The Universal Handbook to Online Game Hosting

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Creb's Tuts Presents
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A Tutorial made by Crebster
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Introduced by Crebster and edited by the viewers
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The Universal Handbook to Online Game Hosting

Contents

*Port Forwarding

  -Recognizing your Router

  -Understanding your Port

  -Enabling your Port

*Steps to No-Ip

  -Crebster's Steps to No-Ip Tutorial

*Completion

  -Giving your IP

  -Credits

Recognizing your Router

Routers are all different, they differ upon both the internet service, and the model accuired.

Routers are the absolute most important object in connecting to the internet, it transfers the internet from your house (your cable socket or phone line) and makes it available from it. You can connect to it trough wire, wireless, etc…

Do I have a router?

Chances are you do, below is a picture of a router:


The full model name for your router is very important in portforwarding. You can easily find this by looking at the top of the router itself.

This router is a Linksys, but you must be more specific, if you look closely it should be followed by a series of numbers and letters. That would be the full model name.

BUT WAIT: Aww, it's not there! I can't read it, it's to small!

Luckily theres an alternative, you can find the model number once we get further into the tutorial.

Understanding your Port

A port is basically a door, every program hosted on your computer has a certain port number.

In the case of Eclipse (http://touchofdeathforums.com), when you are hosting their engine, the main port is 4000\. However, the port 4001 also works.

Think of a port as a door, by default your ports are closed. Now, think of yourself as an IP. If you are trying to get through a closed door, well, it's not happening…same thing with an IP trying to pass through a closed port.

If you ever wanted to get through that door, you would have to open it. Which, in the case of ports, port forwarding is opening that door.

Enabling your Port

Now, to enable your port you must connect to your router.

To connect to your router, you must runt he program "Run"

You can find this by going to the Start button, if you are on a Windows XP, you will see it in the right of Start when it's open. For Windows Vista, just type it in the search bar like this:


Now, open Run.

Once it's open, type cmd and press ok.

Now, a new window will open looking like this:


Now, type in ipconfig.

A new window should open with a bunch of information…

Go to the top-most part and look for the first Default Gateway sign, and if you look to the right of it where it will have some numbers that usually start with 192

Now, go to a new window and type those numbers like this:


Go to that site, once your in it may ask you to login

By default the username should be admin or Admin

The password by default should be Password, password, admin, Admin, or no password.

If none of this works, visit http://portforward.com where you can find all the information you need to know about your router.

The next part will differ upon your router, and you can find all the information you need to know about port forwarding a certain router at: http://portforward.com

Now, it's time to portforward, I'll show you an example with my router. (Versalink D90-327W30-06)

First, go to Firwall and Passwords:


Now, Nat/ Gaming:


Then, click "Define Custom Service" and make sure "Port Forwarding" is checked like this:


Last, press next. For Service Name put Eclipse, Global Port Range, put 4000-4000\. For Base Host Port put 4000, and for Protocol put TCP and UDP. Click Next then Done.

Now, just go to Eclipse for Select a Predefined Service and press Enable.

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

[Harris6310]

Nice tut, real noob-friendly.

[NetherArc]

bump

[dsilverwolf]

hey just btw it is www.whatsmyip.org not .com, otherwise it took me awhile because my comp wanted to act retarded but awesome tutorial.

[Drummerpete]

[IPchicken](http://www.ipchicken.com) is just as good.

[Eviltyphoon]

I have this gadget on my desktop that gets my int and ext ip automatically :P

[emblem]

You can also hold the "WinKey" and press R to open run.

[The New World]

Really informative, great for new people.

[Ruins of Hell]

Good, except this is already explained on portfoward.com and you somehow got a picture of my router… *checks the windows* *whew*

[zaczac]

Thanks for the tut. I use to use my hamachi ip so I wouldn't have to change the ip everytime I turned my pc off. :cheesy:

[ElReyXIV]

I type in ipconfig but it wont come up with the bunck of info

[Rocka210]

When I type ipconfig it starts but immediatly closes again

[evilbunnie]

Well then goto run and type cmd then in cmd type ipconfig

[evilbunnie]

Well then goto run and type cmd then in cmd type ipconfig

[Alster]

Or you could just type "my IP" in Google to get your IP… But then you don't get all the other information the ipconfig provides.

Great tutorial.

[Alster]

Or you could just type "my IP" in Google to get your IP… But then you don't get all the other information the ipconfig provides.

Great tutorial.

[derrilpt]

emmm will this mean some dudes that know my ip can hack through if you open it