Networks Trying to host a game server through Wireless, Please help :'(

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  1. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    Hi Community,

    I have just registered to this forum in a hope that someone can help me here.

    I currently run my internet through a Netgear Wireless Router as i have a wireless laptop which uses this connection also.

    I have just purchased Toca Race Driver 3 along with some friends. We would like to race against each other but unfortunately we all run routers for our connections. When trying to connect to each others games we get a message regarding protocols i think, can't remember and am currently at work.Does anybody know how i can host a game, if it is even possible?

    If you require further information please let me know.

    Living in hope and many thanks in advance.

    Kind Regards

    Leaping
     
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  2. DarkInferno

    DarkInferno Minimodder

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    you will need to forward the ports relating to toca from the router to the hosting machine...

    But I don't know which ports they are sorry.
     
  3. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks for the reply.

    Where would i find those? in the manual, contact tech support on the toca website?

    Regards

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  4. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    You need to find out the ports required for a server, these can be found on the toca website or in your manual perhaps. You need to go into your configuration utility and forward these ports to the relevent computer that is hosting the game. Your friends need to do the same with the client machine, just open the relevent ports for a client, this should also be on the toca website. Remember to configure your firewalls too.

    I have to warn that hosting a game over wireless isn't a brillaint idea as you may get droupouts and lag, but you should be able to host without any problems though. I'm assuming that you have enough bandwidth, check on the toca website or your manual to see how much bandwidth is required for each player, upload will be your limiting factor, most UK ISP's only offer 256kbps upload, unless you have 8meg or 24meg connections.
     
  5. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    Nice advice, thanks very much.

    I have a 2mb line but 256kbps upload as you mentioned. But then wireless hosting shouldn't be any different than any of the other hosted games should they? Just to clarify; my mates will not be connecting through wireless technology as a network game. They will be connecting to me from their own broadband connections using the ingame lobby etc.

    Sorry if this is all too obvious but i am not a techy and just trying stumble my way through.

    Many thanks again!

    Regards

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  6. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    Right,

    I have found the ports for the game on the website, they are as follows:

    UDP 26900
    UDP 27900
    UDP 3658

    This is total gibberish to me, anyone able to clarify what i need to do with them?

    Regards

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  7. Buzzons

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    go into your routers setup, go to port forwarding and select UDP as the protocol to forward, then add those ports to the list, there should be a TCP port as well somewhere for data connections to be made, so try and find that out using google or what ever
     
  8. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    is this TCP port related to the game, or a general configuration.

    I ask this in case i need to search for Toca TCP or whether its just some general setting that we all use.

    Regards

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  9. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    TCP is a type of protocol used in data transfer, TCP is a protocol where all data that is transferred is required, any lost packets is replaced. UDP however can have connections with lost packed, used mainly in games and streaming video/audio. However this isn't relevent to you!

    Ignore the game settings, changing that will most likely mean you need to reconfigure the game! Go into your router and access the configuration utility. When in the forward the ports to your computer. Most likely you'll have to enter each of the port number and select UDP. Then type in the IP address the ports need to be forwarded to, the IP address being of the computer you are hosting the game on.

    You friends will need to open ports on their router to allow the game to connect to the internet, open rather than forward, although you can do either.

    What I meant with wireless was that using wireless to bridge yourself to your router may cause lag due to the extra response times you will gain, it may not be noticable, but it's generally recommended you use wires for online gaming. But if you prefer wireless then that's fine.
     
  10. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    This community is fantastic. Thanks for the great advice! :clap:

    I shall give all this a go tonight and let you know how i get on.

    BTW MrWillyWonka, my PC is plugged into the Router via a cable. Its just my laptop that uses the wireless technology of the router. So i shouldn't have any problems on that front i hope. Just a bit of useless information to you i thought i'd share. :thumb:

    Kind Regards

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  11. Guest-16

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    They way your computer communicates to the router doesnt really matter, the bottleneck will be your upload speed to the internet. However, if your wireless connection drops your server will die, it's better to get a wired connection when doing streaming data.
     
  12. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    It's not bottleneck of bandwidth as such, it's latency, wireless devices have more latency than wired, and as you know high latency = horrible lag. Which is why I'd reccomend wired for hosting any server than wired.

    LeapingSalmon, I was under the impression that you were hosting the server on the computer that is connected over wireless, but are you saying that the server is actually a pc connected over ethernet? If so, wise choice!
     
  13. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    I believe so, i have my pc which will be the host, connected to the wireless router with a cable into my ethernet card. My laptop connects to the router via wireless. this is the only reason why i have a wireless router (keeps the lady happy while i play games :thumb: )
     
  14. LeapingSalmon

    LeapingSalmon What's a Dremel?

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    Thankyou everyone for your help, i was able to get it all running :thumb:

    I really appreciate all the support you have provided and to think i only posted my first thread this morning :jawdrop:

    I know where to come if i ever have some problems, which i'm sure will be next week :D

    Thanks again!

    Regards

    Leaping
     
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