Waiting For Host

[CannibalRed]

I'm trying to play this game thrugh GameRanger and every time I try to join a game it never gets past "Waiting for Host" (if I host the game it will display the same message for the people joining me). I know the problem is on my side, but I can't figure out what the problem is. My firewall is turned off. Please help me if you know how to help.

[CannibalRed]

To answer my own question for anyone who has the same problem. You will know you have this isue if when you see that another player's name is in ITALIC in your GameRanger loby. If you have already gone to your router settings and DISABLELED YOUR ROUTER FIREWALL and set up port forwarding for Crusader and GameRanger. Links here: http://findports.com/document.php?tag=stronghold-crusader and http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/GameRanger/
If that doesn't fix the problem go into your Window Firewall-Advanced Setting-Inbound Rules--select Gameranger.exe rule-rightclick and go to properties-Advanced-select all three boxes in profile: Domain, Public, and Private. This will fix your issus.
If you have any questions feel free to ask, it took alot of trial and error to figure this out but I'll help however I can.

[Roosterington]

Originally posted by CannibalRed:

To answer my own question for anyone who has the same problem. You will know you have this isue if when you see that another player's name is in ITALIC in your GameRanger loby. If you have already gone to your router settings and DISABLELED YOUR ROUTER FIREWALL and set up port forwarding for Crusader and GameRanger. Links here: http://findports.com/document.php?tag=stronghold-crusader and http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/GameRanger/
If that doesn't fix the problem go into your Window Firewall-Advanced Setting-Inbound Rules--select Gameranger.exe rule-rightclick and go to properties-Advanced-select all three boxes in profile: Domain, Public, and Private. This will fix your issus.
If you have any questions feel free to ask, it took alot of trial and error to figure this out but I'll help however I can.

Thanks , too bad you got no response on this thread.

[Jacky]

Originally posted by roosterington:

Originally posted by CannibalRed:

To answer my own question for anyone who has the same problem. You will know you have this isue if when you see that another player's name is in ITALIC in your GameRanger loby. If you have already gone to your router settings and DISABLELED YOUR ROUTER FIREWALL and set up port forwarding for Crusader and GameRanger. Links here: http://findports.com/document.php?tag=stronghold-crusader and http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/GameRanger/
If that doesn't fix the problem go into your Window Firewall-Advanced Setting-Inbound Rules--select Gameranger.exe rule-rightclick and go to properties-Advanced-select all three boxes in profile: Domain, Public, and Private. This will fix your issus.
If you have any questions feel free to ask, it took alot of trial and error to figure this out

Originally posted by roosterington:

Originally posted by CannibalRed:

To answer my own question for anyone who has the same problem. You will know you have this isue if when you see that another player's name is in ITALIC in your GameRanger loby. If you have already gone to your router settings and DISABLELED YOUR ROUTER FIREWALL and set up port forwarding for Crusader and GameRanger. Links here: http://findports.com/document.php?tag=stronghold-crusader and http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/GameRanger/
If that doesn't fix the problem go into your Window Firewall-Advanced Setting-Inbound Rules--select Gameranger.exe rule-rightclick and go to properties-Advanced-select all three boxes in profile: Domain, Public, and Private. This will fix your issus.
If you have any questions feel free to ask, it took alot of trial and error to figure this out but I'll help however I can.

Thanks , too bad you got no response on this thread.

wanna play Stronghold Crusader together?:D

[Rollo]

Hi, I have made all of this but when i host a game, others got stuck on "waiting for host". Strange is that when I join others it works fine. Anyone can help please?

[Vermilus]

Originally posted by King Rollo:

Hi, I have made all of this but when i host a game, others got stuck on "waiting for host". Strange is that when I join others it works fine. Anyone can help please?

check version it must be same as yours

[Rollo]

it is the same bro, I can join but others cannot join on me

Originally posted by Makaveli:

Originally posted by King Rollo:

Hi, I have made all of this but when i host a game, others got stuck on "waiting for host". Strange is that when I join others it works fine. Anyone can help please?

check version it must be same as yours

[Kurry]

Originally posted by Rollo:

it is the same bro, I can join but others cannot join on me

Originally posted by Makaveli:

check version it must be same as yours

did you find the fix?