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Can't host just like the rest
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Posted by: circaal
Ok I can't host any Warcarft III games. I have a linksys router but I can't host. I also have Zone Alarm but I don't know if thats what blocking it. Someone please, I need your help!
Thanks!
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Follow these steps to configure your Linksys router for hosting:
a. Type http://192.168.1.1 into your web browser's address bar.
b. Put in the username and password; I think the default is no username and the word "admin" (without the quotes) for the password.
c. Once you're in the settings, click the Applications/Gaming link that you see on the router's home page. If you don't see an Applications/Gaming link, look for an Advanced link. If you see that, click it and then click the Port Forwarding link.
d. In the first row of boxes, put the following:
Application - (whatever you want to call it, i.e. "Warcraft III")
Start - 6112
End - 6112
Protocol - TCP
IP address - the last three numbers of your computer's IP address. To find out what those numbers are, follow these steps:
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type cmd (Windows 2000 and XP) or command (Windows 95, 98 and Me) in the Run box, then click OK
- When the black box comes up, type ipconfig and hit Enter. The computer's IP address will be listed.
Back to the router settings - make sure the Enable box is checked, then save the settings. Try hosting a Warcraft III game again.
Posted by: circaal
It claims that the page cannot be found.
Please Help!
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Go back to ipconfig and check what it says next to "default gateway". If it's not 192.168.1.1, type whatever it is into your web browser's address bar.
If it is 192.168.1.1, type this:
ping 192.168.1.1
See if you get a response.
Posted by: circaal
Ok i just figured out thaht my modem is also my router but I do get into the settings of the router but I can't find the applications?!?! Thanks for all your help!
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
EDIT:
Never mind... your Linksys router is also your modem, huh... what model Linksys modem/router do you have (I don't think Linksys makes modem/routers)?
Posted by: circaal
No I don't have a linksys Modem. I just saw the router but it wasn't hooked up. Than I asked my dad and he said that my modem was my router. But anyways I can access the site now but there is no application/gaming, or at least I can't find any. And again thanks for helping me.
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Okay... what kind of modem do you have? If you're not connected to your router at the moment, I need to know the make and model of your modem so I can look up how to configure it for hosting. Obviously the instructions I gave you for configuring a Linksys router won't work if you're not connected to one.
Posted by: circaal
I have a Motorola SB4200 SURFboard cable modem.
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Okay, as far as I know that cable modem doesn't act as a router...
So you have a direct connection to your cable modem and you're not going through a router? If not, what is the name of the device that your computer's ethernet/USB cable is plugged into?
Posted by: circaal
Its a COMPUSA 4-port 10/100Mps Switch Internet DSL/Cable Broadband Router.
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Alright...
a. Type 192.168.8.1 in your web browser's address bar
b. Click the Virtual Server link on the left, under Advanced
c. In the next row that has an available port box, put in the number 6112 for the port and in the IP address box, put the last number(s) of your computer's internal IP address. Use ipconfig to find out what that is (the instructions for that are in my first post).
d. Click the Save button at the bottom and try hosting again. Make sure that Warcraft III is using port 6112 in its Game Options.
Posted by: circaal
I enable it but then the hosting didn't work!
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Assuming that we set up the port forwarding correctly, there's something else that's blocking the port. Have you tried disabling ZoneAlarm and then hosting? It's safe to disable it while you're behind the router.
If you're using Windows XP, disable the XP firewall:
a. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel
b. Double-click on Network Connections
c. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click Properties
d. Click the Advanced tab, and if the box next to "Protect My Computer..." is checked, uncheck it and click OK
Posted by: circaal
I have windows ME so how would I do it in that?
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Windows Me doesn't have a built-in firewall so you don't have to worry about that.
Please disable ZoneAlarm and then try hosting again.
Posted by: circaal
Do I shutdown Zone Alarm, or turn the firewall off.
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Completely shut it down to ensure that isn't running and could possibly still be blocking the port.
Posted by: circaal
I shut down zone alarm and it still didn't work? I also have a hub could that be another problem?
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
If you're connected to a hub that's connected to the router, that shouldn't be a problem; configuring the router will still forward incoming traffic on port 6112 to your computer.
Are you able to host if you bypass the router? I've seen a couple cases where someone configured their router correctly but it still wouldn't let them host.
Posted by: circaal
I haven't been able to host at all. and if by-passing the router is what you told me to do then still no I have not been able to host. Do you think it might be my IP range on my Zone Alarm?
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
If you made sure that ZoneAlarm was completely shut down and you still couldn't host, then ZoneAlarm isn't the problem and we need to look elsewhere.
Are any of the other computers connected to the router able to host if you forward port 6112 TCP to them? If they can, then the problem doesn't lie with your ISP (they might be blocking that port inbound). If they can't host, consider asking your ISP if they're blocking port 6112 TCP inbound.
So far we seemed to have ruled out these things as a problem -
a. Windows XP firewall (you're not using Windows XP)
b. The router (even if you bypass it you still can't host)
c. Your modem (it's a cable modem that doesn't do NAT)
d. ZoneAlarm (you tried completely shutting it down and then hosting)
The problem is possibly with your ISP, or for some reason there's another piece of software that you have running in the background that's blocking the port. I'd like you to please try a "clean boot" and then host. To do that, click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the box and click OK. Click the Startup tab, uncheck all of the boxes, click OK and restart your computer.
Posted by: circaal
I still can't host even after I do that!
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Okay, but you didn't answer my question... can any of the other computers on your network host games? If they can, then the problem is definitely your computer.
Two more things to try:
a. Uninstall ZoneAlarm - I still have this feeling that ZoneAlarm is causing the problem.
b. Contact your ISP and ask them if they're blocking port 6112 TCP inbound.
Unfortunately, I'm starting to run out of ideas. However, I do have one more question... what kind of maps are you hosting? If you're hosting melee maps, people are much less likely to join those games.
Another thing: bypass the router again, disable ZoneAlarm, try to host a game and go here while you're doing it:
http://grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2
In the box, type 6112 and click "User Specified Custom Port Probe". See if the port scanner tells you if the port is really open or not. If it's open, people *should* be able to join your games.
Posted by: circaal
Ok none of the other computers on our network can host a game. But I can host some games like for C&C Generals. Also poeple can see teh game its just that it won't let them join it. I also uninstalled Zone Alarm an dit didn't work. But what did you say about that website. Where do I enter in the port number?
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Are you sure that none of the other computers can host games, even when you forward port 6112 TCP to their IP addresses in the router's settings?
Did you have to do anything special to host a game in C&C Generals?
I understand what the problem is, it's one of the most aggravating aspects of Warcraft III for some people. 
I said that you should go to the website, and in the box under "All Service Ports", put in 6112, then click "User Specified Custom Port Probe".
Note: if you go to the site and it says something about your reload being disabled, click "Home", scroll down and click the Shields Up! link, click Proceed and then do what I said above.
Posted by: circaal
It says the the test failed and that my port is stealth.
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Okay, and is that when you're trying to host a game? You need to do the port scan while Warcraft III has opened the port and is listening for incoming connections.
If the port is being stealthed while you're hosting and you've reinstalled ZoneAlarm, make sure it's completely disabled. If you don't have ZoneAlarm installed anymore, you don't have another firewall installed and you're forwarding the port to your computer, contact your ISP and ask them if they're blocking the port.
Posted by: circaal
Ok I'll try that thanks!
-BTY
Posted by: circaal
Ok I tried that and it didn't work but whats an ISP.
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Your ISP is your Internet Service Provider, the company that lets you connect to the Internet.
Posted by: circaal
Mine is cox cable so I call them?
-BTY
Posted by: NegotiatorSmith
Yes. If they tell you that the port isn't blocked, I don't know what else you should look into, sorry. You bypassed the router, uninstalled ZoneAlarm and it still didn't work. I can't thing of anything else that might be blocking the port.
Posted by: circaal
Ok thanks for all your help!
-BTY
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