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Just tried internet sharing from my mobile phone, and i could see others players for a short period, for the first time today - very laggy tho..
And i have tried opening some ports aswell, but that didnt work out.
I did the same exact thing, however still nothing. I am almost desperate enough to turn on DMZ. But ill hold back for now.
Just a question, do you have just 1 router or several ? (Modem > Router > PC) Since I read somewhere with a similar issue in red dead redemtion, where a direct connection to the modem fixed the issue. In my situation it would be very difficult to do that.
Like many others, I was plagued with the empty lobby and can’t accept friend invite issues on opening week. On the rare chance I’d get into a session with people – everyone would suddenly leave for what appeared to be no reason.
(This happens when your connection drops around 3-5 data packs in a row).
For me it turned out to be a software firewall issue on the PC itself. However, there were some minor bugs with ports that were causing random problems. To remedy this – I used port forwarding and did a few other network tweaks.
Anyway, I wanted to share some information to hopefully fix issues that other PC gamers might be running into – as there seems to be no major information source (yet).
These directions will be lengthy – as I am going to explain a few basic things. Try to read it all and don’t make it a TL:DR.
Second – I am not paid by RS, and as such – I won’t give tech support on an individual basis. (Tried that on another forum – got mass spam messages.)
After each step in the modem/router guides – it is a good idea to power cycle the device before launching GTA Online.
If your modem or router is older than 3 to 5 years – you should look into upgrading it. Just my $0.02
Also, stop saying “it’s not my connection because ____________.”
Yes, it can be your connection. If your ports are not setup correctly – or the game is running into some other block on your network or through your ISP, then you will not be able to play GTA Online properly – even though your bandwidth might be blazing fast.
That said, let’s get to it.
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Aim Setting:
If you are not using the default GTA aim setting – go ahead and set it to that now. You’ll get matched up to more people. This won’t completely fix the issue initially – but that is why I’m going to walk you through the extra steps. Let’s continue.
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Firewalls:
*Before starting these directions, make sure that GTA has been closed and is not running.*
Firewalls are a great thing. They help protect your network and data. However, they also can cause chaos when trying to play some games. The first thing you should try is disabling your firewall on the PC that has GTA installed on it. Windows Firewall will definitely cause you problems. If you are scared to try this, (if your network is setup correctly this is not an issue), then use the firewall option you have to unblock certain ports.
The ports to allow are: (Yes, these are PC ports).
TCP: 80, 443
UDP: 6672, 61455, 61456, 61457, 61458
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, don’t worry, just search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
I’d still recommend you completely disable your software firewall on the PC and try GTA online. Just do it as a test, if it works then you can turn your firewall back on later after you are done playing GTA Online. If the problem persists – then move on to the following directions.
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Modem:
(These directions are if there is no router after the modem, PC direct to modem. If you have a modem that has no router capabilities and is just a plain modem – then move on to the “Router” directions.)
*Before starting these directions, make sure that GTA has been closed and is not running.*
If you have a modem that has a built in router, then you should be able to make some changes in the modem that will benefit you. In some cases you might not have access to login to the modem, or be able to access administrator level options. Should this be a problem, you’ll need to contact your ISP and ask them for the access credentials – or ask them to help you setup the router settings.
The first thing you should do is setup a static IP to the computer that has GTA installed on it. After you setup the static IP, forward these ports to the static IP you just created.
TCP: 80, 443
UDP: 6672, 61455, 61456, 61457, 61458
To answer an ongoing question – these ports work for PC.
Once the firewall if off and the modem is powered back on and is connected to the internet - try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
Within the router side of the modem, you should have a DMZ option. Use the DMZ function within the router side of the modem on the static IP. Again, try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
In the router side of the modem, there are firewall options. One option should allow you to disable the Firewall/SPI Firewall. Just to test if the firewall is causing other problems, (even after using DMZ), go ahead and disable it. You’ll want to power cycle the modem after this. Remember – you don’t have to leave this off if you are scared to, but at least do this as a test.
Once the firewall if off and the modem is powered back on and is connected to the internet - try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
If this fails, then I suggest you call your ISP for answers into why this is not working. Be sure to ask them if your modem is old and if they provide upgrading / new ones.
Note for DSL modems. If all else fails, you can try bridging the modem. This will allow the PC to get your external IP rather than a DHCP IP. Basically bypassing everything in the modem.
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Routers: behind a Modem/Router Combo
*Before starting these directions, make sure that GTA has been closed and is not running.*.
*(If you are running a Router behind a REGULAR, no router modem – then skip these steps and move on to the directions for the router behind a regular modem found below.)*
Do you have a modem with a router built in and then have another router connected to that? If you do, then you have a double NAT/Firewall setup. This is not good thing to do. If you need to get more IPs on the network and don’t care about WiFi, then go out and buy a switch. They are cheap and allow you to provide IPs to all the WIRED devices on your network without needing to use a router.
If you need WiFi, then google up how to turn your router into a wireless AP. You’ll still want a switch for your wired devices though.
If you have a DSL modem, the best thing to do is simply bridge it to the router and let the router control the port forwarding and firewall settings. Most DSL providers will require you enter PPPoE information into the router do it can get back onto the internet. If you don’t have the PPPoE information on hand – you can call your ISP to get it.
Bridging can be easy or a little difficult. If you don’t know what bridging is – then call your ISP for help with it. Otherwise
If none of those choices are an option for you – then what you need to do is the following.
Setup a static IP in the modem-router combo, (like we did above), to the router. Use that static IP to forward the ports to the router.
TCP: 80, 443
UDP: 6672, 61455, 61456, 61457, 61458
After you do this, it’s time to make a firewall decision.
If you want to leave the firewall in the modem on, then use the DMZ option in the modem for the static IP for the router. After you do that, login to your router and disable its firewall. Doing this gets rid of the double firewall issues.
If you’d prefer to use the firewall in the router, then just disable the modem’s firewall and leave the firewall in the router on.
After doing either one – you’ll want to login to the router and setup a static IP to your PC that has GTA installed. Forward the ports that are listed above to that IP.
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
In the router, (if you left the firewall on in the router), setup a DMZ to the static IP for the PC with GTA installed on it.
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
As a test, go ahead and disable both firewalls in the modem and router.
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
If this all failed – then you’ll want to contact your ISP for help, or get a network guru friend over to help you out.
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Router: Behind a no-router modem, or a bridged modem.
*Before starting these directions, make sure that GTA has been closed and is not running.*.
If all you have is a normal router to deal with – then the directions for it are pretty much the same.
Login to the router and setup a static IP for the PC that GTA is installed on. Use that IP to forward the ports to the PC with GTA on it. The ports are, again, listed below.
TCP: 80, 443
UDP: 6672, 61455, 61456, 61457, 61458
After you have forwarded the ports to the PC, try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
In the router, you should have an option for DMZ. Setup a DMZ to the static IP that you made for the PC with GTA installed on it.
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
If all else has failed – completely disable the firewall in the router.
You can also try enabling/disabling UPnP. UPnP actually is for “Universal Plug and Play” devices and should make no difference in this situation – though some people have reported success with this, so I’ll leave that up to you fine gamer folks.
Try launching GTA Online. If you start in an empty lobby, search for a new session. Try searching for a new session at least 2 times. If you have no luck finding players or accepting invites, then go ahead and close out GTA. After GTA is closed, move on to the next steps.
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If after trying all these directions and GTA Online still gives you problems, then there is something far worse happening. Your ISP may be purposely blocking the ports you need open, in which case nothing you do will matter.
You may have network hardware that is going bad, or is just very out-of-date with modern networking hardware.
You have firewalls that have not been disabled or edited properly.
You are on a network where you don’t have access to make these changes.
Either way, you’ll need to dig deeper and see what else might be causing you problems.
*Some people are using VPNs to play. I won’t go into why this is not a great idea – but I suppose you have to do what you have to do.*