- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: SimonJester753
I just added a router to my home network so that I can print to an ethernet laser printer. Since adding the router I can't host games.
I've got a gigafast router. In the configuration software I have to enter a trigger port, choose a trigger type, (TCP or UDP), enter the public port, (this seems like it could be a range of numbers or individual numbers seperated by commas, or both) and then choose a public type, (again either TCP or UDP).
Do I choose TCP or UDP for the trigger and public types? Do the ports you mentioned, (2302 and 2303), go in the trigger port or public port fields, or both?
is there a way to forward instead of trigger? triggering works by opening the port to your computer when it senses outward activity on a specified port. there may not be constant traffic outward through halo, so if the server goes idle, it may not allow people to join. triggering is not recommended for games.
forwarding permanently opens a port to a specific computer.
192.168.xxx.xxx will work if and ONLY if the client is inside your private network. if the client is outside the private network, then the public ip must be used to join your game. halo always lists the private ip in the scoreboard