From 83ec5fd78856a7bffd3d57c9a525396805bef7ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vasilis The Pikachu Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add instructions for connecting on the internal network --- .../setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md index 24b0b942c..95df999b6 100644 --- a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md +++ b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md @@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ If you prefer video guides, here is one! {% embed youtube id="IDBqrAGZ3cA" loading="lazy" %} -## Level 1: Invite Your Friends +## Level 1: Invite Your Friends/Family -You will need to do some extra steps if you want other people to be able to connect and play. +If you are looking to let people from your *internal* network (connected to the same router as you). -### Port Forwarding +#### Getting your internal IP address (Windows) +1. Open Windows Settings +2. Click on "Network & Internet" +3. Look for "IPV4 address". Thats your computers local IP. And what your family needs to enter in the direct connect menu to join. + +If you are looking to let people outside of your local internal network. You will need to do some extra steps to allow external connections. + +#### Port Forwarding The server needs network ports to be forwarded so that people can connect. By default, the game server uses two ports: * UDP `1212` is used for main game netcode. This is necessary for the *client* to be able to connect to the server. This can be configured with the `net.port` configuration variable. From 797ac504fe9ffc8760926754850c598f836ae7f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Myra Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:32:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md Co-authored-by: Pieter-Jan Briers --- src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md index 95df999b6..bed994613 100644 --- a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md +++ b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ If you are looking to let people from your *internal* network (connected to the #### Getting your internal IP address (Windows) 1. Open Windows Settings 2. Click on "Network & Internet" -3. Look for "IPV4 address". Thats your computers local IP. And what your family needs to enter in the direct connect menu to join. +3. Look for "IPV4 address". That's your computers local IP. And what people on your local network needs to enter into the direct connect menu to join. If you are looking to let people outside of your local internal network. You will need to do some extra steps to allow external connections. From a699b1608a40a61b6f7f0108cf62868ae1b7ec3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Myra Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:33:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update server-hosting-tutorial.md --- src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md index bed994613..c3cc40243 100644 --- a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md +++ b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md @@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ If you prefer video guides, here is one! {% embed youtube id="IDBqrAGZ3cA" loading="lazy" %} -## Level 1: Invite Your Friends/Family +## Level 1: Invite Your Friends If you are looking to let people from your *internal* network (connected to the same router as you). #### Getting your internal IP address (Windows) -1. Open Windows Settings +1. Open Windows Settings on the computer running the server. 2. Click on "Network & Internet" -3. Look for "IPV4 address". That's your computers local IP. And what people on your local network needs to enter into the direct connect menu to join. +3. Look for "IPV4 address". That's your computers local IP. And what people on your local network need to enter into the direct connect menu to join. If you are looking to let people outside of your local internal network. You will need to do some extra steps to allow external connections.