[Tut] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

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Okay, this guide will help people connect to themselves.

Step One -
Go to Control Panel
If it is in Simple View, change it to Category View.
Then go to "Printers and Other Hardware"

Step Two -
On the left hand side, there should be a link named
"Add Hardware"
Select it.
Click Next and let it search.

Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware"
Press Next

Scroll down to the bottom and select "Add a new hardware device"
Press Next

Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)"
Press Next

Select "Network Adapters"
Press Next

Under "Manufacturer" select Microsoft
Under "Network Adapter" select "Microsoft Loopback Adapter"
Press Next and Next again to start installing.

Step Three -
Go to your desktop, right click and go to: New > Shortcut
In the box prompt type "cmd" and press Enter twice.
Double click the icon that you have just made, it should pop-up with a black box.
In the black box type "ipconfig" - Write all of these values and numbers down on a piece of paper somewhere.

Step Four -
After installation you need to configure the network.
Go to: Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections

Select and right click the newly made Network and select properties.
Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press Properties.
Select "Use the following IP address" and fill in your information.
Except for your IP Address, use your WAN IP.

After doing so, press okay and now you should be able to connect to yourself.

 

[la1990]

Re: [Guide]Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

i'm not sure for last step my newly created connection have autoconfigure ip address and a subnet mask address. there is three of them i need to fill in i filled in the wan ip which is found by

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right? thats the 1st blank. 2nd is subnet right? i filled in exactly as from ipconfig. the last gateway is the one i get from ipconfig from my real connection from my router. is it correct?? if there is something i went wrong do tell me. thanks u did a wonderful guide.

 

[Innovative]

Re: [Guide]Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

i'm not sure for last step my newly created connection have autoconfigure ip address and a subnet mask address. there is three of them i need to fill in i filled in the wan ip which is found by

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right? thats the 1st blank. 2nd is subnet right? i filled in exactly as from ipconfig. the last gateway is the one i get from ipconfig from my real connection from my router. is it correct?? if there is something i went wrong do tell me. thanks u did a wonderful guide.

That should be right.

 

[aspen008]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

what microsoft loopback adapter do?

 

[Innovative]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

Lets you connect to yourself using your WAN IP

 

[bb521]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

thatks, really helpful,

 

[aspen008]

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i tried static ip on teh ip it works but when i try wan ip my i can't connect to the net

 

[Since.tiny]

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erm.. i would like to ask how to can i use a dynamic ip for loopback adapter.Because dynamic IP kept on change which mean i have to change the TCP/IP setting when ever my IP changes or is there any other way, so that i need not change the TCP/IP setting with dynamic IP.

:]

 

[ferjero989]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

hey... how.. under subnet mask.. should i use the one on my Lan or the one in MY modem?

 

[nibelung]

Re:[URGENT] [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

ok, now that i don't want it, how do i uninstall such that it does not have any side effects? it's screwing my friend's computer internet connection, hope you post a guide on how to remove it too.

 

[joey255]

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i still cant pass Char selection o.0 ,,
and i see this (dont know what this mean)

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cann someone help me? o.0
yes, all Jave files ar correct


btw, where cann find this ip's?

Select and right click the newly made Network and select properties.
Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press Properties.
Select "Use the following IP address" and fill in your information.
Except for your IP Address, use your WAN IP.

 

[MoonStrike]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

When I try to connect to my IP adress, the page I get to says ( 403 Forbidden)
"Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server."

Does that have to do with administrative permissions on my comp ? Or is this due to something else ?

Thanks in advance .

 

[iFLON]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

so i have to change the ip everytime i restart my router? damn D< i hate dynamic ips -_-

 

[xxandycxx]

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Or, you could goto no-ip and make a SHORT domain there, make a co.nr domain that goes to the no-ip and hex the url into your client, and put the url into your world.properties.

 

[xxandycxx]

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And use the download they give you to update your no-ip domain to your ip everytime.

 

[XkelvinchiaX]

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My Home Got 2 Comp

1 is Host
Another one
Is Playing game.

But i Make It to No-ip domain
After i Make IT like that.

My All Friends Can Play,But My Another Computer still say unable to connect to game server,please try again.After Choose Character

SomeOne can Help i REP u

 

[skybear]

Re: [Guide] Setting Up - Microsoft Loopback Adapter

When I turned on loopback adapter.Some of my players can't connect some can.Is there any solution to that? And is there anyway to use another comp on the same router as the hosting PC is to connect to the server?

 

[keroh93]

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so if i used this? Would i have to change all my ips for my server and would they have to download a new client?

Or
Will this help me get people to connect to my website without hamachi?

 

[jasonhwang]

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I can't find network and internet connections. I only find Network connections. I can't find this o.o Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections
Which one is my new connection?

 

[SavageKhmer]

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Nothing shows up in my Network Connections
nothing ever has...even after I set up the Loopback adapter