±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 586
Total: 586
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Photo Gallery
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Photo Gallery
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Photo Gallery
12: Photo Gallery
13: Photo Gallery
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Home
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Home
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Home
28: Community Forums
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Photo Gallery
36: Home
37: Community Forums
38: Home
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Downloads
43: Community Forums
44: Home
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Your Account
55: Photo Gallery
56: Community Forums
57: CPGlang
58: Home
59: CPGlang
60: Community Forums
61: Photo Gallery
62: Member Screenshots
63: Community Forums
64: Photo Gallery
65: CPGlang
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Downloads
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Photo Gallery
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Photo Gallery
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: News Archive
96: Community Forums
97: Home
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Photo Gallery
102: Home
103: Photo Gallery
104: Photo Gallery
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Member Screenshots
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Home
116: Home
117: Home
118: Community Forums
119: CPGlang
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Home
127: Community Forums
128: Photo Gallery
129: Community Forums
130: Member Screenshots
131: Photo Gallery
132: Downloads
133: Photo Gallery
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Downloads
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Your Account
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Your Account
153: CPGlang
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Photo Gallery
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Photo Gallery
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Downloads
163: Community Forums
164: Photo Gallery
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Photo Gallery
171: Member Screenshots
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Your Account
175: Photo Gallery
176: Community Forums
177: Member Screenshots
178: Photo Gallery
179: Community Forums
180: Downloads
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Photo Gallery
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Photo Gallery
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Photo Gallery
201: Member Screenshots
202: Home
203: Home
204: Photo Gallery
205: Photo Gallery
206: Your Account
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Photo Gallery
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Home
217: Photo Gallery
218: Photo Gallery
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Home
222: Home
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Photo Gallery
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Photo Gallery
233: Community Forums
234: Downloads
235: Photo Gallery
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Photo Gallery
239: Photo Gallery
240: Downloads
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Downloads
244: Community Forums
245: News
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Photo Gallery
250: Community Forums
251: Home
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Downloads
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Photo Gallery
263: Community Forums
264: Downloads
265: Photo Gallery
266: Home
267: Downloads
268: Photo Gallery
269: Community Forums
270: Downloads
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Photo Gallery
274: Community Forums
275: Statistics
276: Community Forums
277: Photo Gallery
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Home
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Photo Gallery
285: Home
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Member Screenshots
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Photo Gallery
295: Photo Gallery
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Photo Gallery
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Home
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Photo Gallery
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Photo Gallery
309: Photo Gallery
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Photo Gallery
313: Downloads
314: Community Forums
315: Member Screenshots
316: Community Forums
317: Member Screenshots
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Downloads
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Downloads
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: News Archive
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Your Account
346: Your Account
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Home
352: Photo Gallery
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Photo Gallery
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Downloads
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Photo Gallery
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Home
369: News
370: Community Forums
371: Your Account
372: Member Screenshots
373: Home
374: Photo Gallery
375: CPGlang
376: Downloads
377: Photo Gallery
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Home
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Photo Gallery
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Photo Gallery
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Home
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Downloads
395: Home
396: Downloads
397: Downloads
398: Photo Gallery
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Photo Gallery
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Home
407: Community Forums
408: Downloads
409: Community Forums
410: Home
411: Photo Gallery
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Your Account
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Photo Gallery
423: Photo Gallery
424: Community Forums
425: Photo Gallery
426: Community Forums
427: Your Account
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: News
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Home
434: Photo Gallery
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Photo Gallery
439: Community Forums
440: Photo Gallery
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Home
448: CPGlang
449: Photo Gallery
450: Photo Gallery
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Photo Gallery
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Downloads
464: CPGlang
465: CPGlang
466: Your Account
467: Home
468: Community Forums
469: Home
470: Photo Gallery
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Photo Gallery
474: Community Forums
475: Photo Gallery
476: Photo Gallery
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Downloads
481: Statistics
482: Community Forums
483: Photo Gallery
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Photo Gallery
487: Downloads
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Home
493: Photo Gallery
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Community Forums
498: Photo Gallery
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Home
504: Home
505: Community Forums
506: Photo Gallery
507: Photo Gallery
508: Photo Gallery
509: Photo Gallery
510: Community Forums
511: Photo Gallery
512: Your Account
513: Community Forums
514: Photo Gallery
515: CPGlang
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Home
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Photo Gallery
525: Photo Gallery
526: Community Forums
527: Downloads
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Community Forums
533: Downloads
534: Home
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Home
539: Home
540: Home
541: Downloads
542: Member Screenshots
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: CPGlang
546: Community Forums
547: Photo Gallery
548: Statistics
549: Community Forums
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Photo Gallery
553: Community Forums
554: Photo Gallery
555: Community Forums
556: Downloads
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Community Forums
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Photo Gallery
567: Home
568: Photo Gallery
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Photo Gallery
574: Photo Gallery
575: Community Forums
576: Photo Gallery
577: Community Forums
578: Home
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Downloads
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Photo Gallery
585: Photo Gallery
586: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST :: Archived
This is for General Discussions about the CFS3 game.
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  CFS3

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
sarchstanton99
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 19, 2007
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:07 am
Post subject: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Hello Everyone,

I've been playing CFS3 for two years now. I can play multiplayer on many other people's games.

However, I have never been able to HOST a game. I set up everything for my own games, and I can join my own game and fly around. The trouble is that no one ever joins. Never. Most people just tell me that it says "Connecting" but nothing ever happens.

I've tried turning off the firewall (I have Microsoft Service Pack 2), but it still doesn't allow me to host.

Another player told me to open trigger port 2300 UDP and forward 28883 to 28886 UDP. I've been fooling around with this stuff but I can't seem to get it right.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Does anyone know the correct procedure for setting up the port stuff above? Thanks!!
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:14 am
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Do you have a router? This is where the port settings need to be set - but you don't mention that.

If you do, here's an example of how to do that on a LinkSys router. The advice you've been given is correct, at least in 95% of the cases, the router settings (or lack of them) are what cause the problem.


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
sarchstanton99
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 19, 2007
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:28 am
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Thanks for the quick response.

Yes, I do have a router. It is a Linksys broadband router that I use for Vonage. I do not have a wireless router or anything like that.

The funny thing is I don't recall any software being installed when I set it up. I'll take a look at it. Thanks!!
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:38 am
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Usually there's no software needed, you actually just point your web browser to it by entering an IP address. The software is actually embedded in the router's firmware, so it's built-in....what a world we live in huh? So you just point your web browser at the dang thing. Least, that's how I access mine after "The Cable Guy" (who ate all my wife's cookies and stole a beer out of our fridge when I wasn't looking) showed me how to do it when I had them come out to troubleshoot a wiring problem. You might try the same, but when the dude shows you how to access it make sure he STAYS IN THE ROOM (unless you're out of beer anyway).

Thing is, you gotta find that IP address.....cain't tell ya mine becuase, well, that's not a good thing to advertise on the 'net....but it;s usually related to your IP address with the last two numbers changed.

For instance, going to a command prompt (Windows Start menu, Run..., enter "cmd" without the quotes), and typing "IPCONFIG /ALL" (no quotes) I see my address which let's say is 142.56.89.101

Here, I use the first two octets and replace the last two numbers with "1"'s.... So if I go to my web broswer and type in the address of

142.56.1.1

....up comes my Linksys menu......I believe the default login is "admin with no password, it's probably a good idea to set up a password for it. Oh yeah then add it to your web browser "favorites" list so you can get to it easier to mess it up even more, next time.

Good luck, and if you haven't set these ports up on your router I'll bet that's it, been there done that, as have many others with CFS3!!!!!!

Oh.....and welcome to Com-C, first round is on me since you chose "my" forum to post in for the first time....good taste I must say......make yerself at home but watch out what stories people tell ya 'round here.....especially the sheep in Miss Kitty's....those sheep lie!!


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
sarchstanton99
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 19, 2007
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:01 pm
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Thanks again for the instructions. I'll look at this stuff this afternoon and I'll let you know how it goes!!
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:07 pm
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Good luck. By the way, you may need to know that's an old picture, and apprently Linksys has since changed their fimware so that the application name ("cfs3.exe" in the above example) must be UNIQUE per EACH entry. In the picture, "cfs3.exe" is entered the same in all 3 entries, whcih is no longer possible.

I found this out when replacing my router. Pretty stupid change if you ask me. Anyway, I had no choice but to enter "cfs3.exe" for the first entry, then "cfs31.exe" for the second, and "cfs32.exe" for the third. Strange thing is, it works!

Or maybe I enetered "cfs3.exe1" and "cfs3.exe2"....I forget now.

So this may or may not be the case depending on the firmware version of your Linksys.

_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
sarchstanton99
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 19, 2007
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:52 pm
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Thank you!! I finally solved the problem and it definitely was the router!!

I pretty much followed your instructions, but I ran into a few problems.

1) I couldn't get the Linksys menu to show with the internal IP address that I got from the IPCONFIG -ALL menu. Internet Explorer kept saying the page was unavailable. Finally, I got lucky and entered the EXTERNAL IP address. This was available at www.portforward.com

2) After entering the EXTERNAL IP address, I finally got the Linksys menu for the router. I followed the same format you in your graphic and it worked fine. The only problem I ran into here is that you had a .101 as the last three numbers of the IP Address, but my computer uses .100

I am sure that it varies from user to user, and each computer is different. I also realize that your graphic is just an example.

One thing that did help me was hosting a game on CFS3 and then hitting CTRL H. This showed my IP address and the port that was being used. For example:

xxx.xx.xx.xxx:YYYYY

The little x is for the IP address and the big Y is the port.

I don't know if this accomplishes anything, but I put a separate entry in the Linksys menu for this port number that I got after hitting CTRL H. I don't know if this was just extra, but I do know that it works. Anyhow,

1) Find your internal IP address and pull up your Linksys (or other router) menu
2) If that doesn't work, find your external IP address via portforward.com
3) Go to the Linksys menu for Applications and Gaming/Port Range forward
4) For CFS3, enter these:

2300 to 2300 UDP
28883 to 28886 UDP
YYYYY (from CFS3 when you use CTRL H)

5) Make sure you enter the correct last three digits (.100 or .101, etc.)
6) Save settings
7) Go back to CFS3 and host a game
Cool Make sure you don't have any mismatched aircraft.

Thanks again!!
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:05 pm
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Excellent!! And, I gotta say...WOW!!!! VERY GOOD DETAIL on the process and thank you!!!

It's become, sadly, "normal" for folks to ask a question, and they get it working, and ya never hear back, and you wonder. So the detail is very much appreciated!

I think you're probably right on the money about the additional number, this is actually the socket being used on the TCP/IP port. Maybe it can't hurt, I might try it, as over the years I've alwys had a problem with people who can join my hosted games, but do not get the aircraft selection menu after they choose sides. (CTRL-SHIFT-S fixes it if they try it, but some people don't understand what you're typing to them when they're asking why they can't choose a plane)

On the mismatched planes.....been there done that and it used to drive us all NUTS......over the years we just decided we have two choices : Multiplayer, with stock planes and a good fun crowd, or AvHistory stuff with aircraft mismatches, empty rooms and frustrated people.

MP always wins in my book!


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
JG300-Stoopy
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 5840
Location: Group W bench
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:31 pm
Post subject: Re: CFS3 Multiplayer Cannot HOST

Woops....forgot to give a heads-up on why my IP address ends with .101 and no .100 as you noticed:

I had it set to .100 originally, as yuo do now, but then one day it quit working, could host but people couldn't join my rooms.

Came to find out, the other system in my house had grabbed the .100 address, so mine moved to .101 when it fired up that day.

Be aware this can happen, since I imagine the reason why you have a router is to share your broadband connection with a second or third system in the home.


_________________
"Once your reputation is ruined, you can live quite freely."
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  CFS3
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.