Question - Hosts file configuration

[smadigan91]

Hello,

I have been trying to figure out how to have remote friends join my local XMage server, but have not been able to figure out how yet.

Currently, without modifying my hosts file, when friends try to join using my public IP address, they see a window pop up that just says "Sean-PC" (my computer name) and they are unable to join. I am not really sure what this means. I am able to join using my public IP address using another computer in my house, but it is on the same network so I think that's why.

I am wondering, what entries need to be made in the /etc/hosts file on my computer vs. my friends computers?

My computer's name / host name: "Sean-PC"
My computer's public IP address: "139.68.81.23"
My computer's private IP address: "192.168.0.25"

Should I be adding any of this information to my / their hosts files? Or do I just need to add 127.0.0.1 localhost to my hosts file and have my friends include the -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true argument for their client?

Thank you for your help.

[JayDi85]

Starting point:

• your computer with ip 192.168.0.25 — it will run xmage server app here;
• your computer connected to a router with internet access;
• your public ip is 139.68.81.23;
• your friends will be connected to your computer by custom address SeanPC

On your computer (server):

• add to host file: 192.168.0.25 SeanPC (warning, SeanPC must be your any custom name, not a real computer name);
• change config \xmage\mage-server\config\config.xml:
  • serverAddress="SeanPC";
  • port="17171";
  • secondaryBindPort="17179"

On your router:

• you must setup port forward from router to 192.168.0.25 (ports 17171 and 17179);

On friends machines:

• add to host file: 139.68.81.23 SeanPC
• connects to SeanPC server address.

[smadigan91]

So I tried this, and my friends tried joining using my public IP as the server address and they tell me when they click connect, a window pops up that says 'Sean-PC' and they click 'OK' but nothing happens. Any idea what might have gone wrong?

[JayDi85]

Upload errors logs from clients to https://pastebin.com/ (\xmage\mage-client\mageclient.log). Also check xmage client on server side too (can you connects to own server by Sean-PC name AND by ip 139.68.81.23 -- enter it in connect dialog).

[smadigan91]

https://pastebin.com/MsEU8Gwp

and yes, I can join at both 139.68.81.23 and Sean-PC on from my own machine

[smadigan91]

Ah we figured out the issue, he had an antivirus program that kept reverting his changes to his hosts file. Once he closed it we were able to play. Thanks!