- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Just so you all know, the PC that has the DS on it doesn't have H2 installed on it (since that PC can't support its graphics), and so I'm not sure if that's the issue that prevents me from connecting properly, but I tried it on a PC with H2 installed on it and it still had the same issue.
(This is on the PC that doesn't have H2 installed on it). First off, I set up my dedicated server: start up as service then reboot PC, key, autosignin, and playlist with accordance to the H2DS Readme. And I set it up so my Windows firewall would allow UDP port 3074. But when I use the STATUS command, it kept saying "reconnecting" permanently. So I went to "http://www.microsoft.com/halo2/", and went to support and clicked on the link "Games for Windows - LIVE support and updates" which redirected me to "http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-us/Support/live/pages /default.aspx". I clicked on the file that said " Download the Latest Update (December 2007)", and installed it. After installing it, my server wouldn't allow me to login as h2admin, so I deleted the service and re-created it. I set up the server all over again, but when I used the STATUS command, it kept saying "offline - waiting to reconnect" permanently.
Today, the PC wouldn't connect to the internet, so I shut down and disconnected both my modem and router, waited about 30 secs, and reconnected 'em and turned 'em on. Now my PC connected to the internet, and the server now permanently says "reconnecting" when I use the STATUS command.
If there is anything I missed or didn't do, or if you know the solution, I would gladly appreciate it if you posted them. Otherwise please don't post useless things like "Yeah I have the same problem too", since it wastes post space and causes more posts to read.