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Hey guys I'm looking for a guide that explains how the steps on getting a server running so my old man and I can play together.
I've been bouncing around on this forum, videos posted 12 years ago, and other forums with even older posts but I can't find anything like a step by step guide. I was able to get a server online and see it on the global server list after changing my ini file, but I wasn't able to connect. I know this forum has been here a while and this seems like a longshot but if something like this exists I'd love some help finding it. Thanks everyone!
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Both of us are able to see the game and since I'm local so I'm able to join, but he still is unable to. This was with a fesh download, with only the HD mod
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Are you both on the same network at home, or is this via internet?
For internet, you will need to open your local TCP/UDP ports on 2300 to 2302 for Freelancer, so the other can join properly.
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As above, you will need to port forward. When your friend is trying to connect your internet router doesn't know which device of yours to send the request to. It needs a port forwarding rule setting to point it to the IP address of the PC running Freelancer server.
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I looked into that as well but Comcast decided to remove that functionality from it's newer modems and their website only sees WiFi devices as available for port forwarding. I also saw that disabling IPv6 would fix that but that was from a early 2000s thread and didn't think it would apply. Appears that it is still a thing??
I'll give it a shot and report back! Thanks guys! Gotta say I'm blown away by how much support and community still exists around a 20 year old game
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We got it working! Thank you all so much!
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comcast does not allow gaming servers and port 80 will crash or DDOS your server I went through it running the Evil Empire Revolution server with my custom mod
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