I SOLVED my port problems

[Sir_Crashalot]

Portforward porttester is positive on all ports...

Crash  (going nuts...)

[ShaneG_old]

In your case, I'm going to say it's a bug with Fsporttest.

I just ran FSporttest again, and it timed out on 2311, so I ran it again, and it went right through with no errors, so it may just be a software issue with the tester itself.

If you have two other testers saying you are good, including the one the creator recommends, I would say you are good.

[JBaymore]

Remember that your signals are traveling the net as they go to the ChocolateSoftware server location.  So tracert might be good to do to look at latency when you are testing.  It is possible the time out is being caused by the net.... not the ports.

If the ChocolateSoftware one ALWAYS times out.... then you might have an issue.

best,

............john

[skoker]

It didn't work for me.  When redoing the ip adress the internet wouldn't work.

[Fozzer]

Mine always zip through as "OK" every time:

234546.
6073.
2300
to
2400.

(Whether the Windows Firewall is on or off).

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004... ...!

[ShaneG_old]

[quote]It didn't work for me.

[Steve M]

Just to make sure all of the bases are covered, have you done the 'Static IP address' setup at the PortForward link?

http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

This is something that I did not know about. Thanks for  that. This port thing is a mind bender, for sure. I did buy Portforward and I think it's all set up right, once I get the static IP address setup right, is it possible to set up a short test flight to check things out? (one on one). I would never want to screw any one up by joining a session and messing things up!    

[ShaneG_old]

Just to make sure all of the bases are covered, have you done the 'Static IP address' setup at the PortForward link?

http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

This is something that I did not know about. Thanks for

[ShaneG_old]

Mine always zip through as "OK" every time:

234546.
6073.
2300
to
2400.

(Whether the Windows Firewall is on or off).

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004... ...!

Do you have 23432 open for FSNavigator? 

[Steve M]

Just to make sure all of the bases are covered, have you done the 'Static IP address' setup at the PortForward link?

http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

This is something that I did not know about. Thanks for

[ShaneG_old]

Actually, after finally entering all 101 ports from 2300-2400, I re-ran FSporttest with my firewall turned on, and it passed with flying colors, so I won't be turning my firewall off anymore.

As for the restart, that won't do it, you will have to go to the firewall control panel and turn it on & off each time, but, to get there quickly, just create a shortcut to it on your desktop, so it's just a click away.

To do this, go to: Start Menu/Control Panel , and grab and drag the 'Windows Firewall' icon to your desktop and release, and it will create the shortcut for you.
Now close the control panel and click the new desktop icon and you should go right to the firewall control panel.

I do recommend opening the ports and leaving the firewall on. It may be a flimsy Microsoft protection device, but it's still a layer that something would have to get through to get me.

[Steve M]

Actually, after finally entering all 101 ports from 2300-2400, I re-ran FSporttest with my firewall turned on, and it passed with flying colors, so I won't be turning my firewall off anymore.

As for the restart, that won't do it, you will have to go to the firewall control panel and turn it on & off each time, but, to get there quickly, just create a shortcut to it on your desktop, so it's just a click away.

To do this, go to: Start Menu/Control Panel , and grab and drag the 'Windows Firewall' icon to your desktop and release, and it will create the shortcut for you.
Now close the control panel and click the new desktop icon and you should go right to the firewall control panel.

I do recommend opening the ports and leaving the firewall on. It may be a flimsy Microsoft protection device, but it's still a layer that something would have to get through to get me.

Will do. Thanks again.

[Fozzer]

Mine always zip through as "OK" every time:

234546.
6073.
2300
to
2400.

(Whether the Windows Firewall is on or off).

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004... ...!

Do you have 23432 open for FS Navigator?

[ShaneG_old]

Thanks Paul.   I wasn't so sure on that one myself, but I get the same results as you, so it's all good.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Fozzer]

I just had a peek on the internet regarding Port Forwarding and disconnection problems...

It seem that sometimes the Multiplayer Server gets bogged down with lots of Pilots on line, overwhelming the available Bandwidth.... ...!

...also, each