WW Server on another port as 5127?

[Don Julio]

I searched the forums a bit but couldn't find a solution so far. I'm trying to get a WW server to use another port as the default 5127. No success. Has anyone succeeded in getting a WW server up and running on another port as the default one? I'm not that IP savvy, so any hints would be very much appreciated. Here some details:

- starting WWserver.exe with no parameters works fine. http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ reports 5127 open, and I can connect via direkt link and the given internal IP address.

- starting WWserver with parameter "-tcp 5127" works fine as above.

- starting WWserver with parameter "-tcp 25565" is trouble. Server starts fine, the website mentioned reports 25565 open, but I cannot connect. Error message, "No connection... machine actively refused...".


BTW, starting a single player game, checking "Friends can join" works fine. I can connect, he can connect via direct link and my external IP.

[Hafenzoll]

There have dozens over dozens of different routers on this planet Earth.

Did you set open port 25565 in your personnal router?
Note: port 5127 has used by default with WWServer.exe
Probably disable UPnP.

[Don Julio]

Originally posted by Hafenzoll:

There have dozens over dozens of different routers on this planet Earth.

So true. *sighs*

Originally posted by Hafenzoll:

Did you set open port 25565 in your personnal router?
Note: port 5127 has used by default with WWServer.exe
Probably disable UPnP.

Hm. UPnP was/is disabled by default, I can see this in the server output (using the default 5127 and the other one).
I didn't do anything with the router, the ports were opened automatically when the server started (checked on yougetsignal).
So, when I use/open another port via the WWServer.exe parameters (as posted above), do I have to enter that port number somewhere else as well?

[Orientalus]

I do have one question. Why would you choose 25565 to open as that port is commonly used by Minecraft?

[Don Julio]

Originally posted by Orientalus:

I do have one question. Why would you choose 25565 to open as that port is commonly used by Minecraft?

That's exactly why. That port is forwarded already.

[Freelancera1]

try this: on your keyboard: win+r -> CMD ->Enter -> netstat -ano is the port in use by other PID?

[Hafenzoll]

Or: go for Linux. It's more flexible.

[Don Julio]

Originally posted by Freelancera1:

try this: on your keyboard: win+r -> CMD ->Enter -> netstat -ano is the port in use by other PID?

Thanks. Worth a try.