Port forwarding doesn't work. Can't host a server.

[eren]

Okey i just want to drive with my friends on my server. At the first it seemed easy to do port forwarding but it doesn't work.

At the end of the log files it always says: RESPONSE: ERROR,INVALID SERVER,CHECK YOUR PORT FORWARDING SETTINGS
LOBBY COULD NOT BE RACHED, SHUTTING SERVER DOWN. It counts 5 times and shuts the server with this message in log files.

On my routers interface, i added UDP 9600, TCP 9606, both 8081. And in assetto corsa server manager, its same, UDP 9600, TCP 9606, HTTP 8081.

I use my IPV4 ip for "local ip" input in port forwarding.

The routers page doesn't come up in my pc, i can only use my routers interface from my phone will it be a problem? Idk.

I exported the 2 config files and put them into cfg, still not working.

On somewhere, i read that i have to make my ip static, so i did it from the IPV4 protocol thing in wifi settings. Still don't work

I added ports and assetto corsa in firewall. ac server exe too.

Maybe there is something that i am doing wrong so you can tell each step again if there is better way.

Still got no idea why this is not working. Just makes no sense to put this effort for just drive a f* car with your friends.

Sorry for poor English, i might done some of these wrong. I can send pictures of router and acservermanager page.

[ling.speed]

static or not does not matter unless you want the server last long with same ip.

What does matter if your ISP is blocking the port, so check that. Personally i never had luck with online port checkers, but portforward.com offers a tool to actually show if the ports are open, its much more reliable. They also have guides for different hardware.

If you can try turning on DMZ for the PC running ac server on your router for a moment and check if the ports are open, if no thats most likely ISPs fault. Sometimes you can pay one time fee to get outside IP or ports unblocked if you talk to them.

[eren]

Originally posted by ling.speed:

static or not does not matter unless you want the server last long with same ip.

What does matter if your ISP is blocking the port, so check that. Personally i never had luck with online port checkers, but portforward.com offers a tool to actually show if the ports are open, its much more reliable. They also have guides for different hardware.

If you can try turning on DMZ for the PC running ac server on your router for a moment and check if the ports are open, if no thats most likely ISPs fault. Sometimes you can pay one time fee to get outside IP or ports unblocked if you talk to them.

Sorry for responding late. When i change my dmz hosting as my ipv4 adress the router pages goes off and google can't access to it. So i reseted my router. Then i tried to add port filtering all of the numbers. Start input is 1 end input is the number. Then it started working, but i don't have internet when enable port filtering. So i changed all "1"s to 9600, 8100 bla bla. Server was still running. But my friend can't join it with invite, and server doesn't come up in servers. So i just gave up and i will trt it another time.

[ling.speed]

Not having internet with DMZ on hints that the port might be properly open, just not for your machine. So obvious would be to triple check if the IP addresses are correct. Check DHCP table, maybe try to bind your PCs MAC address to exact IP you are opening the ports for.

You can even try connecting your PC directly without the router (thats basically what DMZ does) and then check the ports.

Is the router supplied by ISP or you bought it yourself? Sometimes ISPs impose limits or settings that block this stuff. If the router is yours it absolutely should be able to do DMZ, in which case its gonna be misconfiguration.


ps: starting port from 1 might be a bit problematic... the first 100 or w/e ports are usually for special types of traffic (network control etc), if the thing suddenly starts working, remember to change the range back to normal, or they gonna bite you later :P


pps: wait, what do you mean "started working"? The server was visible to others but you didnt have internet?

[ling.speed]

ppps: If 1-9600 works and just 9600 not, try opening port 80

Thats http port, afaik game should be using 8081 for web communication with the AC server manager. I've heard somewhere once or twice that opening port 80 helped. If that works there is something wrong with the network that you'd be sidestepping.

Anyways few more things of note... If you (both) are using CM, try looking for the server in kunos launcher. Also you can punch the IP directly into CM search box, and refresh a lot. Sometimes CM just does not show stuff properly.

[eren]

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Not having internet with DMZ on hints that the port might be properly open, just not for your machine. So obvious would be to triple check if the IP addresses are correct. Check DHCP table, maybe try to bind your PCs MAC address to exact IP you are opening the ports for.

You can even try connecting your PC directly without the router (thats basically what DMZ does) and then check the ports.

Is the router supplied by ISP or you bought it yourself? Sometimes ISPs impose limits or settings that block this stuff. If the router is yours it absolutely should be able to do DMZ, in which case its gonna be misconfiguration.


ps: starting port from 1 might be a bit problematic... the first 100 or w/e ports are usually for special types of traffic (network control etc), if the thing suddenly starts working, remember to change the range back to normal, or they gonna bite you later :P


pps: wait, what do you mean "started working"? The server was visible to others but you didnt have internet?

Thanks for reply. I meant "the cmd window doesn't close" by saying "started working". But server looks like it doesn't work. I can't explain my self good idk English too much. I am going try some time that other things you wrote. Again thanks for reply.

[ling.speed]

Np, sometimes network connectivity is black magic... like i had cases where everything was reporting there is no connection whatsoever, except that one program that did not get the memo connection should be ded, and happily used the internet.

Btw, depending on what friends do you mean, when getting ports right gonna become too tedious, there are other options. There are different programs/services that give LAN like connectivity over the internet.

When my ISP blocked my ports, i was hosting MP games on many different solutions, from hamachi (now could be defunct, idk), zero tier one, up to even teamviewer. There is a lot of them, and there is always option to just rent a server for a month, it can be relatively cheap these days.

.. but it does look like you have misconfiguration issue rather than being blocked so keep at it, gl!