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Ngk252 Aug 4, 2018 @ 4:08pm
Problem connecting steam link to a desktop computer running linux mint 18.3
Hi everyone I'm new around here, don't know if anyone will be able to help me, but thanks in advance for trying.
I have an issue connecting the steam link to my computer.
The computer is connected via cable to the router, and the steam link is connected via wifi to the same router. The router is a xiaomi ac1200. I have added rules in the linux mint firewall for TCP ports 27036 and 27037. Also for UDP port 27031. I have also added port forwarding rules in the router's admin page for those ports and also for port UDP 27036. But still steam link cannot see my computer, i do not know what is wrong. I thought connecting the steam link to my computer would not be that difficult, but it's turning out to be a pain in the ....
If anyone has any idea how to fix this please help me out. Thanks very much.

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Marlock Aug 4, 2018 @ 4:31pm 
Whenever you try to debug a network issue, try disabling the firewall temporarily and see if that fixes the issue...

If it works without a firewall you know you haven't configured it well enough yet... if it doesn't work you can rule out that.

Did Steam Link work fine with Windows before?

Welcome to Linux! :steamhappy:
Last edited by Marlock; Aug 4, 2018 @ 4:31pm
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Ngk252 Aug 4, 2018 @ 4:40pm 
Hello Marlock thanks for your answer, you are right, should have thought of disabling the firewall. I'll try, see if it works. I recently got the steam link and have not tried it on a windows computer as linux mint has been my desktop computer's OS for a few years now.
Thanks very much for your reply. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Ngk252 Aug 4, 2018 @ 4:56pm 
Got it, the little thing just connected, so it is a firewall configuration issue. Now i just have to figure out how to configure it, supposedly i have added the necessary rules for the ports used by steam link to connect to the computer..... any clues on what i should do.
Thanks very much.
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Ngk252 Aug 4, 2018 @ 5:11pm 
Weird.... i have turned on the firewall again and the steam link is still connected to the computer, but now the games are not connecting to steam cloud in the computer....can't play the games even in the computer....
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x_wing Aug 4, 2018 @ 5:19pm 
Originally posted by Ngk252:
Got it, the little thing just connected, so it is a firewall configuration issue. Now i just have to figure out how to configure it, supposedly i have added the necessary rules for the ports used by steam link to connect to the computer..... any clues on what i should do.
Thanks very much.

You mean that you disabled the router firewall? If so, don't do that. If both devices are in the same network you don't have to add port forwarding unless you want to give access to the Wan to your devices (which is not this case).

The most probable problem here is that your router firewall isolates wifi network from lan network (eventhough they are in the same network). Try to connect steam link using cable and check if you can reach your steam link (with ping, for example). If your ping works, then steam link should be able to reach you computer and... well, should start working.
Last edited by x_wing; Aug 4, 2018 @ 5:20pm
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Marlock Aug 4, 2018 @ 5:58pm 
If I understood correctly OP was only configuring the Linux Mint (PC) firewall, not the router firewall.
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