Even though I'm sure this doesn't need to be said: make sure your router's firmware is up-to-date.
A quick google search brings me to this very interesting patch: http://www.waveform.plus.com/netgear.html It contains a fix you can try to get the NAT loopback working correctly. (This fix only works with certain versions of your router, so you want to check your router's version first) If not, you can google further and see if there's a fix for it: http://www.google.com/search?q=DG834GT+nat+loopback On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Tim Fletcher<[email protected]> wrote: >> Maximilian L >> mh, good question. tried >> ms_force_dedicated_server LocalIP:PORT > > No didn't know about that. That will will work I think if I am the only > person in the lobby but if others are I think I will connect but they will > fail. I would at least be able to start a game by myself and then they could > join later. > > > And the router is a Netgear DG834GT > Website is here > http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2328 > > 2009/6/26 Da-Huntha <[email protected]> >> >> Could you post your Router model and type? >> It's probably a router configuration problem involving IP Loopback not >> set correctly. >> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Tim Fletcher<[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hopefully I can explain this well enough that people can understand my >> > question. >> > >> > I have a L4D server running on a windows server on my local private > network. >> > It is setup with port forwarding from the router and my friends can > connect >> > from the internet through a lobby to my server with no problems. That is >> > working fine. Performance is great and pings are pretty good too. >> > >> > The problem is I can't connect to my server through a lobby. I can be in > a >> > lobby with my friends and when they start the game they will all connect > to >> > my server but I can't. I know what the problem is and I can work around > it >> > but it would be nice to just connect as that way I can be the lobby > leader >> > and set the game up without having to manually set the server up before >> > hand. >> > >> > The real problem is that when I try to connect through the lobby it trys > to >> > connect to the lobby through my public ip and I assume the router can't >> > handle that. I can connect to my server fine if I connect manually using > the >> > console to it's local ip. >> > >> > So is there any way I can redirect network traffic from my public ip to > my >> > servers local ip either on my router (netgear dg834gt) or on my local >> > machine or is there anyway to do this in game some how? >> > >> > Thanks for any help in advance >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
