Network trouble

[johnarryn]

This may be a very simple question, but i've been having alot of trouble creating or connecting to network games. I can't seem to connect all. I've made sure that im not firewalling specific ports, and ive tried to make sure i have the right IP, although its confusing. When i create a network game, dom3 tells me one IP, while when I look on the web at sites that are supposed to tell me my IP address, i get several other IP's. None of them work however.

I use DSL... can anyone help me figure out whats going on?
thanks

[Gandalf Parker]

Do any of the IPs start with 192? or 127?

[johnarryn]

the IP that Dom3 gives me at the nation screen starts with 192, but others i have tried do not

[paradoxharbinger]

try this, and click the 'find ip address' button. i was having the same problem, there's a tool after the jump which will give you your real ip. the ip your getting is your local ip, i think. whatever it is, it isn't the 'true' ip.

[Arralen]

johnarryn said:
When i create a network game, dom3 tells me one IP, while when I look on the web at sites that are supposed to tell me my IP address, i get several other IP's. None of them work however.
I use DSL... can anyone help me figure out whats going on?
thanks

Nothing as easy as that (I hope):

- You're using a router to connect to the internet?

- I guess the answer is 'yes' because you machines IP starts with "192." which is reserved for Local Area Network(s) (LAN). You router translates this IP into the external (Internet)IP-Adress which is given to you by your Internet Provider.

- Normally, those "testing tools" on the web should have no problem to determine your external IP. If you get ever-changing results, its most likely the case that your is IP ever-changing. This happens if your connection is dropped and re-dialed. You should check how your router is configured: Does it drop the connection after X minutes of inactivity?
If you have a real flat rate, or pay per traffic, you might set the router to hold the connection indefinitly. (If you pay for traffic, don't forget to disconnect/turn off the router if you're not online for a significant time - it does generate some traffic by itself, though this should be negligible. In theory....)

- Ok, after we've made sure you don't have an ever-changing internet house number, now we have to look after making your Dominions-Server available to the internet - if you want to host yourself.
In that case, you have to configure your router to forward the port the server is offering his service to the internet. Info on how to do that should be in your routers manual.
I would recommend to start Dominions in server mode via a seperate start menue entry, using the following command line switches (replace WXYZ by your chosen port number, which should be >1024):
dom3.exe -fsmw --res 800 600 --tcpserver --port WXYZ --quickhost --noclientstart

[Gandalf Parker]

johnarryn said:
the IP that Dom3 gives me at the nation screen starts with 192, but others i have tried do not

A 192.xxx.xxx.xxx IP is one for an internal network in your house. Usually that means that multiple machines are operating thru one external IP. Dominions is on your machine. When it looks to see the machine it sees the in-house address which is the default for doing local things.

When you go out to the net and ask it "who am I" then it sees the internet IP address (which is actually the routing address to all of the machines in your house). Since other people will be trying to find your machine from outside, thats the one you should try giving out. Hopefully your home network and firewall will be able to route the incoming traffic properly.

Gandalf Parker