I have a game that I am trying to play in multiplayer mode (Star Trek Armada 2) but in order to host a game your externally known IP adress can not be different from your Local IP adress (this prevents others from seeing the games that I create). Is there any way to get around this or change my Local IP adress to be the same as my externally known IP adress?
2006-09-12 11:53:00 · 6 answers · asked by The Asker 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
How can you connect "Directly to the internet rather than through a router"?
2006-09-12 11:57:50 · update #1
Sirelmo60- Is there a way to "subspecify" an IP adress on the dyndns.org place? I can use my game to specify an IP adress allready but when I specify the Modems IP adress other computers can not see me becuase it wont see the next level on to my LAN and vice versa.
2006-09-12 13:05:27 · update #2
It sounds like you are behind a firewall. I am guessing you are using a broadband router of some type. If this is the case, you can do it, but you need to know some information about the way the game uses the network.
Right off, the easiest way, if your router supports it, is to put your computer in the DMZ (Dead Man Zone or whatever you want that to mean). The router will then send all network traffic to that system. It does expose your system and should only be used as a means of testing the network connections.
The proper way to do it is to find out the network ports the game uses and configure your router to send all network traffic on those ports to your system. This still gives you some protection. The way you do this is dependent on your router.
The other problem you need to deal with is letting others know your IP address. Since every time you connect to your ISP, you could get a new address, just giving the numerical address out isn't a good idea. To deal with this, you need to use a Dynamic DNS. DynDNS.org is a good one and it is free. How it works is you pick a client name in one of the domains they control. For example, you could choose the client name StarTrek and one of the domains they have is homedns.org so your system would be known as StarTrek.homedns.org. Every time you connect to the internet, you upload your current IP address to the server. They have a program you can install on your system to do it for you automatically.
Are you completely confused now? :)
2006-09-12 12:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by sirelmo60 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't do that.
If you are on a home system and are using a router you need to connect your PC directly to the cable modem or the DSL modem. If you are on a corporate or campus network, there's no way around that limitation with someone outside your network.
I can't imagine a game so poorly written that it would not allow you to play from behind a NAT firewall! That's just incredibly bad coding practice! I'll add that to my list of "Do not buy!" stuff.
2006-09-12 12:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connect the cable from the modem to the computer instead of to the router. You get the IP address from the ISP. It is quite dangerous though.
You cannot change the IP address because they work on Network Address Translation.
2006-09-12 12:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. However you can use your router's options to forward ports from your router directly to a local IP. That should solve your multiplayer problems
2006-09-12 11:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by shadowkat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really is what to do with the IP handle: (i) write the IP handle down on a chunk of paper; (ii) throw it away; (iii) improve up. My interest as an software developer is made infinitely extra sturdy by employing human beings like you.
2016-11-26 20:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
connect to internet directly rather than thru a router
2006-09-12 11:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by chharsha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋