EPTWhenever we try to play on Bnet we can't join each other's games due to latency errors.
We can use LAN, but do any of you know what the problem is when we try to play on Bnet with each other?
Hosting Problems on Bnet due to Router ?
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ManaBlue
Canada10458 Posts
Whenever we try to play on Bnet we can't join each other's games due to latency errors. We can use LAN, but do any of you know what the problem is when we try to play on Bnet with each other? | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12248 Posts
On September 12 2004 21:33 ManaBlue wrote: I am in a house with 1 internet signal which we split 4 ways through a router. Whenever we try to play on Bnet we can't join each other's games due to latency errors. We can use LAN, but do any of you know what the problem is when we try to play on Bnet with each other? There is no solution to this problem, sorry. | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
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SpuniasauR
Australia1500 Posts
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
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amat
United States1788 Posts
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Excalibur_Z
United States12248 Posts
On September 12 2004 22:11 EvilTeletubby wrote: Yep, nothing you can do about it for SC afaik. My understanding is that the incoming data doesn't know where to go, and basically treats all you guys as just 1 connection. Well what people usually forget is that Starcraft is really old, and at the time of release, nobody was using routers or anything like that. It was just dial-up modems =] They could probably add that functionality in a patch I guess. | ||
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SoL.Origin
Argentina2400 Posts
on any client machine (ie not the router/server) go to start->run->regedit and find this key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Battle.net\Configuration] and in there make a new DWORD key, name it "Game Data Port" and its value should be in decimal 6112 or 6113 and so on, a different value for each machine, then you have to set up the router to make those ports work on those IPs | ||
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Excalibur_Z
United States12248 Posts
On September 12 2004 22:34 SoL.Origin wrote: Wrong, there IS a solution. on any client machine (ie not the router/server) go to start->run->regedit and find this key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Battle.net\Configuration] and in there make a new DWORD key, name it "Game Data Port" and its value should be in decimal 6112 or 6113 and so on, a different value for each machine, then you have to set up the router to make those ports work on those IPs I've had my friend try this method before but it didn't work. Your mileage may vary I guess. | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
On September 12 2004 21:45 Excalibur_Z wrote: There is no solution to this problem, sorry. sorry you are just plain wrong if you WOULD just show some interest in the problem, you would be able to solve it, because its really basic. On September 12 2004 22:34 SoL.Origin wrote: Wrong, there IS a solution. on any client machine (ie not the router/server) go to start->run->regedit and find this key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Battle.net\Configuration] and in there make a new DWORD key, name it "Game Data Port" and its value should be in decimal 6112 or 6113 and so on, a different value for each machine, then you have to set up the router to make those ports work on those IPs thats the way. you can still do it without changing the port. just forward (forward != open .. look in your manual) 6112 to the ip of the pc opening the games on bnet and you will be completely fine. if u want to host on the 2nd pc, you can either adapt the forwarding each time, or give the 2nd pc the port 6120 (registry, as describd above) for example and forward this port to the ip of the 2nd pc On September 12 2004 22:36 Excalibur_Z wrote: I've had my friend try this method before but it didn't work. Your mileage may vary I guess. then your friend obviously have done something wrong. i set up war3 and broodwar for at least 4 different households and helped one on the phone and it worked perfect for them after that ... | ||
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Excalibur_Z
United States12248 Posts
On September 12 2004 23:03 jacen wrote: thats the way. you can still do it without changing the port. just forward (forward != open .. look in your manual) 6112 to the ip of the pc opening the games on bnet and you will be completely fine. if u want to host on the 2nd pc, you can either adapt the forwarding each time, or give the 2nd pc the port 6120 (registry, as describd above) for example and forward this port to the ip of the 2nd pc I've tried that method too and it didn't work. We were able to join each others' games but the lag was unbearable once the game began. | ||
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straka1984
Bulgaria19 Posts
I have a similar problem: I am living in a dormitory and the system administrator simply wont open(forward) those ports for me. I tried changing the port in the registry but i dont know which ports i can use apart from 6112-6119 (which are filtered in my network). could u please tell me if i could use some other ports instead. thanks | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
On September 13 2004 07:50 straka1984 wrote: hi every1 I have a similar problem: I am living in a dormitory and the system administrator simply wont open(forward) those ports for me. I tried changing the port in the registry but i dont know which ports i can use apart from 6112-6119 (which are filtered in my network). could u please tell me if i could use some other ports instead. thanks try 80 but thats the http port, so it may come complicated when having an open browser in the background but anyway, it wont help you much. you still wont be able to host games. On September 12 2004 23:05 Excalibur_Z wrote: I've tried that method too and it didn't work. We were able to join each others' games but the lag was unbearable once the game began. tried differnt ports? what kinda router? | ||
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straka1984
Bulgaria19 Posts
but why do u say i still wont be able to host games. thats exactly what i wanna do. joining is ok. | ||
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Kreeeee
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TanGo
Sweden1019 Posts
I think they are right about it treating you as one connection. Spam blizz to get a patch for it.. can't be that hard... | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
On September 13 2004 08:31 straka1984 wrote: but why do u say i still wont be able to host games. thats exactly what i wanna do. joining is ok. see ... -) for joining, you need the port 6112 OPEN -) for hosting, you need the port 6112 FORWARDED to your lan ip ... if your sys admin wont do that, then there is no way for hosting games, sry On September 13 2004 10:03 TanGo wrote: I think they are right about it treating you as one connection. Spam blizz to get a patch for it.. can't be that hard... sry, but blizz cant do anything about it .. the problem is solely client sided. | ||
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