[bf1942] quick question

[Bill Wood]

Remote console programs use TCP on port 4711 to the server for
encryption and id/pw validation. Command data is also sent over TCP to
port 4711, which can be modified by the command
"admin.enableRemoteConsole id pw port" contained in AdminSettings.con.

-----Original Message-----
From: Malte Schröder [mailto:TuX.Norad at gmx.de] 
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:03 PM
To: bf1942 at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [bf1942] quick question


the game uses udp, like most realtime-stuff does ...

On Don, 2003-01-09 at 16:47, Neil Brown wrote:
> > > I have a similar system set up and earlier tried to run a linux 
> > > server.  Unfortunately the processor is not too quick (667mhz) - 
> > > is this the reason why I had almost constant connection problems 
> > > (ie the connection problem warning up on the screen)?  I presume 
> > > it must be a speed reason as I was getting that despite accessing 
> > > it through a LAN.
> > >
> > > But the thing I actually wanted to know (which I think might be 
> > > useful to know for many people) is what to change on my firewall 
> > > to allow me to host a (windows) server to the net.  I tunnelled 
> > > the port 14567 through to my internal machine but that didnt seem 
> > > to work - people couldnt connect to my server.  Should I redirect 
> > > UDP traffic as well or another port too?  Or did I just not set it

> > > up right do you think?
> > >
> > > Any help appreciated,
> > >
> > > Neil.
> > >
> > > PS good job on the linux server, keep up the good work!
> >
> >Okay, got a couple of questions for you:
> >1.  Are you running the game server on the machine with the firewall,

> >or on a workstation on a LAN behind a firewalled system 2.  Are 
> >people unable to connect (even directly to the IP of the server) or 
> >simply unable to find the server in the serverlist ( gamespy in 
> >otherwords)
> 
> Right I'll explain a bit better.  Im a home user, with a linux box 
> firewall
> and windows desktop PC.  I ran the linux bf1942 server on the firewall
box 
> and we all connected fine to that (via a custom port number) but had 
> constant connection problem warnings, even on my machine that was
connected 
> to it by a LAN.
> 
> Figuring I'd sort that out afterwards but wanting to play, I tunnelled

> TCP
> traffic on port 14567 from the net through to my desktop PC and
started a 
> game on there but no-one could connect (when trying to connect
directly to 
> the IP of the firewall).  Do I need to tunnel other ports or do you
presume 
> that I just havent tunnelled the port correctly?
> 
> If it helps for either part it is a P2-667 linux box running redhat
> 7.2.  Thanks for any help on either issue (I dont think the second one
is 
> too far off topic),
> 
> Neil.