Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Dedicated Server
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Today i decided that i would make a dedicated server, but once i finished and put all the junk in the init.txt file, i went and tried to join my server. To my surprise, it wouldnt let me, it would just keep saying "retrying server ###.###.##.###:### (1),(2)," etc. I've looked all over for a reason it does this, and i found nothing. Anyone here wanna tell me what im doing wrong? thanks.

  • 03.22.2005 2:43 PM PDT
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Halo's netcode won't let you play on the same ports your dedicated server is on. Change the ports around a bit, and you should be okay.

  • 03.22.2005 2:53 PM PDT
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Thanks for the tip Obaten

  • 03.22.2005 4:25 PM PDT
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ahh, sorry for this upcoming question, im not that good at this, but, how do i change the ports?

  • 03.22.2005 4:38 PM PDT
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Go to your network settings in the Halo settings dashboard. Should be there. Set them to 2304 and 2305, something like that close to the original 2302 and 2303. Then test it and see. Sometimes you need to tinker with different ports.

  • 03.22.2005 4:57 PM PDT
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Thanks again, i finally got it.

  • 03.22.2005 5:50 PM PDT