Trying to create a Server, but have problems...

[Guest]

The most of the day I have been trying to create a server with not much succes...

in my mtaserver.conf I have set my ip to LAN like this

localhost

My server works fine and I can connect and all that stuff, no errors in the log.

Then if i try to set my ip to WAN (Or whatever you call it) so other players can connect to it:

Blbla..

The server won't start I just get:

ERROR: Could not bind the server on interface 'Bla Bla my IP' and port '22004'!

And then the server close...

And if anyone want to know, yes I have a router and port 22127, 22004, 22005 is forwarded. - Please tell me if some of the ports is wrong or if I have missed one..!

It's a D-Link 524 router and my server is using Windows 2000 Server Edition

Anyone knows how to fix the problem so I can start my server without that error?

Edited February 10, 2008 by Guest

[heavy air]

try setting the ip address to the one given to you by the router

if youve allready done that and your on windows xp you can set the router to give you a static ip address

[Guest]

try setting the ip address to the one given to you by the router

if youve allready done that and your on windows xp you can set the router to give you a static ip address

That ip address given by my router, is that this one 192.168.0.168 or 80.162.244.249 ?

[heavy air]

u need to go into start\control panel\network and internet connections\network connections

right click your connection \ click status \ click support tab \ your ip address is second line

[Guest]

Ok, that is this one 192.168.0.168, and I know that this my LAN ip which works fine.

[heavy air]

one other thing i had to do was stop the router automaticaly setting the ip

what you have to do is login to your router and find dhcp settings

IP address : . . . 192.168.2.1

IP Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0

DHCP Service : Enabled Disabled

Lease Time (sec) : Half hourOne hourTwo hourHalf dayOne dayTwo dayOne weekTwo weekForever

IP address pool

Start IP : . . . 192.168.2.2

End IP : . . . 192.168.2.7

Domain Name :

this is what mines like

you need to set a number of ip addresses outside the dhcp so when you turn the pc on the router wont change your ip

on mine i need 4 PCs to run gta so i cleared 192.168.2.2 to 192.168.2.7

then if you go to network connections and right click your connection again but go into properties this time

then go into properties of internet protocol TCP/IP

all the settings you need are on the main login page of your router

(subnet mask, default gateway, dns server 1 and 2)

just fill them in and pick an ip address that you set in the router

going from above you would use 192.168.2.2 or.3 or .4 and so on

hope thats not to confusing

[Guest]

I already got this, mine I just set different 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199 etc. This computer I'm sitting on has 180 on the end and my Server has 168 on the end...

[heavy air]

Sorry man

not sure what to try beyond that

[Guest]

It's Okei

I think I have found a solution after some chatting on IRC...

EDIT:

Yep, found it..

It's was me who misunderstood how the IP field in the .conf worked...

Sorry for wasting yours time but thanks for helping me !

Now close the thread! - I love saying that..!