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Subject: Help Me Join MY Dedicated Server
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When i make my dedicated server i can never join it

can u explain how to do this in simplified terms ( im really stupid)

  • 01.07.2005 7:49 PM PDT
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Have you changed the port numbers in the actual game? If you have a dedicated server running from your PC but you also want to play on it, you will have to go into the network settings when you start up Halo and change the ports that are used... It's really simple... Just change them both up 1 or 2 numbers and save...

  • 01.07.2005 8:25 PM PDT
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ok i ran the halo dedicated server with the name "qwerty_test" and then after that i started and and changed both client and the other ports up 2 number and then i looked for it in the list and the game was not there man

  • 01.07.2005 8:51 PM PDT
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EDIT: sorry I misread the other advice, but this is still relevant:

What's wrong is that your DedServe is using 2302 or 2303 to connect to the net, which are the same ports Halo needs. Simply click start > run, browse to your Halo DS 1.06.exe or whatever it's called, then after the ""'s type -port 2301. This makes the DedServer use 2301, so you can use 2302 and 2303 in Halo to connect to it. Please note that playing Halo on a machine dedicated to a server means that server is no longer a dedicated server. The whole point is that the DedServer can use ALL of your PC's RAM and CPU power, no to use what's left over while you're running a demanding game like Halo. You'd get no less lag from doing that than by running a non-dedicated server through Halo.

PS on my pc, the 'run' command looks like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Server\haloded106.exe" -port 2301
don't forget to open port 2301 in your router/firewall settings. Take the underscore out of the server name.

[Edited on 1/7/2005 10:10:00 PM]

  • 01.07.2005 10:08 PM PDT