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Community => Servers => Topic started by: infestor1 on April 07, 2009, 11:38:28 pm

Title: server not working
Post by: infestor1 on April 07, 2009, 11:38:28 pm

hi.
my server is not showing up on the master list, and not showing up on master.tremulous.net
i have my firewall off.
do i need to port forward anything?
i am on a mac.

if i do need to port forward, to what port?

Title: Re: server not working
Post by: David on April 08, 2009, 09:50:31 am

udp/30720

Title: Re: server not working
Post by: infestor1 on April 08, 2009, 11:36:04 pm

Quote from: David on April 08, 2009, 09:50:31 am

udp/30720

what does udp mean?

Title: Re: server not working
Post by: Bissig on April 09, 2009, 01:57:41 am

UDP: User Datagram Protocol

As opposed to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) UDP is a stateless protocoll used to send message from and to the tremulous server/client. Apart from being used in multiplayer games it is also used in filesharing software and others.

TCP is used in software that needs a more reliable connection like email software and webbrowser.

With UDP the software has to be programmed very thorough to keep track of all send and maybe lost data packets whereas the TCP stack makes sure that the data packet reaches its destination.

Title: Re: server not working
Post by: David on April 09, 2009, 12:13:01 pm

Basically your router probably has an option when forwarding a port to choose udp or tcp.  Pick udp.