No-ip

[kakusas]

Hey , guys. I can't make my game online and one person said that i need to use no-ip.
But how to use it? I added a host port 80 or something , but still nothing…
What should i do?

-Jey

[Guest]

@kakusas:

> Hey , guys. I can't make my game online and one person said that i need to use no-ip.
> But how to use it? I added a host port 80 or something , but still nothing…
> What should i do?
>
> -Jey

Whoever told you that, was defiantly WRONG. You need to portfoward, and then mask your IP with No-IP so you dont get hacked.

http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,45578.msg462844.html#msg462844

Steps to No-Ip

1\. Go to http://www.no-ip.com/ and make a account.
2\. Login (duh)
3\. Go to "Add a Host"
4\. Don't change anything, just type in your server name, scroll to the host which best fits you, then click "Create Host"
5\. Logout and go to "Download" at the top of the page.
6\. Pick your OS then download no-ip DUC
7\. Once you've installed and etc. open it and login on the same account you used on the website.
8\. The host you made will pop-up, check the box.
9\. If there is a :D then it updated, just uncheck and recheck it. There should be a happy face with powder cheeks that pops up.

REMINDER: Always keep this open, and every once in a while check/un-check it to see if it gets updated (updates are for when your ip changes)

10\. Now, go to C:/windows/system32/driver/etc/hosts.file (open in notepad)

You will get something that looks like this:

# Copyright © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97    rhino.acme.com          # source server
#      38.25.63.10    x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1

11\. Starting at the 127.0.0.1, put your no-ip host one space to the right of it.

It till look like this

127.0.0.1 no-ip hostname

12\. Under that put your internal IP, to find this go to "run" (it should be in the start menu, but if you have vista then just type it in the start menu search bar) then type in "cmd" then in cmd type  "ipconfig" and your internal ip is to the right of Default Gateway...most times it starts with 192, but not always, depending on the router you use.

So it should look like this now:

127.0.0.1 no-ip hostname
Internal IP no-ip hostname

13\. Now, find your external IP. Go to whatsmyip.org and its the numbers printed at the top.

Make the hosts.file look like this:

127.0.0.1 no-ip hostname
Internal IP no-ip hostname
External IP no-ip hostname

Now, save and exit.

If it says the file area is incorrect or it wont let you save, right click hosts.file, go to "Properties" then click "Security" then "Edit"

Go to "Administrators" and click "Full control" and same for "Users".

Now, click apply and redo the hosts.file.

You have successfully made a no-ip, give out your no-ip host to your friends as you would you ip before you did this.

Giving your IP

Giving your IP is the simplest part of this tutorial, just make sure your server is online for this to work.

Go to http://whatsmyip.com and give them the numbers shown if you didn't do the No-Ip steps. If you did, just give your No-Ip hostname.

Make sure they set your IP or hostname as their IP, and your Port aswell if it asks for it.

You have completed the tut, congratulations. Keep this for information in mind for any situation that requires the information given.

Credits:

Crebster for the tutorial

portforward.com for the resources and information

[kakusas]

i have a dynamic ip so i can't use port forwarding , but thanks anyway.

[Yxxe]

@kakusas:

> i have a dynamic ip so i can't use port forwarding , but thanks anyway.

im sure you can get a static ip, then you can portforward.