Friends cant join my server while I am on it.

[painfulmrbonez]

I setup the server on my local machine following all instructions. I can see it in the list and join local host without issue. If I am NOT logged into it, and HAVE NOT logged into the server since start, then my friends can login fine. No issues at all. However, If I am LOGGED IN to the server or have ever logged in since the server was launched after shutting it down, then my friends cannot get in. They can see it and click on it and connect to IP. But instead of giving password prompt and logging them in, it just drops back to server screen and does nothing. I have to do the following for them to be able to log into the server.
1. Log out myself if not already.
2. shut down the server
3. Launch the server
4. Set password
5. NOT LOG MYSELF into the server until all friends are already logged in.

This is EVERY TIME, exactly the same. Running latest non experimental. I cannot help but see that all of the issues related to this are DIRECTLY due to the client and server not being separate. Please help with this as it makes playing with my friends a 15+ minute process every time someone wants to login.

[Hurles]

Originally posted by painfulmrbonez:

I setup the server on my local machine following all instructions. I can see it in the list and join local host without issue. If I am NOT logged into it, and HAVE NOT logged into the server since start, then my friends can login fine. No issues at all. However, If I am LOGGED IN to the server or have ever logged in since the server was launched after shutting it down, then my friends cannot get in. They can see it and click on it and connect to IP. But instead of giving password prompt and logging them in, it just drops back to server screen and does nothing. I have to do the following for them to be able to log into the server.
1. Log out myself if not already.
2. shut down the server
3. Launch the server
4. Set password
5. NOT LOG MYSELF into the server until all friends are already logged in.

This is EVERY TIME, exactly the same. Running latest non experimental. I cannot help but see that all of the issues related to this are DIRECTLY due to the client and server not being separate. Please help with this as it makes playing with my friends a 15+ minute process every time someone wants to login.

In order to help you further, i have a few questions:

- Are you running the server through the host menu or are you running it dedicated?

- do you have any firewall software running that could be blocking any incoming connections?

some things you can try:

You can run a second instance of the game by creating a shortcut and adding "-server" to the target field under the shortcut's properties. You can run another instance of the client as well by doing the same, but adding "-splashscreen" instead. (you can set the password from inside the server's console or the chatbox itself as well by using "/setpassword <password>" (remove the / if you're doing it from console)

to join a server running on the same machine you can use the ip 127.0.0.1 with your port number or by using the "Local Server" entry at the top of the server browser

I hope this helps a bit,

- Hurles

[painfulmrbonez]

Ok, thanks.
First: Dedicated. I launch the client, generate SSK, then alt-tab out and launch the server with the "-server" shortcut, then back to the "join game" screen. Also I always set the password with the /setPassword command in the server window.

Second: I use nothing other than Win firewall/win defender (defaults for Win7 ult x64) and I do NOT believe this to be an issue as anyone with the password can get into the server ANYTIME without any issue as long as I have NEVER logged onto the server since it was started. This is ONLY an issue if I have been logged into the server AT ALL since it was started.

Yes, I connect with "localhost" with no problem. Yes they connect to the server both by name and with the IP and the "connect to IP" option with no problem, as long as I HAVE NOT been logged onto the server. ME playing is always on the same machine the server is hosted on.

Please refer back to the steps I have to take in my previous comment. This is EVERY TIME someone wants to log into the server AFTER me.

Hope the additional info helps you understand my issue better.

Thanks

[Hurles]

Originally posted by painfulmrbonez:

Ok, thanks.
First: Dedicated. I launch the client, generate SSK, then alt-tab out and launch the server with the "-server" shortcut, then back to the "join game" screen. Also I always set the password with the /setPassword command in the server window.

Second: I use nothing other than Win firewall/win defender (defaults for Win7 ult x64) and I do NOT believe this to be an issue as anyone with the password can get into the server ANYTIME without any issue as long as I have NEVER logged onto the server since it was started. This is ONLY an issue if I have been logged into the server AT ALL since it was started.

Yes, I connect with "localhost" with no problem. Yes they connect to the server both by name and with the IP and the "connect to IP" option with no problem, as long as I HAVE NOT been logged onto the server. ME playing is always on the same machine the server is hosted on.

Please refer back to the steps I have to take in my previous comment. This is EVERY TIME someone wants to log into the server AFTER me.

Hope the additional info helps you understand my issue better.

Thanks

Hello,

I'm just trying to get as much info as i can so i may be able to reproduce this issue, so pardon me for asking so many questions.

- Does the console say anything when your friends try to join? Any disconnection messages?
- Are your friends joining from the same, local network?
- just to clarify: If you log out, are they able to join again? or is it bugged until you restart the entire thing?

on the windows firewall topic:
I have actually seen windows firewall causing a similar issue where it screws with other connections if you're connecting through a local IP, you can try turning it off for a bit to see if it helps.

- Hurles

[painfulmrbonez]

Awesome, and no worries. I am glad for the help.
There is no message at all I believe when they try to connect and it refuses. I will double check that tonight when I get a chance.

They are NOT joining from the same local network. They are miles away at their own homes.

Correct, NO they are not able to join at all until I restart the entire server.

On Win Firewall. I will test with that as well when I get a chance tonight. I still dont feel like that is the issue, but I understand troubleshooting.

Also, do you recommend having UPnP enabled on router or manually forwarding ports?

Thanks again for the help.

[Hurles]

Originally posted by painfulmrbonez:

Awesome, and no worries. I am glad for the help.
There is no message at all I believe when they try to connect and it refuses. I will double check that tonight when I get a chance.

They are NOT joining from the same local network. They are miles away at their own homes.

Correct, NO they are not able to join at all until I restart the entire server.

On Win Firewall. I will test with that as well when I get a chance tonight. I still dont feel like that is the issue, but I understand troubleshooting.

Also, do you recommend having UPnP enabled on router or manually forwarding ports?

Thanks again for the help.

Hello,

Upnp should work, but however, to be sure you can always set ports manually.

- Hurles

[painfulmrbonez]

Thanks.
Ok, I disabled Win Firewall. Watched the server output when friend tries to log in while I am already in and have been playing. Same thing, no change. Server console output looks different in the new update. But there are no messages at all when friend tries to connect.

I log out of server, run "quit" on server to shut it down. Relaunch server from shortcut. Set password. Friends now able to login without issue at all. Console output looks like normal login. I am then able to log in also using "localhost".

All requested testing yielded nothing different and no output in server console. Welcome to my nightmare with this, lol. No offense. Thanks again for the help.

[painfulmrbonez]

I also noticed that it will not let me copy/paste the server console output from the window. Is there a location where the server log is stored? I could provide you with some info from there also if that would help.
Thanks.

[Hurles]

Originally posted by painfulmrbonez:

I also noticed that it will not let me copy/paste the server console output from the window. Is there a location where the server log is stored? I could provide you with some info from there also if that would help.
Thanks.

We have not been able to reproduce this issue in any way, we could use a copy of your log wiles, which is located in %AppData%/InterstellarRift/Logs/RollingFileLog.txt. Also a copy of your server settings file would be nice to have so we can set it to exactly those values in our tests. It is located in %AppData%/InterstellarRift/server.json

[painfulmrbonez]

Sorry, is there a way for me to attach the files to you? I have not been able to find anything. The log file is expectedly huge. I do see a lot of this: Disconnecting player: 9, reason: LDEC_NetserverStatusChanged. The number changes. But that does SEEM to show up in the log around the time people are trying to get in and cant. Sometimes.

[Hurles]

Originally posted by painfulmrbonez:

Sorry, is there a way for me to attach the files to you? I have not been able to find anything. The log file is expectedly huge. I do see a lot of this: Disconnecting player: 9, reason: LDEC_NetserverStatusChanged. The number changes. But that does SEEM to show up in the log around the time people are trying to get in and cant. Sometimes.

you can paste the contents into a site like pastebin.com and share the link.

[painfulmrbonez]

This should be a snippet of log: https://pastebin.com/ZwjVAAUM

I believe this is the correct server.json: https://pastebin.com/EhXJJUAi