How to host Games
Presented by Simonake
Purpose: When done, it's allow people to join your custom games on battle.net. (Like the ones you use to create
)First, this system is for the ones who have a router. If you don't have a router, you should be able to host.
Everything to make you able to host will be explain step by step. Lets Start
It should be working for Vista and Windows users. If you have a Mac, by a Pc.
1.
On your desktop, press start then go into the right command and press "Run". A window like the one below should pop-up.(Vista users, Run is might not in the right list, use search).
Type in it "Cmd" and press enter as it's shawn in the picture below.
2.
A black window should pop-up like the one below.
Type "ipconfig" into it and press enter. Informations about your I.P. Address should be appear. (Because i don't want to get my network hacked, i will not display these informations). Get the last Ip name called "Default Gateway", something that look like this. Take it as a note.
3.
Go in your Internet Browser and type it.
If you protected your Router, a username and a password should be asked. Type it and enter into your Router. If you don't know the password but a username is already there, try it with no password. You can read you Router Install Manual if you can't enter in, and if you still have you Manual.
4.
This Router is a D-Link, which is probally not the one you using. Just find in your Router how to Open new Ports.
Enter what's needed into the fields.
- Port's name (Call it whatever you want.)
- Private Ip (Return into cmd, and look at the Ip shown. The one asked in this field is the first one).
- Private Port (6112 to 6119)
- Public Port (6112 to 6119)
- Protocol Type (Upd or Tcp)
- Schedule (Always)
(Sorry, image's quality not very good, my mistake)
Last step!
Go into control pannel, internet options and firewall.
First, disable your firewall. (YOU MUST HAVE AN ANTI-VIRUS!!!!)
Then go in "Exeptions" and create a new one looking like the picture shows.
I choosed 6112, but choose the one you have selected into your router.
I choosed Upd, but choose the one you have selected into your router.
Make sure the exeption is enabled and everything should work.
Make sure your host port into warcraft (options, game, port) is the same as you choosed into the router's port.
Give me some feed back. Some youtube links for others router than the one shawn in this tutorial are posted at the very end of the tutorial. Not working, questions?, you can pm me or post your comments feedback.
Tutorial's version:
Yet Version 1.0
Using TCP
Linksys Router
NetGear Router
Long Video
Simonake Tutorials.
Version NotePad, wihtout pictures below.
