Eclipse server

[Lucy-heartfillia]

Ok so..umm…i kinda tried some of the MMORPG makers

and i though to ask, Does Eclipse Origins Needs Port forward and some of those confused things

or when i finish my game i only put it to download And someone download and play? without port forward?

[Matt]

Whenever you want to host your server and ensure that people can connect, you have two options.

1) Log Me In Hamachi

2) Port forwarding.

Setting up Log Me In Hamachi is much easier than figuring out how you can port forward (assuming you're new to this), but its worse in the long run. In order for other people to connect, they would have to download LMIH as well.

Port forwarding is more complicated, but better in the long run. Your future players won't be hassled with having to download an extra program just so they can connect.

[Gwen]

you only need port forward if you are behind a router. If your modem is connected directly to your computer you do not need to port forward.

[Lucy-heartfillia]

Oh thanks, though i know port forward is really complicated But it's much easier though

I would like to know how to port forward for eclipse origins

if i couldn't do it then i guess LMIH Should do

[Gwen]

port forwarding is not done through eclipse… its done on your router. You have to login into your router. go to portforward, put in your computer's ip, and port you want to forward to. then in eclipse you put in the same port that you put in your router.

[Lucy-heartfillia]

Oh Ok , i'll try to when i'm done i'll tell the result 

[Lucy-heartfillia]

Well when i try to go to 192.168.1.1 Linksys It says Internet explorer can't show web page Same for 192.168.0.1

I searched and changed my local area connection But stills don't work , though I dont think there another way that someone can do this for me right?

[cheatking]

How top get your routers IP address http://compnetworking.about.com/od/workingwithipaddresses/f/getrouteripaddr.htm

[hedgy]

I always get to know to what IP I have to go to for port forwarding is by going to open cmd using windows run. And then type in ipconfig.

It's your default gateway.

Also a great site to use is: http://portforward.com/

See if it lists your router, it most likely does. If it doesn't it's still good to look around other routers. The steps are quite similar to each other.

[tslusny]

You must put there your global ip. Type in google global ip and click first link.

Edit: oh nevermind. I noticed that you are trying to access your router cp.

[hedgy]

global IP ( http://ipchicken.com/ ) works for some routers too to access your router. When I was new to this stuff I used to use that one because it worked, but when I recieved a new router I noticed I had to use my default gateway.

In case anyone new to port forwarding reading in this topic is getting confused by the different IPs.

Default gateway = best way to connect to your router.

LAN IP (aka IPv4) = An IP that mostly looks similar to your default gateway, in common cases only the last number is different, this IP tells to which computer on you network you open a port for/connect to. You'll only note this at port forwarding, or to connect to your server from a computer that's connected to the same network. You can find it the same way as your default gateway. In command prompt -> ipconfig

Global IP = IP other people from other networks will use to connect to your PC. Put this one at config.ini for the client you send to others. You can find this IP at sites like ipchicken.com

(I'm no expert either so correct me if I'm wrong. )