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JP

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« on: January 06, 2005, 09:29:27 pm »
There same problem as everone else just that i didnt understand anything.

Well im using home PC and i dont no bout port 13331 or whateva it is but my firewall asks me if i want to permit acces to C:/program files/planeshift/planeshiftclient (or whteva the directory is. i click on permit and always use this action  then i try to go on the game but i cant log in !!!  it says cannot conet to server host please check website or forums.

I am absolutely sure that port 13331 or whatever port it was is open because i never closed it !!!

is there anyway i can check if it is open and how i open it ? PLZ help i rreeeeaaaaalllllyyyyy wana play this ame it looks greate !!!

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Depends on your firewall
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2005, 09:37:43 pm »
It really depends on your firewall.  The behaviour you mention could also be caused by a proxy between you and the net.  It\'s really difficult to say.

It sounds like you\'re using zonealarm, (just from the description of the popup and language used)   Zonealarm should permit the thing to go through.  If you\'re behind another firewall, router, or proxy, that might be the problem, or if you\'re on an internal (NAT) network using a proxy, as that can cause problems if things aren\'t routed correctly.

Assuming that none of these are the problem, and windows XP, you can actually have multiple firewalls configured, and any one of these can be the problem (and the internet connection firewall is almost worthless, in my humble opinion).  You might try disabling this, and if you don\'t have PC-Cillin, zonealarm makes a fairly good windows firewall (if that\'s not actually what you\'re using).  http://www.zonelabs.com, in and outward bound protection, with program permissions.  

(zonealarm and PC-cillin are incompatible, btw, for the largest part)

Probably the first thing to try is to check your IP address.  If it starts with 192, or 169, then you\'re probably on a NAT address, on an internal network.   (usually 192.168.0.x, or 169.128.0.x)  It also depends on your netmask, really.  Nat is a major problem because you don\'t actually route through the internet, you\'re redirected, and if the stream isn\'t redirected (planeshift as I understand using UDP, which doesn\'t verify reception, a good thing, again in my humble opinion, because TCP would reverify each packet, potentially doubling server load)  then you\'d be unable to log in.

Hope this helps at least narrow the problem, even if it is obfuscated maunderings of a cheetah bard.
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JP

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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2005, 09:48:52 pm »
That actually confused me more !                                                                                             I Only have norton personal firewall and norton anti virus so it cant be because of that and i cant remember but i think my IP started with 192.
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2005, 09:53:26 pm »
O and if this helps i turned off norton personal firewall and tried to log in but still wont work. :(               Is there nothing i could do to make it work ? i was searching to whole day for a gud role playing MMORPG.
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2005, 10:00:25 pm »
If your IP address starts with 192, it\'s likely (almost a certainity) that you\'re on a system on a network behind a router/firewall.  In which case configuration of the router/firewall system (likely in a hardware box on your modem, or if you\'re at a school, built in the main server room) would be required.  You can evidently access the internet, so there is some kind of proxy involved.  The most likely configuration point at this point is configuration of the proxy, which is beyond the scope of this discussion, as there are so many systems/methods.  You might try speaking with whomever you\'re connected through a network to.

Sorry I can\'t be of more help, but we\'ve narrowed the problem a bit.  And this is why I detest NAT.
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2005, 10:34:45 pm »
It didnt help me but thx anyway i will just have to look for another game :(:(:(.
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2005, 10:38:44 pm »
Well, you might try a few other things, perhaps someone here knows more about the problem.  *smiles* I\'m hardly the font of all wisdom, you might check information through http://www.webcrawler.com for instance.  I have no idea what your hardware/software configuration is, nor any idea what else might be involved in your system, what it\'s connected to, anything like that, so it makes it difficult to troubleshoot.
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2005, 10:49:30 pm »
Too late ...
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2005, 11:15:30 pm »
Not a very dedicated player it seems. ;)

Anyway, I like NAT for the added security that is provided. Furthermore, it isn\'t port 13331 anymore, but port 7354. However, I\'m not sure if port forwarding is required at all for the new version. It might also be that the gateway doesn\'t handle UDP at all, in which case you\'re out of luck. I don\'t have any problems running PS behind a NAT, and I\'m going to turn off forwarding for port 7354 now to see if it\'s required.
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