Creating a LAN server

[u ygg]

So I just download the AIO Server kit from: http://www.ssforum.net/index.php?showtopic=21940 by L.C. which I figured out how to use to connect simply for my own computer, but I wanted to test the zone with my brother.

 

his computer is connected by ethernet to my router, but we can't figure out what to do so he can ping the server and connect to it

We tried an online guide for how to make a lan server but it was outdated and didn't work

 

additional information: the router is a 2wire router if that matters or not..

 

Thanks in advance for the help

[»doc flabby]

Can you ping each others computers? (using ping) If you can....it might the firewall on the computer running the server is blocking the server ports

[u ygg]

well I'm not sure if we can ping each other, but the problem is that the server only shows up for the host computer, even if i put the router's ip for the host server or whatever it is in server.ini, i can connect only on my computer which is hosting the server

 

any help is appreciated, if you have specific questions that can help solve my problem just post

thanks

[CRe]

Did you forward the ports? The Zone Port & The Zone Port +1 so if the port was 4000 forward 4000 and 4001.

[u ygg]

Did you forward the ports? The Zone Port & The Zone Port +1 so if the port was 4000 forward 4000 and 4001.

 

well I just tried that but with a 2wire it makes you choose which computer to forward the ports on and so i tried mine first, and his continuum client still showed the server in red, then i forwarded it for his computer, with the same results

 

I think the problem has to do with my server.ini file, maybe I'm not choosing the right ip or perhaps when I add the zone on his computer I'm doing it incorrectly

 

Here's a recap of what I've done:

I started setting the ip to local host and 127.0.0.1 or w/e and it connects to the billing server and then I can connect

then I tried to connect from his which doesn't work obviously

so then I set the [billing]IP to my router's IP like suggested in a guide I read and also the [directory]IP to my routers ip, which is default 192.168.1.100

 

everytime if I change it to my router's ip or local ip or even my own computer's private ip, I can connect on the host computer but my brother can never find the server. If we use 'add custom' on the client it always remains red and never responds

 

any help is appreciated, thanks

 

edit: any links to a complete step by step guide would be appreciated, as the one I used was ages old

Edited March 29, 2009 by u ygg

[CRe]

Well heres a link - http://minegoboom.com/server/howto-zone/index.html

[u ygg]

Well heres a link - http://minegoboom.com/server/howto-zone/index.html

 

I've already looked on there, and searched it down, with no results, I even used all the guides on there, and it seems to be set up exactly how advised to host a LAN server, but still I cannot connect from my other computer

 

thanks anyways for your help

Edited March 29, 2009 by u ygg

[rootbear75]

how about setting the IP to your private network IP.

 

Example: Your's could be 192.168.1.23

Set the server IP to that...

and on his, add custom zone.