Sharing problem with SC

[someguy]

Ok, I'm aware that other people have had similar problems but here it is anyway. I have a DSL connection and I share the connection with my other comps through a linux server (it has two network cards, one for internal and one for external, blah blah). Anyway, I set up starcraft: broodwar to run on two of my comps. I can log into battle.net fine go to chatrooms and talk to myself. The problem I have is that if I try to join the same game on both comps they seem invisible to each other (can't see what one comp says in the dialog box on the other) and I'm pretty sure the game can't even start. When I try to create a game with one comp the other comp can't join. The solutions to this problem that I read about suggested ICS or NAT, but is there anyway to do this kind of sharing or something between two client comps? BTW: I have a firewall on my linux comp to filter the connection which is a pain to set up and change the settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

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[t'kron]

This is a common problem

Hosting/Playing a game on Battle.net:

You must open port 6112 through port 6119, and 4000 to recieve inbound and outbound TCP and UDP packets in your Proxy/Firewall software.

Although players behind a proxy server or IP-sharing software can join Open Battle.net and Open Internet TCP/IP games, when such players create games, others may not be able to join them. If this problem presents itself, then players using a proxy server should request that another player creates the game.

The reason for this problem involves the difference between external (internet) IP address, and internal (LAN) IP address. Because proxy users do not have an external IP address, they cannot have a direct link to other players who do have an external address. The host of an Open Battle.net or Open TCP/IP game must have a direct link to each player in the game - therefore, players will not be able to connect to a game created by a proxy user.

Blizzard doesn't specifically support proxy servers. If you really want to host a game on your server computer, then you can disable the proxy temporarily. That'll let you host a game that can be joined by people from across the internet (and Diablo should display your external IP address), but such a game probably can't be joined by others on the your LAN (since the LAN computers, now cut off from their proxy, can only see internal IP addresses).

One last note: although proxy users will have trouble hosting internet games from behind a proxy server, they won't have any trouble joining an internet game. If proxy users want to play a game with some people on their LAN, as well as some people across the internet, then one of the players across the internet should host; preferably someone with a lot of RAM.

 

[Guest]

@t'kron:
My PC is connected to a private network behind a linux based firewall. The Firewall is using IP masquarading.
All outbound TCP and UDP-Ports could be opened by my PC.
I can only play 1on1-games which are created by someone else. I can't host a game on my own nor join games with more than 1 one other players.
Is there a solution, or a work-around for that?
Thanks for your help!
Idolast

 

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by t'kron
This is a common problem

Hosting/Playing a game on Battle.net:

You must open port 6112 through port 6119, and 4000 to recieve inbound and outbound TCP and UDP packets in your Proxy/Firewall software.

Although players behind a proxy server or IP-sharing software can join Open Battle.net and Open Internet TCP/IP games, when such players create games, others may not be able to join them. If this problem presents itself, then players using a proxy server should request that another player creates the game.

The reason for this problem involves the difference between external (internet) IP address, and internal (LAN) IP address. Because proxy users do not have an external IP address, they cannot have a direct link to other players who do have an external address. The host of an Open Battle.net or Open TCP/IP game must have a direct link to each player in the game - therefore, players will not be able to connect to a game created by a proxy user.

Blizzard doesn't specifically support proxy servers. If you really want to host a game on your server computer, then you can disable the proxy temporarily. That'll let you host a game that can be joined by people from across the internet (and Diablo should display your external IP address), but such a game probably can't be joined by others on the your LAN (since the LAN computers, now cut off from their proxy, can only see internal IP addresses).

One last note: although proxy users will have trouble hosting internet games from behind a proxy server, they won't have any trouble joining an internet game. If proxy users want to play a game with some people on their LAN, as well as some people across the internet, then one of the players across the internet should host; preferably someone with a lot of RAM.

How do you open ports? I'm using ZoneAlarm(free version) and Windows ME.
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