Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:11 pm
Server Admins: PLEASE READ!
There are now servers running version back to 1.53, this is compeltely unacceptable. If you can't keep your servers up-to-date don't bother running the expansion. I'm tired of getting bug reports from OLD versions!!
I EXPECT the following to be visable when viewing the server. HALF these problems are happening because server admins are not doing their job properly and I am sick of it.
Email where I can reach you at:
Our website: www.planetirg.net (or yours if you have 1)
If you do not check to make sure your server works or that it is connectable to the public I will request it's IP be blocked by the public server.
Also about 50% of the servers are not connectable to the public because of bad configuration. Straight from the manual.
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Server Setup
In order to run a Freelancer server, you will need to launch FLServer from the Windows Start Menu. The computer running the server may also run the client at the same time and play on that server, but keep in mind that Freelancer will run slower on a system running a server in the background. For the best multiplayer performance, try to run the server on a dedicated computer (one which is running just FLServer and nothing else).
In order for Internet players to use your Freelancer server, that server must be made accessible to them. If you are not using a firewall, router, or Internet connection sharing to access the Internet, then your server should have no problems allowing people to connect to it. However, if you are using a firewall, router, or Internet Connection Sharing, then you may have to do some additional work to make your server accessible. See below for more information, or look at the ReadmeServer.htm file in the Extras directory on the Freelancer CD.
Firewalls
Freelancer uses the standard DirectPlay ports, so your firewall needs to pass UDP ports 2302-2304 to the server machine.
Freelancer clients do not require any firewall configuration.
Network Address Translators (NATs) & Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
These technologies allow more than one machine to use a single network address for connecting to the Internet. Microsoft’s Internet Connection Sharing is one example of this kind of technology. (Windows 98® ICS users will need to configure and install the win98ics.inf file found in the Extras directory of the Freelancer CD; see also ReadmeServer.htm in that same directory.)
Only one Freelancer server can be run on the LAN side of a NAT or ICS setup. For NATs that require manual configuration, UDP ports 2302-2304 should be forwarded to the computer that will be running the server.
Freelancer clients do not require any NAT/ICS configuration.
Manually Connecting to Freelancer Servers
Freelancer.exe supports a command line parameter for manually adding servers to the list of potential servers. This advanced feature requires that you know the hostname or IP address of the server computer as well as the network port on which FLServer is running. It is useful for playing on servers that are not on your LAN and are not advertised on the global server.
To add a server to the server list, use the following syntax:
FREELANCER.EXE -s<hostname>:<port>
where hostname is the name or IP address of the server computer and port is the network port number on which the server is running. You may add multiple servers by repeating the same syntax. See the ReadmeServer.htm file in the Extras directory on the Freelancer CD for information on manually setting the network port on the server.
Servers added in this way will not appear in the list of available servers until the respond to a ping request from your computer.
Examples:
FREELANCER.EXE -sCoolServer.myisp.com:2302
This will add the computer CoolServer.myisp.com to the list of potential servers; it will be pinged on port 2302.
FREELANCER.EXE -sA_Sever.myisp.com:2302 -sAnother_Server.yourisp.com:2304
This will add the computers A_Server.myisp.com and Another_Server.yourisp.com to the list of potential servers. A_Server.myisp.com will be pinged on port 2302 and Another_Server.yourisp.com will be pinged on port 2304.
Reynen Starfyre
Project Leader: Starfyre Studios
Freelancer: The Next Generation
Edited by - Reynen on 08-08-2003 22:47:13
I EXPECT the following to be visable when viewing the server. HALF these problems are happening because server admins are not doing their job properly and I am sick of it.
Email where I can reach you at:
Our website: www.planetirg.net (or yours if you have 1)
If you do not check to make sure your server works or that it is connectable to the public I will request it's IP be blocked by the public server.
Also about 50% of the servers are not connectable to the public because of bad configuration. Straight from the manual.
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Server Setup
In order to run a Freelancer server, you will need to launch FLServer from the Windows Start Menu. The computer running the server may also run the client at the same time and play on that server, but keep in mind that Freelancer will run slower on a system running a server in the background. For the best multiplayer performance, try to run the server on a dedicated computer (one which is running just FLServer and nothing else).
In order for Internet players to use your Freelancer server, that server must be made accessible to them. If you are not using a firewall, router, or Internet connection sharing to access the Internet, then your server should have no problems allowing people to connect to it. However, if you are using a firewall, router, or Internet Connection Sharing, then you may have to do some additional work to make your server accessible. See below for more information, or look at the ReadmeServer.htm file in the Extras directory on the Freelancer CD.
Firewalls
Freelancer uses the standard DirectPlay ports, so your firewall needs to pass UDP ports 2302-2304 to the server machine.
Freelancer clients do not require any firewall configuration.
Network Address Translators (NATs) & Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
These technologies allow more than one machine to use a single network address for connecting to the Internet. Microsoft’s Internet Connection Sharing is one example of this kind of technology. (Windows 98® ICS users will need to configure and install the win98ics.inf file found in the Extras directory of the Freelancer CD; see also ReadmeServer.htm in that same directory.)
Only one Freelancer server can be run on the LAN side of a NAT or ICS setup. For NATs that require manual configuration, UDP ports 2302-2304 should be forwarded to the computer that will be running the server.
Freelancer clients do not require any NAT/ICS configuration.
Manually Connecting to Freelancer Servers
Freelancer.exe supports a command line parameter for manually adding servers to the list of potential servers. This advanced feature requires that you know the hostname or IP address of the server computer as well as the network port on which FLServer is running. It is useful for playing on servers that are not on your LAN and are not advertised on the global server.
To add a server to the server list, use the following syntax:
FREELANCER.EXE -s<hostname>:<port>
where hostname is the name or IP address of the server computer and port is the network port number on which the server is running. You may add multiple servers by repeating the same syntax. See the ReadmeServer.htm file in the Extras directory on the Freelancer CD for information on manually setting the network port on the server.
Servers added in this way will not appear in the list of available servers until the respond to a ping request from your computer.
Examples:
FREELANCER.EXE -sCoolServer.myisp.com:2302
This will add the computer CoolServer.myisp.com to the list of potential servers; it will be pinged on port 2302.
FREELANCER.EXE -sA_Sever.myisp.com:2302 -sAnother_Server.yourisp.com:2304
This will add the computers A_Server.myisp.com and Another_Server.yourisp.com to the list of potential servers. A_Server.myisp.com will be pinged on port 2302 and Another_Server.yourisp.com will be pinged on port 2304.
Reynen Starfyre
Project Leader: Starfyre Studios
Freelancer: The Next Generation
Edited by - Reynen on 08-08-2003 22:47:13