LAN Server Please

[wahid2oo9]

I have download San Andreas Client and Server package from this site.

after i created some settings following the manual on the site.

I have accessed my server using the computer i created the server on. and how i did that is.. click quick connect and enter 127.0.0.1:22004

but when i go to my other computer and connect with the ip 127.0.0.1:22004 it wont connect it says "connection timed out"

ive tried to enter all the ip's that ive got using "cmd > ipconfig/all" and "whatismyip.com" but it seems like none of them worked only if im using the wrong port number?

please help

thanks

Wahid2oo9

[Gamesnert]

I have accessed my server using the computer i created the server on. and how i did that is.. click quick connect and enter 127.0.0.1:22004

but when i go to my other computer and connect with the ip 127.0.0.1:22004 it wont connect it says "connection timed out"

I kinda laughed there to be honest.

127.0.0.1 == local PC. This means every computer 127.0.0.1 is used on, connects to itself.

Anyway, back on topic: I guess you can connect on the PC it's hosted on? Try to use the IP-adress you get from the "ipconfig /all" command on that PC. If it works, IP and port are correct. If it doesn't, at least IP isn't...

[wahid2oo9]

ive already tried all the IP's i got using ipconfig/all.. none of them seemed to work and i even tried using the ip from "whatismyip.com" that one didnt work to. btw i used port :22004?

i think the port number is wrong or something?

[Gamesnert]

...

Anyway, back on topic: I guess you can connect on the PC it's hosted on? ...

If you can connect with 127.0.0.1 and port 22004 on the PC it's hosted on, the port is correct. Otherwise, it isn't.

[heavy air]

if your using a router with a firewall enabled u may have to set it up to give mta access

just go to http://portforward.com/ and get directions for whatever model router u are using

and for the ip address to connect to just look at your local network settings on the pc that is running the server and use that to connect to

you might want to turn off the ASE broadcasting ( it lists your server on the MTA server browser )

just go into your MTA install directory \server\mods\deathmatch and open mtaserver config file and look for this

    <!-- This parameter can be used to make the server report to Game-Monitor master servers, allowing it to 
         be visible in the ingame server browser. An additional UDP port needs to be available for this to 
         work (value from <serverport> + 123 , so on a default <serverport> value 22003 the right port 
         will be 22126 ). Available values: 0 - disabled , 1 - enabled. Optional parameter, defaults to 0. --> 
    <ase>0</ase> 

it will probably be set to 1 so put it to 0 to turn it off

you need to forward two ports as well they are both in mtaserver config as well

    <!-- This parameter specifies the UDP port on which the server will be accepting incoming player 
         connections; default value: 22003. It is a required parameter. --> 
    <serverport>22003</serverport>  

    <!-- This parameter specifies the TCP port on which the server will be accepting incoming http 
         connections. It can be set to the same value as <serverport>. It is a required parameter 
         if <httpserver> is set to 1. --> 
    <httpport>22005</httpport> 

hope that helps man

[wahid2oo9]

ok still not working.

i tried every ip that was in CMD > IPconfig/all

and I tried the ip from http://www.whatismyip.org

i even tried creating a server on the other computer and connectin in it with this one.. still no hope

i think the port number works coz when i create a server and connect usin the port number.. it goes in but when i go to the other computer and connect it says "Connection timed out"

[wahid2oo9]

sorry about that. it worked thanks for helping...

I followed HeavyAir's post..

how he wrote i had to do portfowarding... it worked. THANK YOU!

it didnt work before because what i done is.. everything he told me except ( Port Fowarding )

thank u again everyone.