Creating a Game in CounterStrike..how do you do that?

[KrzyPrk]

hi,

Can anyone plz help me ? I cant seem to create a game whereas ppl can come into. Other than that, everything is fine.

I have shutdown zonealarm and still it doesnt work. Also, I'm online w/ cable behind a Netgear router RT314. I hope these are relevant information. Oh, since I'm w/ cable line...will my IP address will always be the same for Counterstrike ? Also, how do I find out my IP address number?

thanks in advance

[MrOOBiLL]

If u want to host a game in CS, you'll have to turn on DMZ hosting on your router. And to see your ip, in win98 i think its: Start -> Run -> winipcfg That should make a screen pop up with your ip on it. Not sure in win2k, (wich im ruinning):D when i need to know, i just look at my router configuration settings. You trying to host net game or LAN game? if LAN, u wont need DMZ on. Hope that helped some...

[KrzyPrk]

Hey

thanks for the reply. I'm trying to create a game online. When playing LAN games, it is fine.

you'll have to turn on DMZ hosting on your router

What is DMZ ? How do I turn that on?

Oh, I have tried "Winipcfg", I'm not getting my actual IP address. I looked at my network card, which is like 192.168.0.2.

[R0BB23]

dmz routes all ping request to your router to your selected ip.

[Amedeo602]

Enabling DMZ is basically turning off your firewall. And if your router uses NAT (network address translation) you'll probably have a difficult time setting up a server.

---Reading your other post, it looks like your router DOES have NAT. To see your external IP (the rest of the world sees everything behind your router and your router as one machine and one IP....this is why you don't have to pay for more connections to the internet), a quick easy thing to do is go to dslreports.com and in the Tools section look at the IP section (with the WhoIs lookup) and tell it to show you your external IP. I'll try to post a link...

**edit: here's the link http://www.dslreports.com/ip

Click the button that says "My Public IP is"

[Amedeo602]

Originally posted by KrzyPrk
Oh, since I'm w/ cable line...will my IP address will always be the same for Counterstrike ?

Good question. For future reference, dynamic IPs are ones that change, and Static IPs stay the same.

To get an answer for this, you'd have to ask your ISP. Some cable companies assign dynamic IPs and some give Static IPs. But if you plan on having a dedicated server (hopefully running Linux :) ) and if it's up 24/7 then it will have the same LAN IP unless you change it.

Your WAN (wide area network) IP will be seen from the internet through your router, so as long as your router is powered up it should keep the same IP.

I hope my longwindedness hasn't bored you too much :cool:

[Amedeo602]

Originally posted by KrzyPrk
Oh, I have tried "Winipcfg", I'm not getting my actual IP address. I looked at my network card, which is like 192.168.0.2.

Yes, that IS your actual IP for your computer. The internet does not see your computer as being connected. It only sees your router.



Here's a brief description of NAT:

Your router is connected to 2 networks. It's connected to a WAN and a LAN. The WAN is the internet. Your router is assigned an IP for the WAN. The LAN is your network at home (or wherever). Your router is assigned an IP for your LAN too. So your router has 2 different IPs at the same time. Since your computers are only connected to one network (LAN) they only get one IP. This IP is assigned by your router (for instance, mine is 192.168.0.100). What the NAT protocol does is basically translate the addresses so it knows where to send what information from the WAN to the LAN and the other way around.



If I'm off base or have forgotten something, I'd appreciate anyone correcting me (it's late and I'm tired so I may have screwed up something...).

[MrOOBiLL]

If it says your internal IP (the 192.168.... one) in winipcfg, then the other way i know of to find out WAN IP (w/o calling ISP) is look in your routers settings. Youu should have entered it back when you set the router up. Hope that makes some sense... im tired.

[Amedeo602]

Originally posted by Mr00BiLL2
If it says your internal IP (the 192.168.... one) in winipcfg, then the other way i know of to find out WAN IP (w/o calling ISP) is look in your routers settings. Youu should have entered it back when you set the router up. Hope that makes some sense... im tired.

I don't recall having to put mine in. I think my router (different from his btw) auto-detected it. But it does show it in the settings. It should be labeled "WAN IP" or something similar.