Friends can't find LAN game anymore (Hamachi)

[BaiJie90]

Hello,

So I am hosting LAN games with hamachi for my friends, but after Apex came out no one of my friends can find the server anymore. Before the update all my friends could find the server and join te server.
Please help me with it, I am using TADST to host a server and sometimes I use the in-game one.

Greets, BaiJie90

[dazZz-666]

TRY THIS WAY MATE...

ok mate.. what you need to do . go to your routers gateway. login details are usually on the bottom or back of your modem. or can sometime put 192.168.0.1 in your browser.. once logged in..

go to advanced settings. or where ever you can find either games /services and firewall rules. you want to find PORT FORWARDING.. ADD a new service and name it ARMA3, then Start PORT 2302, END PORT 2303 .set protocol to BOTH. and put in your IPv4 Address.

you can find this by going to your start menu- Type in the Search- cmd press enter then Type ipconfig press enter again. it will tell you your current IPv4, as your ISP may change it time to time this is an easy way to keep an eye on it. as you will need to edit it in your port forwarding if they do change it... ok..

then you need to ADD another Service and call it Steam, put in Start Port 2304 , End Port 2305 protocol BOTH IP etc. and you should now be able to HOST your own private server off your PC. if doesn't work check if the router/modem has PORT Triggering. if so can do much the same but for each one you will put the same port numbers in twice. example. 2302, 2303 ,2302, 2303 protocol Both and choose Enable.

ok I hope this Helps mate.. im confident if you do it right it will..Have Fun.

[Col. Hogan]

Автор сообщения: dazZz-666

TRY THIS WAY MATE...

ok mate.. what you need to do . go to your routers gateway. login details are usually on the bottom or back of your modem. or can sometime put 192.168.0.1 in your browser.. once logged in..

go to advanced settings. or where ever you can find either games /services and firewall rules. you want to find PORT FORWARDING.. ADD a new service and name it ARMA3, then Start PORT 2302, END PORT 2303 .set protocol to BOTH. and put in your IPv4 Address.

you can find this by going to your start menu- Type in the Search- cmd press enter then Type ipconfig press enter again. it will tell you your current IPv4, as your ISP may change it time to time this is an easy way to keep an eye on it. as you will need to edit it in your port forwarding if they do change it... ok..

then you need to ADD another Service and call it Steam, put in Start Port 2304 , End Port 2305 protocol BOTH IP etc. and you should now be able to HOST your own private server off your PC. if doesn't work check if the router/modem has PORT Triggering. if so can do much the same but for each one you will put the same port numbers in twice. example. 2302, 2303 ,2302, 2303 protocol Both and choose Enable.

ok I hope this Helps mate.. im confident if you do it right it will..Have Fun.

What if port forwarding isn't an option?

[ThatBunnyGuy]

Автор сообщения: dazZz-666

if you can not Port forward your router. Or you can not connect by using the UPNP set up in the HOST online game menu when setting name for your server etc.. Then I think you might have to look into a new Router that will let you Port forward. OR you will have to perhaps look at hiring a dedicated Server from a Provider and use an FTP file transfer program like Filezilla etc and will have to Host via a dedicated server.. I don't think there is any other way if your Router will not let you Port Forward.. Most will, But it's just getting the correct method of set up for that particular Router. If you have further troubles, get back tome with your Routers Brand / model and I will try see if I can find a solution or a way to get it working if possible. Cheers and best of luck.

Take note if you have a wireless / pre paid style modem/router or dongle it won't allow port forwarding you need a fixed cable router. I recommend NETGEAR routers. And the above method I have posted will work for most models. Best of luck & hope this helps.

No one will see this but it's worth posting anyways. This man does not have a clue (although he has good intentions which is nice). Hamachi works by establishing a connection to a 3rd party server, not by connecting directly to another person's computer. Information passing between the host and the client is therefore passing over a connection that both computers initiated (to the 3rd party Hamachi server). This is important because router firewalls block connections that were not initiated behind them. Whether you are the host of the server or not Hamachi is initiating a connection from behind your firewall. Port forwarding is used when you want someone to be able to initiate a connection from outside your firewall and so you do not need it for Hamachi.

Your problem could be windows defender firewall (on your computer, NOT YOUR ROUTER as I've explained), in which case you want to go to windows defender firewall with adavanced security go to action < properties and hit customize and uncheck hamachi for the domain, private and public profiles. Make sure your friends do it too.

If the first suggestion fails your problem may be the priority metric of adapters on your computer. Many games query the network adapter with the lowest adapter interface metric on your computer, as well as the loopback interface (your own computer, or 127.0.0.1). The reason you can't see the LAN game is because the game is querying the wrong network adapter on your computer, this can happen if you have installed virtual network adapters including VPN's or have multiple connections on your computer (Wifi, ethernet, bluetooth, etc.).

The point is, whichever network adapter you want to use to connect to your LAN server NEEDS TO HAVE THE LOWEST ADAPTER METRIC. There are two ways to change the adapter metric, one uses windows powershell (which you can look up if you want to), the other does not require commands and is easy to do. Go to control panel > all control panel items > network connections and right click the adapter you want to use to connect to the LAN server (in this case, Hamachi). Click "Properties", select "Internet Protocol Version 4", click "Properties", click "Advanced", Make sure the "Automatic metric" box is deselected and type "1" into the Interface metric, click "ok". Now that adapter has 1st priority on your computer and you should be able to see the LAN game.

If you can't see a LAN server hosted on your own computer then look up how to change adapter metric using windows powershell and change the "pseudo loopback interface" to have the lowest adapter metric.You probably have a weird adapter on your computer that the game is confusing for the loopback interface.

I hope this helps you. :D

[KnuckleDaWae]

Автор сообщения: ThatBunnyGuy

Автор сообщения: dazZz-666

if you can not Port forward your router. Or you can not connect by using the UPNP set up in the HOST online game menu when setting name for your server etc.. Then I think you might have to look into a new Router that will let you Port forward. OR you will have to perhaps look at hiring a dedicated Server from a Provider and use an FTP file transfer program like Filezilla etc and will have to Host via a dedicated server.. I don't think there is any other way if your Router will not let you Port Forward.. Most will, But it's just getting the correct method of set up for that particular Router. If you have further troubles, get back tome with your Routers Brand / model and I will try see if I can find a solution or a way to get it working if possible. Cheers and best of luck.

Take note if you have a wireless / pre paid style modem/router or dongle it won't allow port forwarding you need a fixed cable router. I recommend NETGEAR routers. And the above method I have posted will work for most models. Best of luck & hope this helps.

No one will see this but it's worth posting anyways. This man does not have a clue (although he has good intentions which is nice). Hamachi works by establishing a connection to a 3rd party server, not by connecting directly to another person's computer. Information passing between the host and the client is therefore passing over a connection that both computers initiated (to the 3rd party Hamachi server). This is important because router firewalls block connections that were not initiated behind them. Whether you are the host of the server or not Hamachi is initiating a connection from behind your firewall. Port forwarding is used when you want someone to be able to initiate a connection from outside your firewall and so you do not need it for Hamachi.

Your problem could be windows defender firewall (on your computer, NOT YOUR ROUTER as I've explained), in which case you want to go to windows defender firewall with adavanced security go to action < properties and hit customize and uncheck hamachi for the domain, private and public profiles. Make sure your friends do it too.

If the first suggestion fails your problem may be the priority metric of adapters on your computer. Many games query the network adapter with the lowest adapter interface metric on your computer, as well as the loopback interface (your own computer, or 127.0.0.1). The reason you can't see the LAN game is because the game is querying the wrong network adapter on your computer, this can happen if you have installed virtual network adapters including VPN's or have multiple connections on your computer (Wifi, ethernet, bluetooth, etc.).

The point is, whichever network adapter you want to use to connect to your LAN server NEEDS TO HAVE THE LOWEST ADAPTER METRIC. There are two ways to change the adapter metric, one uses windows powershell (which you can look up if you want to), the other does not require commands and is easy to do. Go to control panel > all control panel items > network connections and right click the adapter you want to use to connect to the LAN server (in this case, Hamachi). Click "Properties", select "Internet Protocol Version 4", click "Properties", click "Advanced", Make sure the "Automatic metric" box is deselected and type "1" into the Interface metric, click "ok". Now that adapter has 1st priority on your computer and you should be able to see the LAN game.

If you can't see a LAN server hosted on your own computer then look up how to change adapter metric using windows powershell and change the "pseudo loopback interface" to have the lowest adapter metric.You probably have a weird adapter on your computer that the game is confusing for the loopback interface.

I hope this helps you. :D

THANKS YOU !

[dazZz-666]

Автор сообщения: ThatBunnyGuy

Автор сообщения: dazZz-666

if you can not Port forward your router. Or you can not connect by using the UPNP set up in the HOST online game menu when setting name for your server etc.. Then I think you might have to look into a new Router that will let you Port forward. OR you will have to perhaps look at hiring a dedicated Server from a Provider and use an FTP file transfer program like Filezilla etc and will have to Host via a dedicated server.. I don't think there is any other way if your Router will not let you Port Forward.. Most will, But it's just getting the correct method of set up for that particular Router. If you have further troubles, get back tome with your Routers Brand / model and I will try see if I can find a solution or a way to get it working if possible. Cheers and best of luck.

Take note if you have a wireless / pre paid style modem/router or dongle it won't allow port forwarding you need a fixed cable router. I recommend NETGEAR routers. And the above method I have posted will work for most models. Best of luck & hope this helps.

No one will see this but it's worth posting anyways. This man does not have a clue (although he has good intentions which is nice). Hamachi works by establishing a connection to a 3rd party server, not by connecting directly to another person's computer. Information passing between the host and the client is therefore passing over a connection that both computers initiated (to the 3rd party Hamachi server). This is important because router firewalls block connections that were not initiated behind them. Whether you are the host of the server or not Hamachi is initiating a connection from behind your firewall. Port forwarding is used when you want someone to be able to initiate a connection from outside your firewall and so you do not need it for Hamachi.

Your problem could be windows defender firewall (on your computer, NOT YOUR ROUTER as I've explained), in which case you want to go to windows defender firewall with adavanced security go to action < properties and hit customize and uncheck hamachi for the domain, private and public profiles. Make sure your friends do it too.

If the first suggestion fails your problem may be the priority metric of adapters on your computer. Many games query the network adapter with the lowest adapter interface metric on your computer, as well as the loopback interface (your own computer, or 127.0.0.1). The reason you can't see the LAN game is because the game is querying the wrong network adapter on your computer, this can happen if you have installed virtual network adapters including VPN's or have multiple connections on your computer (Wifi, ethernet, bluetooth, etc.).

The point is, whichever network adapter you want to use to connect to your LAN server NEEDS TO HAVE THE LOWEST ADAPTER METRIC. There are two ways to change the adapter metric, one uses windows powershell (which you can look up if you want to), the other does not require commands and is easy to do. Go to control panel > all control panel items > network connections and right click the adapter you want to use to connect to the LAN server (in this case, Hamachi). Click "Properties", select "Internet Protocol Version 4", click "Properties", click "Advanced", Make sure the "Automatic metric" box is deselected and type "1" into the Interface metric, click "ok". Now that adapter has 1st priority on your computer and you should be able to see the LAN game.

If you can't see a LAN server hosted on your own computer then look up how to change adapter metric using windows powershell and change the "pseudo loopback interface" to have the lowest adapter metric.You probably have a weird adapter on your computer that the game is confusing for the loopback interface.

I hope this helps you. :D

If I have no clue How come I was able to Host with both of my Mentioned methods for years.. Also at the time of writing the message to try help that guy I didn't even know Hamachi existed.. And I probably wouldn't have recommended an unknown 3rd party software to be used and allowed through the Firewall unless completely trusted. But end of day was trying to help, as You have here. So best of luck to those that decide to use another 3rd party software to host. The UPNP feature built in by Bohemia used to work fine also but it seems they have broken it, I could be wrong but it looks like a lot of people are having issues hosting via UPNP / port forward, Including myself which is why I no longer play Arma, that and it's pretty clunky and getting old anyway, better games out there. So it's probably the reason people are having to resort to using Hamachi now. But hey if it works, go nuts ! :)