A little help with Netplay

[Griddle_cakes]

Nobody is ever online anymore, does nobody play SRB2 anymore or is there something wrong with my computer?

Thanks.

 

[DroxSorcerer]

Nobody is ever online anymore, does nobody play SRB2 anymore or is there something wrong with my computer?

Thanks.

Either you're not getting on at the right times, or you're computer isn't connecting to the Master Sever.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Yah each time I get on nobody is online, right now nobody is online either. It's probably that I can't connect to the Master Server, is there anything I can do to fix it?

 

[DroxSorcerer]

Do you use a router?

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Yah I use a wireless 2.4GHz Broadband router.

 

[DroxSorcerer]

I believe you need to forward your 5029 port.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Okay, I am not good with Computers, were is the 5029 port located, is it on the router?

 

[DroxSorcerer]

Sorry, I'm not sure.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Oh okay then, I will get help from a friend or I'll search it up on the internet. Thanks for the help.

 

[Mikesword221]

*puff*Hey guys alright I think I know what a port is the little holes on the router and if your using wireless then I have no idea.

 

[Sonict]

You don't need to forward your ports unless you want to host a netgame. Here is a link what port forwarding means and yes, port forwarding is a function that a router does.

http://portforward.com/help/pfprogression.htm and http://portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm

Read up and learn. Then once you are ready, find out your router model number and get a guide from that same website if you want to host a netgame. Otherwise, to join one, you don't need to do anything.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Okay I read that and I understand more about the router, but yet confused at the same time. Sonict, I don't really want to Host Net games because nobody ever comes to my Net games, I just want to join other games but yet I can't do that. It's probably the router cause ever since I got the router, it takes longer to connect to the lobby in SRB2 but yet nobody is there.

 

[Sonict]

You could be caught in a ban. Here is a link to the Master Server Ban list topic: http://ssntails.sepwich.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=5313

To find out your ip, use this website: www.whatismyip.com

Also, I have saved you the trip of finding out if you are banned from the MS because I just checked and your ip doesn't exist there. Can you see this site fine? http://srb2.servegame.org <-- If so, then you shouldn't have a problem connecting to the MS and seeing netgames.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

I can see that site fine but I am still having trouble connecting to the master server.

 

[Griddle_cakes]

Sorry for the double post but I fixed my problem, all I had to do was re-install.

 

[Mikesword221]

Good but theres a edit button and I will be seeing you online.