So I'm trying to host a server so that my brother and I can play, but it doesn't work. When he tries to join me, it attempts to connect for about 15 seconds and then fails.
I forwarded the default 1234 ports for OpenRA.
Anybody got some ideas for what I should do? Am I missing something?
Need some server help on OpenRA
Find out the local ip address of the hosting computer.
To do that ...
... on Windows, click on
Start -> Run -> cmd
and enter
ipconfig -all
... on linux, open a terminal and enter
ifconfig
Somewhere between a lot of information your ip-address should appear.
It is a number like
192.168.something.something
or 10.something.something.something
or 172.something.something.something
Example: 192.168.0.2
Now that you know the address, host a game on that same computer and let your friend on his computer enter that ip-address (in the first field) together with port 1234 (in the second field) in the Direct Connect menu.
If you have more questions, just ask here. Good luck!
To do that ...
... on Windows, click on
Start -> Run -> cmd
and enter
ipconfig -all
... on linux, open a terminal and enter
ifconfig
Somewhere between a lot of information your ip-address should appear.
It is a number like
192.168.something.something
or 10.something.something.something
or 172.something.something.something
Example: 192.168.0.2
Now that you know the address, host a game on that same computer and let your friend on his computer enter that ip-address (in the first field) together with port 1234 (in the second field) in the Direct Connect menu.
If you have more questions, just ask here. Good luck!