Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: help with making a ded
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I want to make a dedicated server on my comp so my friends and i can use it. I can't get it to work though. It looks like it is working, but i cant find the server in the online list. I also made sure its a public server. Can anyone help?

  • 01.02.2005 5:34 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

Make sure if your bud's behind a router or firewall, that you have the ports opened. The ports needed are 2302 and 2303.

  • 01.02.2005 5:51 PM PDT
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...so how exactly do i open the ports? im really kindof a noob to online things and WAN and networks. I know how to go to my router settings, but i dont know how to change the port.

  • 01.03.2005 4:41 PM PDT
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What you want to do is change the ports you are using to play the game if you are playing and hosting on the same machine. A dedicated server uses the same ports that the main game does when you play, so if you go looking for your server before you change them, you won't see it...

It's easy to do. Just go into the network setup in the settings and change the ports up one or two numbers. That's all that's required.

  • 01.03.2005 4:57 PM PDT