Hosting a server

[TheJas]

Hey everyone, new guy here and I had some questions about hosting a server.

First thing, firewall. What port(s) do I need open for this game right on the client side and on the host side.

Second, when I open up the multiplayer tab thing on the launcher it says my IP is 192.168.2.1...which means it's not leaving the LAN I have setup. Any ideas why that might be and how I could fix that.

Third, does it make a difference if I do it on the launcher screen or if I open up the game then start a multiplayer server through that.

Finally, if I start a multiplayer server I can host and play on the same computer, correct?

[MR_ROCKET]

Hey welcome to the NewDoom forums :)

On your router, forward port 5029 udp in and out to your computers local ip that will be hosting the game. And in your firewall allow the legacy.exe and or port 5029 depending on your firewall, on both server and client computers.

Legacy's launcher reports your local ip, which is right as a local ip# , but all your computers are really your primary ip if seen from the internet threw your forwarded port. I wouldn't suggest using the legacy multiplayer launcher for hosting a game because the way its setup it only allows you to host for a number of computers at a time. - then you'd have to wait in the console screen until all the computers connected.
Hosting from in-game would be better..
Or from command line with something like:
Legacy.exe -opengl -iwad doom2.wad -server 1 -internetserver 1 -skill 5 -nomonsters -deathmatch 3
And the server name and master server address will be retrived from your autoexec.cfg, although they can be added to the command line aswell.

As is, legacy cant host dedicated so yes you can play on the host computer if wanted.
But I always host from another computer, that way I can try to keep it somewhat dedicated heh.
-then connect to it from my main comp. Legacy.exe -opengl -connect any


This should be good enough, but more info can be found in the faq if needed.
http://forums.newdoom.com/showthread.php?t=11861

[TheJas]

Thank you very much...now to see if it wworks