[Guide] Getting other players on your server.

[Coolkidbloo]

Before you can get players on your server, make sure you have already followed the server setup guide correctly. If you havnt or your not sure how to set up a server, please redirect yourself to The Server Setup Guide by -DefaulT.


Hey guys, this tutorial teaches you on how to get other players to connect to your server! You're not going to need much actually. All you need are:

- No-IP account or DynDNS account (Im using No-IP)
- Your external IP
- To Portforward (Router users)
- Your server and DB to be running.



Your external IP:
You can get your external Ip from

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You're going to need that later.



No-IP account:
You're going to need to register a no-ip account, it takes just about 5 minutes. The site can be found

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The no-ip account makes it easier for users to NOT get hacked by hackers or players who can browse onto your computer and trash everything.
Anyway, after registration on the site, log in and go to the "Host/Redirect" tab and click on "Add a Host". When the page loads, I will need you to make a host name.
Example: Hostname.zapto.org

Site format:

Hostname: Make your own hostname/URL
Host type: Leave this as DNS Host(A)
IP Address: Place in your external IP. The site should have already placed it.
Leave everything else alone and click on "Create Host"

Hurray! Your done with that. Make sure your right-click and copy your Hostname/URL because you will need it later.



Portforward(Router users only):
Since everyone have different kinds of routers, here are 2 video tutorials on how to port forward your router.

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Now that your portforward, here is the easy part (finally!)



Make sure you DB and Server are running:
Go to your PokeNET client and Your PokeNET server directories and run the SERVER_START.bat file. Here is the format of that:

127.0.0.1
Database name
MySQL User
MySQL Pass
Your Server name

Place your no-ip hostname/URL in the Host IP Box.
Now it should be something like:

127.0.0.1
Your Database name
Your MySQL User
Your MySQL Pass
Your Server name

Now you will need to go to the client and edit the server.txt file. You will need to place it like this format:

Admin Login
127.0.0.1
(Your Server Name)
(Your Hostname/URL)

Example of format:

Admin Login
127.0.0.1
My Game Server
Hostname.zapto.org

You're friends will use the "Your Server Name" part and you will log in using the Admin Login to get in your server. Now give the client to some friends, and your good to go.

Any questions or problems? Ask me below or ask -DefaulT

 

[Snorlax]

Hey, uhm, what port are we forwarding? Like it doesn't clarify, and your server doesn't ask for a port either, just a bit of confusion with that one! Reply back, thanks

 

[-DefaulT]

MySQL Port: 3306
Server Port: 7002

The port for the server can be changed in the server source.

 

[Snorlax]

Do you know what the default port is, if it isn't 7002, or what java file it's in? btw man, thanks to you two, I have my server up and running, just waiting to port forward and go public, but I want to get the port right.

 

[-DefaulT]

The port is 7002, thats the port the server is set to check.

 

[efaj]

The port is 7002, thats the port the server is set to check.

The server also uses 7005 on UDP.

 

[-DefaulT]

Correct but thats if 7002 doesnt work.

Example:
7002 - TCP - HOST
7005 - UDP - HOST
7001 - TCP - CHATHOST

/**
	 * Connects to a selected server
	 */
	public void connect() {
		m_packetGen = new PacketGenerator();
		/*
		 * Connect via TCP to game server
		 */
		NioSocketConnector connector = new NioSocketConnector();
		connector.getFilterChain().addLast("codec",
				new ProtocolCodecFilter(
						new TextLineCodecFactory(Charset.forName("US-ASCII"))));
		connector.setHandler(new TcpProtocolHandler(this));
		ConnectFuture cf = connector.connect(new InetSocketAddress(HOST, 7002));
		cf.addListener(new IoFutureListener() {
			public void operationComplete(IoFuture s) {
				try {
					if(s.getSession() != null && s.getSession().isConnected()) {
						m_packetGen.setTcpSession(s.getSession());
					} else {
						messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
								+ "The server may be offline.\n"
								+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
						HOST = "";
						m_packetGen = null;
					}
				}catch(RuntimeIoException e){ 
					messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
							+ "The server may be offline.\n"
							+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
					HOST = "";
					m_packetGen = null;
				}catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
					messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
							+ "The server may be offline.\n"
							+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
					HOST = "";
					m_packetGen = null;
				}
			}
		});
		/*
		 * Connect via UDP to game server
		 */
		NioDatagramConnector udp = new NioDatagramConnector();
		udp.getFilterChain().addLast("codec",
				new ProtocolCodecFilter(
						new TextLineCodecFactory(Charset.forName("US-ASCII"))));
		udp.setHandler(new UdpProtocolHandler(this));
		cf = udp.connect(new InetSocketAddress(HOST, 7005));
		cf.addListener(new IoFutureListener() {
			public void operationComplete(IoFuture s) {
				try {
					if(s.getSession().isConnected()) {
						m_packetGen.setUdpSession(s.getSession());
					} else {
						messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
								+ "The server may be offline.\n"
								+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
						HOST = "";
						m_packetGen = null;
					}
				}catch(RuntimeIoException e){ 
					messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
							+ "The server may be offline.\n"
							+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
					HOST = "";
					m_packetGen = null;
				} catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
					messageDialog("Connection timed out.\n"
							+ "The server may be offline.\n"
							+ "Contact an administrator for assistance.", getDisplay());
					HOST = "";
					m_packetGen = null;
				}
			}
		});
		/*
		 * Connect via TCP to chat server
		 */
		NioSocketConnector chat = new NioSocketConnector();
		chat.getFilterChain().addLast("codec",
				new ProtocolCodecFilter(
						new TextLineCodecFactory(Charset.forName("US-ASCII"))));
		chat.setHandler(new ChatProtocolHandler());
		ConnectFuture cf2 = connector.connect(new InetSocketAddress(CHATHOST, 7001));
		cf2.addListener(new IoFutureListener() {
			public void operationComplete(IoFuture s) {
				try {
					if(s.getSession() != null && s.getSession().isConnected()) {
						m_packetGen.setChatSession(s.getSession());
						m_chatServerIsActive = true;
					} else {
//						messageDialog("Chat has been disabled.\n" +
//								"Could not connect to chat server.", getDisplay());
						m_chatServerIsActive = false;
						m_packetGen.setChatSession(null);
					}
				}catch(RuntimeIoException e){ 
//					messageDialog("Chat has been disabled.\n" +
//							"Could not connect to chat server.", getDisplay());
					m_chatServerIsActive = false;
					m_packetGen.setChatSession(null);
				}catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
//					messageDialog("Chat has been disabled.\n" +
//							"Could not connect to chat server.", getDisplay());
					m_chatServerIsActive = false;
					m_packetGen.setChatSession(null);
				}
			}
		});
		/*
		 * Show login screen
		 */
		if(!HOST.equals(""))
			m_login.showLogin();
	}

/*
		 * Bind the TCP port
		 */
		m_tcpAcceptor = new NioSocketAcceptor();
		m_tcpAcceptor.getFilterChain().addLast("codec", new ProtocolCodecFilter(new PokenetCodecFactory()));
		m_tcpAcceptor.setHandler(m_tcpProtocolHandler);
		try {
			m_tcpAcceptor.bind(new InetSocketAddress(7002)); 
			System.out.println("INFO: TCP acceptor started.");
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return;
		}
		/*
		 * Bind the UDP port
		 */
		m_udpAcceptor = new NioDatagramAcceptor();
		m_udpAcceptor.setHandler(m_udpProtocolHandler);
		DefaultIoFilterChainBuilder chain = m_udpAcceptor.getFilterChain(); 

		chain.addLast("codec", new ProtocolCodecFilter(new PokenetCodecFactory()));
		DatagramSessionConfig dcfg = m_udpAcceptor.getSessionConfig(); 
		dcfg.setReuseAddress(true);
		try {
			m_udpAcceptor.bind(new InetSocketAddress(7005)); 
			System.out.println("INFO: UDP acceptor started.");
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return;
		}
		System.out.println("INFO: Network Service started.");
	}

 

[Snorlax]

Thanks guys, seriously. You're all extremely talented. Wouldn't of been here without ya.

 

[-DefaulT]

Np snorlax.Hopefully the ports will help people out, and i will prob add a little section to my guide explaining them.

 

[Sacred809]

What is 'PokeNET'?..

 

[DeathLord17]

What is 'PokeNET'?..

dude, read the 'tutorial' section, theres two guides on setting it up. it's a online pokemon serve that you can host.

 

[SkyTech21]

Make sure you DB and Server are running:
Go to your PokeNET client and Your PokeNET server directories and run the SERVER_START.bat file. Here is the format of that:

127.0.0.1
Database name
MySQL User
MySQL Pass
Your Server name

Place your no-ip hostname/URL in the Host IP Box.
Now it should be something like:

127.0.0.1
Your Database name
Your MySQL User
Your MySQL Pass
Your Server name

The host ip box is where the 127 is correct? So shouldn't it look like this? :

Your no-ip hostname/URL
Your Database name
Your MySQL User
Your MySQL Pass
Your Server name

 

[DeathLord17]

The host ip box is where the 127 is correct? So shouldn't it look like this? :

Your no-ip hostname/URL
Your Database name
Your MySQL User
Your MySQL Pass
Your Server name

Yes correct.

 

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