Ark private server Port forwarding

[skeeter]

I have been trying to portfoward my Ark server but I just cant get it, can some one tell me what to type in each box. http://imgur.com/a/16E7H

[PapaArkz™]

Service Name: ShooterGameServer.exe
Global port range: 7777 - 27015
Base Host Port: 192.168.0.X (Your local IP)
TCP/UCP is ok.

[sendjes]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/10/

[Spawn of Fenrir]

Originally posted by skeeter:

I have been trying to portfoward my Ark server but I just cant get it, can some one tell me what to type in each box. http://imgur.com/a/16E7H

This is how I would set it up.... instead of opening up the entire port range which can be a security risk, I only open the ports that need to be open.

name: ArkGamePRT
IP: 192.168.1.107 local IP of the PC the server is running on,(in my case 192.168.1.107)
Start Port: 7777
End Port: 7777
Protocol: Both TCP and UDP

name: ArkUDP
IP: 192.168.1.107
Start Port: 7778
End Port: 7778
Protocol: Both TCP and UDP

name: ArkQurY
IP: 192.168.1.107
Start Port: 27015
End Port: 27015
Protocol: Both TCP and UDP

name: ArkRCON
IP: 192.168.1.107
Start Port: 27020
End Port: 27020
Protocol: Both TCP and UDP

DO make sure the PC the server is running on has been configured with a static IP on your LAN in the PCs Ethernet adaptor IPV4 configuration settings.... if your router keeps assigning it a new IP, then it will screw up your port forwards, the IP NEEDS to stay the same 100% of the time!

[=Sarsante=]

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Also you need to reserve the local ip address to your pc under dhcp tab.

Get your pc mac address and reserve the same local ip address you're using. If you dont do that, when the router changes your local ip address your port forwarding will break.

You need to add these rules to your firewall aswell.

[skeeter]

I am only allowed to type 4 charachters in the base host port, so what part of my Ip should I do?

[Spawn of Fenrir]

Originally posted by skeeter:

I am only allowed to type 4 charachters in the base host port, so what part of my Ip should I do?

I've helped you as much as I can, different routers have different menus hidden behind different options
https://portforward.com/
this site may help you as it contains instructions for forwarding ports for MANY different routers..... you choose the router brand and model and it will show you how to open ports on that particular router.

[skeeter]

OK, so I did the staic Ip address and all of portforwarding on the https://portforward.com/ and the ones up above, but it still does not work, any clue? maybe something in my fire wall? The last thing is the DHCP, what do I do in there? http://imgur.com/a/m456c

[Spawn of Fenrir]

Originally posted by skeeter:

OK, so I did the staic Ip address and all of portforwarding on the https://portforward.com/ and the ones up above, but it still does not work, any clue? maybe something in my fire wall? The last thing is the DHCP, what do I do in there? http://imgur.com/a/m456c

You're simply defining the range of assignable IP addresses.... for example if you assigned your server the static IP of 192.168.1.107, you might assign the IP range from 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.150
That range would allow you to connect 50 devices to your router with unique IP addresses.

[=Sarsante=]

So port forwarding is just like when your router gets a request at port 7777 as example, you put there it should send the request to your pc, not to your phone or any other device connected to the router because well the router doesnt know where to send it.

Thats straight forward port forwarding, but thats not enough because dhcp is a service inside your router that says to your devices which IP they're gonna get, so example pc is 192.168.10.1, your phone is 192.168.10.2 and go on. But dhcp is dynamic, your pc can have that IP now but tomorrow can be a different one.

Every single device has a phisical address, that address never changes, its called mac address. So your pc has one, your phone another, your tv another one and go on.

So you must tell your router hey this mac address (your pc mac address) always gonna receive this ip address (same ip address you did port forwarding).

So under dhcp settings you need to set for dhcp always send the same ip to your pc. Usually you can find a client list on your router like
mac address1 - ip 192.168.10.1
mac address2 - ip 192.168.10.2

So under dhcp usually its called reserve ip or something like that, you copy the mac address from your pc and set it to same address you used on port forwarding settings.

Its hard to give you precise details on how to do it, becausr each router brand has its own settings. Although they're basically the same, they arent at the exactly same tabs.

So google your router model dhcp reserve ip and you should find the steps.

[666666]

Originally posted by PapaArkz™:

Service Name: ShooterGameServer.exe
Global port range: 7777 - 27015
Base Host Port: 192.168.0.X (Your local IP)
TCP/UCP is ok.

old as hell, but please dont open an entire range like that, its incredibly insecure...