Hamachi Problems

[Cassunshine]

Soo yeah, Me and my friend haven't been able to play RoR together for a while, because Hamachi keeps giving him the error "Server recived message it could not comprehend" We've looked it up, and couldn't find anything.

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You should ask in the LogMeIn forums since it's a problem with the program itself, not the game. You could forward your ports instead of using Hamachi, which solves any Hamachi problems and reduces packet loss.

[Cassunshine]

Originally posted by LikeABoss:

You should ask in the LogMeIn forums since it's a problem with the program itself, not the game. You could forward your ports instead of using Hamachi, which solves any Hamachi problems and reduces packet loss.

I was gonna post there as well, just was wondering if anyone knew about it

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Originally posted by RiokuTheSlayer:

Originally posted by LikeABoss:

You should ask in the LogMeIn forums since it's a problem with the program itself, not the game. You could forward your ports instead of using Hamachi, which solves any Hamachi problems and reduces packet loss.

I was gonna post there as well, just was wondering if anyone knew about it

Solution: Forward your ports.

[Cassunshine]

Originally posted by LikeABoss:

Originally posted by RiokuTheSlayer:

I was gonna post there as well, just was wondering if anyone knew about it

Solution: Forward your ports.

Can't

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The only thing I can recommend doing, is downloading Tunngle... It's easier to use than hamachi imo...

[sev]

Originally posted by RiokuTheSlayer:

Originally posted by LikeABoss:

Solution: Forward your ports.

Can't

"Can't" is just short for "won't because I can't be arsed".
Forwarding isn't difficult at all.
I mean, unless you're young and your parents are technological wizards and actually know how to password their router.

[Cassunshine]

Originally posted by Valv‎e Employee Gaben:

"Can't" is just short for "won't because I can't be arsed".
Forwarding isn't difficult at all.
I mean, unless you're young and your parents are technological wizards and actually know how to password their router.

The latter. They trust me enough to let me get Hamachi, but not forward my router. I undoubtedly know more about things like this than my dad, but he knows quite a lot. I know how to port forward, and I've asked him before. He said no.

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Originally posted by RiokuTheSlayer:

Originally posted by Valv‎e Employee Gaben:

"Can't" is just short for "won't because I can't be arsed".
Forwarding isn't difficult at all.
I mean, unless you're young and your parents are technological wizards and actually know how to password their router.

The latter. They trust me enough to let me get Hamachi, but not forward my router. I undoubtedly know more about things like this than my dad, but he knows quite a lot. I know how to port forward, and I've asked him before. He said no.

Why does he not allow it?

[sev]

Dayum, I apologize then.

Port forwarding can be dangerous, since it allows connections to be forwarded to a computer instead of dropped. as an aside, connecting your computer directly to the internet, like we used to do before routers became mainstream in homes, is far more "dangerious"
But if you know what you're doing then there's no reason why you shouldn't, forwarding can only be exploited if you're running software on that port that can be exploited itself. Not to mention there's various firewall software out there that can prevent such attacks altogether. Most routers also employ basic firewall protection, as well.

[Cassunshine]

Originally posted by DS6:

Dayum, I apologize then.

Port forwarding can be dangerous, since it allows connections to be forwarded to a computer instead of dropped. as an aside, connecting your computer directly to the internet, like we used to do before routers became mainstream in homes, is far more "dangerious" :dewstare:
But if you know what you're doing then there's no reason why you shouldn't, forwarding can only be exploited if you're running software on that port that can be exploited itself. Not to mention there's various firewall software out there that can prevent such attacks altogether. Most routers also employ basic firewall protection, as well.

Yeah, I know. I've discussed this with him, and he just says he'd rather not risk it at all. It sucks, but it's not my decision to make.