DMZ host settings, help

badgerjh · Post by **badgerjh** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 2:34 am

With two computers on a linksys router both connected..... problem is game server wants a DMZ host to get the most out of playing and so the two can play against each other...... cable co. doesnt hand out ip address can someone explain how to do this? Thanks....

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 8:12 am

If both computers are behind the router, you don't need DMZ to play against each other. You'll see each other on the 192.168.1.XXX IP local LAN.

DMZ is only for making your server available to the public, "unhiding it" from behind the firewall.

badgerjh · Post by **badgerjh** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:42 am

When I connect to gamespy a message box comes up and says it doenst recognize my ip address and if I try to host a game without being dmz host the games wont work properly. I can connect to a game room but the second computer cant. Its like once second computer is connected that ip is taken and the other computer cannot join....

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 3:26 pm

If you have two machines behind a router and one of them is DMZ, then logically only the DMZ host should be able to connect to the world. DMZ is anti-NAT. Without NAT each machine has to have its own IP address. Sounds from your post that you do not have the option of purchasing another IP address. I think you may well be screwed. I could be wrong....

Good luck,

Skye

badgerjh · Post by **badgerjh** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 6:47 pm

Well here's the latest,,,,, going through the router both computers can access the internet, email each other and so on. Both computers can play online gaming but the only way they can play optimally is by ip game computer to computer that works fine. When one computer hosts a game via gamespyarcade the second computer cannot join because one has to be designated DMZ host according to the game server if I had a static ip all would be fine but cable co. doesnt issue static ips.... hopefull this will give you a rundown on the situation.......thanks for your reply.....

GRIM · Post by **GRIM** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 7:34 pm

Just a guess but the games might be shareing the same port change the default port for one of the games??

badgerjh · Post by **badgerjh** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 8:10 pm

Well that sounds logical, I will look through the router config and see if that is an option somewhere.....thanks......

GRIM · Post by **GRIM** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:28 pm

It's most likley going to be in the games options or config there should be some where in the game if you use a shortcut to launch the game it might be there in Quake you would put this in the command line of the short cut or the .cfg +set net_port 27960

GRIM · Post by **GRIM** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:29 pm

What game is this?

badgerjh · Post by **badgerjh** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:32 pm

The game is rogue spear played online thru http://www.gamespycarcade.com ....