PlaneShift Server Settings

[chrischoo]

Over the next couple of days or so, you should connect to 203.81.47.74 to get to the PlaneShift server. The planeshift.fragnetics.com subdomain, and all other subdomains under fragnetics.com will be unavailable.

This also means that the planeshift.fragnetics.com website will *not* be available. You can however check whether the server is running at http://203.81.47.74/gaming

No prizes for anyone who guesses what went wrong  ;(

[chrischoo]

It looks like things are returning to normal now. The root DNS servers are updating and planeshift.fragnetics.com should be accessible again.  

[Grishnak]

ok i just downloaded the game and now it wont let me connect through a sever it says both the ones that are posted dont work. witch sever should i be useing to connect 203.81.47.74 or planeshift.fragnetics.com please help me out here i really want to play this game....Thanx Andy aka Grishnak

[Rizarr]

Hello

I just downloaded all the components of the game and did everything necessary to start the game, but after char creation I got the message \"The server is not running or is not reachable. Please check the website or forums for more info.\" I tried both planeshift.fragnetics.com and  203.81.47.74. I\'m trying to play via school computer that is in lan, could that have something to do with this?

Please help me out, I really want to play!

[Axsyrus]

You need to allow PlaneShift to use port 13331 for UDT traffic, I highly doubt you\'re school\'s network has this post open.

[sharp]

yeah, same problem here ( .. i`m really upset .. hope i can deal with this problem really quick

[sharp]

ok, let`s suppose i resolved the 1331 port restriction ... what could be the next problem if i still receive the: Server could not be found // check the forums .. bla bla bla.. ?? .. thank you.
.. btw, are you sure that you meant UDT ? .. not UDP ? .. anyway ... i don`t know much about Lan(s) and stuff .. but i never heard about UDT (if yes, then what does it means? .. please) .. thx

[Karosh_Steinkatz]

He was speaking  of UDP. PS uses UDP to send it\'s data over the net. Regarding  your problem: the only possibility in my  eyes   would  be that your school has a firewall or proxy. I am playing through a lan,  too, connected to the internet  via a router and dsl modem and I don\'t have to take care of special settings. The only thing to do is to forward port 13331 via NAT if you want to run your own server.  

BTW: wouldn\'t it be better to play at home? Well, unless you are allowed to use the comp   for PS

[sharp]

hehe,  i know what UDP does .. didn`t know about UDT // anyway, let me explain the exact situation ....
my pc is receving internet from another computer trough (ICS -- internet connection sharing), that computer is linked to the server wich goes outside (with an unique ip) --> so, i don`t have an unique ip outside // that should not be a problem ... the server has firewall .. and as i know the port 13331 was closed down // i`ve spoken with the administrator and the said he will open that port, strictly for the 203.81.47.74 adress. So my question is, in the present situation, if the port is open, can i connect to the server?
// btw, check this out
========================================
* Dns resolving planeshift.fragnetics.com
* Dns resolved planeshift.fragnetics.com to 203.81.47.74
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* Dns resolving 203.81.47.74
* Dns resolved 203.81.47.74 to rincewind.fragnetics.com
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if i try to connect to rincewind.fragnetics.com, it will work?

[Karosh_Steinkatz]

it will work if the firewall is open. and since planeshift.fragnetics.com is just an alias for rincewind.fragnetics.com you can use both And there is  no UDT (afaik at least)

[sharp]

well, the firewall has opened my port // and i still can`t connect!! help!

[Karosh_Steinkatz]

Hmm... was the port opened in the incoming or outgoing direction? If it was opened in the incoming direction  it won\'t help  you,  since  you have to connect to  port 13331  on the other side, not  on your  own. Better ask your admin about this. The firewall must be set up to allow  connection to  port 13331  on the outgoing direction.

[sharp]

uh, i`ve explained it to him .. about the game and why i need it opened .. and he knows that it must be opened in the both directions .. he knows what he`s doing .. but i`m very suspicious about the thing that he didn`t really opened it at all .. is there any way i can test this? .. i`ve used a telnet to connect on port 13331 for the ps server .. but it failed ... network error ... guess i`ll just try an internet cafe .. and see if i can play for somewhere`s else ... this before i`ll set on fire my admin`s apartment

[bojo]

lol,

i\'d try the playing it at home mate,

cause from what i know i ven try to get on a java game site and they ban ur account for like 3 weeks

[Seytra]

Originally posted by Karosh_Steinkatz
Hmm... was the port opened in the incoming or outgoing direction? If it was opened in the incoming direction  it won\'t help  you,  since  you have to connect to  port 13331  on the other side, not  on your  own. Better ask your admin about this. The firewall must be set up to allow  connection to  port 13331  on the outgoing direction.

Wha? It surely needs to be open for _incoming_ packets. I know this because I needed to set up a port forwarding rule on my router box to get rid of \"linkdead\". This would not have been necessary if it were an _outgoing_ udp packet. It _might_ be an outgoing issue as well, because I read that it would help to rush through the char creation process, which seems to imply that an assumed stateful firewall will keep the route up long enough for the server to use it after the initial packet was sent by the client, if the creation was rushed.
Therefore, it is highly likely that it has to be open in both directions, and I\'m sure it needs to be open for incoming packets.
Check both local firewall and gateway for openness of this port, because any of them could block it independantly.