In trying to resolve this, I followed the advice Fleep provided. I believe I can satisfy all of the suggestions made. Checking my standalonecommon.ini, I found many instances of 127.0.0.1 - lines 68,76,78-83,155,271,274,290,291,309....should they all be changed to my external IP address?
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Fleep Tuque <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > This is a fairly common question that can have a number of different root > causes. > > It might be helpful to go over the details of exactly what happens when > you try to log in. Based on previous posts from Justin, Diva and others, > this is my understanding of how it works: When you start up the client and > enter your name/password, it sends those details to the OpenSim login > service. If your password is correct, it tells the region simulator that > you're coming. The login service then sends back to your client the IP > address and port to use to enter that region based on the information in > the regions.ini configuration file. Your client then connects to the > region using those details. > > If you are stuck at "Connecting to Region.." or "Waiting for region > handshake..." then your client successfully connected to the Opensim login > service, but the information it is using to try to connect to the region > (IP address and port number) is not allowing the connection. This can be > any number of issues related to your networking setup. > > 1) Check to make sure you have the correct ports open on your router and > firewall by reviewing the Opensim Network Settings page and Firewall > settings page. You can verify this by using 3rd party port checker > software, I've used this successfully: > http://portforward.com/help/portcheck.htm > > 2) If you are on a home network, make sure your router supports NAT > Loopback, per the instructions on the Opensim wiki: > http://opensimulator.org/wiki/NAT_Loopback_Routers > > 3) If you do not have a router that supports NAT Loopback, or are on a > corporate or campus network with 1-to-1 NATing, you will need to have an > external static IP address assigned to your server for users outside your > network to connect. See this thread for more information: > http://opensim-users.2152040.n2.nabble.com/NAT-amp-Corporate-Firewall-td6223654.html > > I run FleepGrid from home and since my router didn't support NAT Loopback, > I got a static IP address from my ISP and that resolved all my issues with > people not being able to connect from outside my home network. I had to do > the same thing at work for the university grid, having it placed in the DMZ > and assigned an external only static IP. > > Hope this info is helpful. Good luck and let us know how it goes! > > - Chris/Fleep > > > Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque) > Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM) > UCIT Instructional & Research Computing > University of Cincinnati > 406A Zimmer Hall > 315 College Drive > PO BOX 210088 > Cincinnati, OH 45221-0088 > [email protected] > (513) 556-3018 > > http://ucsim.uc.edu > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 5:39 AM, Paul Rayner <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi >> I'm hosting a standalone OpenSim 0.7.5 at home, on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit. >> >> I need/want it for school, and when I try and connect from school I get a >> "Waiting for Region Handshake" error when trying to connect with Imprudence >> viewer. >> >> I believe I've ascertained the school firewall is open - I used >> http://124.254.81.40:9000/simstatus and got the required OK. >> >> My router is a Billion Bipac 7300A. In reading OpenSim documentation, I >> only found at last week I need reverse NAT (or something to that effect). I >> had never seen it in any system requirements. After checking the web, I >> believe the router does support it. >> >> I can connect fine from my LAN. >> >> I'd appreciate ANY advice I can get to have it up and running. I'd dearly >> love to have it working ASAP - after a long wait to have the port open at >> school. I'm now behind the 8ball timewise. >> >> Paul >> -- >> To subscribe to the ITS mailing list, go to >> http://lists.otn.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/qsite-its. >> To email the list, use [email protected] >> >> QISTE Moodle - http://qsite.netspot.com.au/login/index.php >> An ITS repository for sharing of resources. Contact me for the enroll >> key. >> >> http://rightintoit.com/wordpress/ *A blog examining how new technologies >> can assist in the classroom* >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users > -- To subscribe to the ITS mailing list, go to http://lists.otn.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/qsite-its. To email the list, use [email protected] QISTE Moodle - http://qsite.netspot.com.au/login/index.php An ITS repository for sharing of resources. Contact me for the enroll key. http://rightintoit.com/wordpress/ *A blog examining how new technologies can assist in the classroom*
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