Hosting game servers through network router problem.

m_ed_t

I'm an amateur PC user, I have recently installed a router so I can get the internet onto two machines.
However now people are unable to locate or connect to my hosted internet games.
Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix it?

Thanks in advance.

Cyclonite

Sounds like you need to enable port-forwarrding. What brand and model router do you have so we can help you get that done?

m_ed_t

It's a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router with 4-port Switch.

Model No. BEFSR41 ver.3.1

Cyclonite

Thanks. I'll look into that. I'm sorry, but I forgot to ask what games you're hosting servers for. We'll need to find the ports that need to be opened. And if you're using non-default ports, please post that.

m_ed_t

I'm trying to host it on Counter-strike source.

I'm using the default ports, I haven't changed anything.


Thanks.

Cyclonite

Found a quick and simple guide right here: http://www.no-ip.com/support/guides/routers/linksys.html

The IP address to which you want to forward is that of the machine hosting the games. To find out the IP address, Click Start > Run. Type "cmd" (without quotes) and press enter. Now type "ipconfig" (without quotes) and press enter. It should show a few listings. You want the IP address, which will probably be 192.168.1.xxx, where the x's signify some number.

Hope this helps!

//Edit: Let's find those ports, then!

Cyclonite

Looks like it's TCP and UDP port 27015.

http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=204&p_created=1094004090&p_sid=FCDGG_6i&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjImcF9wcm9kcz0wJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfbmwmcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1wb3J0cw**&p_li=&p_topview=1

Read through that entirely. Feel free to ask any questions about things you don't understand. It'll give some good insight. Once you get it configured, let us know if it worked. If not, we'll mess around some more.

m_ed_t

Thanks very much. I'm just trying to locate the password right now :S

m_ed_t

Thanks! Didn't notice the steam link untill now, Will go and have a look at it.

Cyclonite

m_ed_t wrote:

Thanks very much. I'm just trying to locate the password right now :S

If all else fails, you can always reset the router to factory defaults by holding the little reset button in the back for about 10 seconds. Keep in mind this will remove any configuration that may have been setup on the router.