Sorry, your port is closed, nobody can join your game.

[iL]

Added this thing for game hosts with closed ports:


Just a beta.
Notify me about any bugs happen.

[Certified MENSA Genius Brain (smart)]

Wow.  That's a very good idea.

[SmurfKinG]

thats nice.

how does it actually work? Does the bot try to join the game?


And if thats the case, what happens if the game is passworded, does it detect that its private or it will msg the host with same msg ?

[iL]

It's based on this thing: http://forum.war2.ru/index.php/topic,193.0.html

Yes, sends test packet and waits for reply.
No, doesn't depend on password.

It's also related to this: http://forum.war2.ru/index.php/topic,310.0.html
To catch the moment of newly created game and to receive it's host to whisper.

[SmurfKinG]

ok so i'll be receiving that msg by the bot even though I'm able to host a full game

[iL]

ok so i'll be receiving that msg by the bot even though I'm able to host a full game

You will receive this if your comptuter not answer the request that mean you are not able to get other players joined to your game.

[SmurfKinG]

this is a more accurate statement:
i will receive the message even though any player in the whole server is able to join my game and play a lag free experience . yes.


good to know so i just squelch the bot

[SmurfKinG]

yeah just for record's sake.

, I use DMZ feature (found in 99% of routers) set it to enable. And im able to host. It opens all ports. It's how I've opened ports for all apps and other games in the past and has worked and continues to work. Yet, not only your port tester, but other port testers I've come across like emule's also detect is as CLOSED but the port is indeed open and the emule client connects without further hassle.

I don't use portforwarding, never have.. in my opinion is too much hassle, some routers require to select either UDP, TCP, both, then select a range whereas DMZ is just enable/disable and pick your computer's name from a dropdownmenu list.
and even then, i've come with routers that even after portforwarding the port still is closed

[iL]

i will receive the message even though any player in the whole server is able to join my game and play a lag free experience . yes.

Not exatly:
you will receive the message if the server can not join your game.
That means eighter you blocked the server ip using your personal firewall or w/e (and then others can join) or you just did something wrong with your ports configuration and then server (and all the other players) will not be able to join your game.

[iL]

its cuz of that discussion we had before iL but you probably forgotten, its somewhere here... about the DMZ thing? ring any bells?

probably forgotten... The only thing required to let you join is port lookling into the world. It doesn't matter how you made it looking out: upnp, port forwarding, dmz or just direct connection.

[SmurfKinG]

i will receive the message even though any player in the whole server is able to join my game and play a lag free experience . yes.

Not exatly:
you will receive the message if the server can not join your game.
That means eighter you blocked the server ip using your personal firewall or w/e (and then others can join) or you just did something wrong with your ports configuration and then server (and all the other players) will not be able to join your game.

its true dude, ill have to log now and get a SS of your bot msging me while other players joining i suppose.


i'll refresh ur memory about the DMZ

,  DMZ feature (found in 99% of routers) set it to enable. And im able to host. It opens all ports. It's how I've opened ports for all apps and other games in the past and has worked and continues to work. Though, not only your PORT TESTER, but OTHER PORT TESTERS I've come across like emule's also detect is as CLOSED but the port is indeed open and the emule client connects without further hassle. Don't know the science behind that. Just stating out the fact.

[GaNzTheLegend]

just tried it, got no messages with closed port

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Though, not only your PORT TESTER, but OTHER PORT TESTERS I've come across like emule's also detect is as CLOSED but the port is indeed open and the emule client connects without further hassle.

No idea why that should be so. Try that, but i guess eighter my tester shows it open or nobody can join your game.

just tried it, got no messages with closed port

And is it possible to join your game for others?

[GaNzTheLegend]

nope, remember I dont have password for my router and upnp doesnt work.

[iL]

nope, remember I dont have password for my router and upnp doesnt work.

Hm, it shows your port is closed now.
But is have been marked as open while you tried...
That's interesting, i think some kind of false positive is possible, depend on your server interconnection, i just didn't test it...

Can you retry that again? Maybe it will show closed next time...