, followed by the port number. | |
Hi, Higoten's solution is correct although, his format for the IP address might be a little off. I had the same problem. What you want to do is going to the computer the router/modem is connected to. Run "CMD" Type in "ipconfig" then as Higoten said find out the "IP Address". The format could look either mostly look like "192.168.x.xx" or "192.168.xxx.xxx". Next you go to the computer your sibling is trying to connect from. Byond Pager > File > Open Location > [IP Address:Port #] > Ok.
For Example 192.168.1.93:1982 then you should be good to go. Hope i helped. :) thanks for the help Higoten. | |
Mfarley211 wrote:
Hi, Higoten's solution is correct although, his format for the IP address might be a little off. I had the same problem. What you want to do is going to the computer the router/modem is connected to. Run "CMD" Type in "ipconfig" then as Higoten said find out the "IP Address". The format could look either mostly look like "192.168.x.xx" or "192.168.xxx.xxx". Next you go to the computer your sibling is trying to connect from. Byond Pager > File > Open Location > [IP Address:Port #] > Ok. And which part of that was off? you seemed to have just quoted him but written it in your own words.. | |
In order for other computers in your house, depending on how your router is set up, one may not be able to join via the public BYOND address link given by the website.
Instead, you will have to do the following:
Open the BYOND pager > File > Open Location > [local IP address]:[portnumber] > OK.
Your local IP address is the one that would have used during port-forwarding and is typically in the format of 192.168.XXX.XXX (You can also obtain this number by going to Start > run > cmd > ipconfig/all. The number labeled "IP address" is the one that your looking for) The [portnumber] is the port that you entered into dream daemon. (example format 192.168.254.200:2032)
Good luck!