Server not available with port forwarding | Project Fika | Page 1

true thunder May 2, 2024, 8:32 PM

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• FIKA Version: 0.9.8875.33465 (same for friend hosting)
• Port Forwarding
• Explain Problem: Can't connect to my friend hosting using port forwarding, says "connecting" for a while then the server is not available
• What have I tried so far:
-Firewall rules added on his side, even tried with both our firewalls disabled and web agent of Avast disabled
-Ports are forwarded on his side AND UPnP is enabled
-URL on my Launcher has the good IP address with the good port (6969)

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 8:45 PM

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https://portchecker.co/

Port Checker - Check Open Ports Online

Port Checker is a simple tool to check for open ports and test port forwarding setup on your router.
Verify and diagnose connection errors on your computer.

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have friend go here and check port 6969

true thunder May 2, 2024, 8:45 PM

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Update : friend launched server as admin and..... it works

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Stuck on "Loading profile data"

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but it's probably me

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 8:46 PM

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true thunder Stuck on "Loading profile data"

give it time, if it doesnt work relaunch

true thunder May 2, 2024, 8:51 PM

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rapid tapir https://portchecker.co/

Port 6969 is closed, very strange since he forwarded the ports and I did connect to him successfully and was able to launch the game

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Which setting? this one?

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(Now we're back to "not available" again)

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 8:58 PM

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Even if he runs as admin?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 8:58 PM

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Yep.

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ports are still open, UPNP is activated, 6969 is activated too on upnp

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Port checker still says ports are closed

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:05 PM

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make sure the ip is correct in port checker

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the host is running port checker, right?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:06 PM

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Yes

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he tried again now

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:08 PM

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disable 6969 in UPnP

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:09 PM

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Upnp disabled globally (can't do by port), not working 😦

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He's restarting his internet box

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:14 PM

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ok. lmk

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:15 PM

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still not working

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:16 PM

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What is his ip set to in http.json?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:18 PM

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It is 0.0.0.0

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:20 PM

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have him try to connect via his own WAN in launcher

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:23 PM

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Wut, he says it didn't work

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Is it possible to have another port than 6969 for the TCP? just in case the port itself is problematic.

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:32 PM

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true thunder Is it possible to have another port than 6969 for the TCP? just in case the port...

sure

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try 6970

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:46 PM

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He forwarded the port but portchecker says it is closed, we're trying to see why

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:47 PM

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make sure his ip is correct in portchecker

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also make sure he is setting ip correct in port

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:48 PM

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It is

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 9:54 PM

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Try a different port checker i guess

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https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

Open Port Check Tool - Test Port Forwarding on Your Router

Port checker is a utility used to identify your external IP address and detect open ports on your connection. This tool is useful for finding out if your port forwarding is setup correctly or if your server applications are being blocked by a firewall.

true thunder May 2, 2024, 9:56 PM

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Because the strange thing is we're currently trying with UDP tester, we can connect in the blink of an eye

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UDPtester returned him an error with port 6970 so we're back to 6969

i'm connected to him with the 6969 on udptester yet on both websites the port is closed

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:03 PM

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true thunder UDPtester returned him an error with port 6970 so we're back to 6969 i'm connec...

Not the right kind of port

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:03 PM

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Once the AKI server is up, UDP tester returns this :

Port: 6969
Using UPNP to fetch WAN IP and map port forwarding.
Exception caught:
Error 501: See UPnP Device Architecture section on Control.:1
at Open.Nat.SoapClient.GetXmlDocument(String response) in C:\Users\eddie\source\repos\UDPTester\UDPTesterServer\Open.Nat\Upnp\SoapClient.cs:line 247
at Open.Nat.SoapClient.InvokeAsync(String operationName, IDictionary2 args) in C:\Users\eddie\source\repos\UDPTester\UDPTesterServer\Open.Nat\Upnp\SoapClient.cs:line 129
at Open.Nat.StreamExtensions.TimeoutAfter[TResult](Task1 task, TimeSpan timeout) in C:\Users\eddie\source\repos\UDPTester\UDPTesterServer\Open.Nat\Utils\Extensions.cs:line 160
at Open.Nat.UpnpNatDevice.CreatePortMapAsync(Mapping mapping) in C:\Users\eddie\source\repos\UDPTester\UDPTesterServer\Open.Nat\Upnp\UpnpNatDevice.cs:line 162
at Program.<Main>$(String[] args) in C:\Users\eddie\source\repos\UDPTester\UDPTesterServer\Server.cs:line 42
Force Bind IP? Y/N

is that normal?

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:04 PM

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Is he forwarding 6969 tcp?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:05 PM

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Yes, he tried both tcp and udp to see if it changes anything

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:06 PM

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try netstat -a in cmd

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:08 PM

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TCP 0.0.0.0:6969 DESKTOP-9ITP5IB:0 LISTENING

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Not established, server is currently running

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:10 PM

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check port checker now

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:11 PM

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Closed

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:12 PM

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Odd question, but if you do a whatismyip in google do you come back with like a 100.64.xxx.xxx or 100.127.xxx.xxx

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Or if you know does your external IP start with those?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:14 PM

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whatsmyip returns an adress starting by 185

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:14 PM

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Okay, you ignore me on that one

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Just making sure your ISP was not a CGNAT

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:14 PM

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all right

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:15 PM

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Cause if it was it would need your ISP to help

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:15 PM

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earlier it did work for like a minute (i got stuck on loading profile data), it was 85.170

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question from my friend : does he have to change his IP?

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:19 PM

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He shouldn't have to change his IP on his side

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You are the host right Bab?

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:19 PM

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No, i'm trying to connect to a friend who is the host

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:22 PM

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OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH We were doing this backwards then

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Okay, make sure HIS firewall is down

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If you can connect after he turns windows firewall off then its all good. YOu don't need to port forward shit

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In the launcher make sure you are http://hisExternalIP:6969

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

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Firewall are down, IP is good, its the same as when it worked

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:24 PM

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And it still says you can't connect? It says Aki-Server-yada-yada in the launcher?

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And he has the server part turned on?

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:24 PM

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sage lotus And it still says you can't connect? It says Aki-Server-yada-yada in the launche...

It worked once when he ran as admin when firewall was down. that is what lost me

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:24 PM

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my launcher looks like this, his server is up, mine is not

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:25 PM

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rapid tapir It worked once when he ran as admin when firewall was down. that is what lost me

Friend is telling me firewall was up... I'm lost too

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in fact -we're- lost cause we're trying to put the finger on what worked for a second but we can't

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:26 PM

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true thunder in fact -we're- lost cause we're trying to put the finger on what worked for a s...

can you try to ping his ip really quick?

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:26 PM

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Has there been a fresh reinstall of SPT using the Installer on both sides just to make sure nothing got messed up?

If so then ignore me

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:27 PM

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rapid tapir can you try to ping his ip really quick?

he has to go to sleep, we're on it for 4h and its 00:30 in France

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:27 PM

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sage lotus Has there been a fresh reinstall of SPT using the Installer on both sides just t...

I got SPT for a long time, moved my mods out, friend is a fresh install since he was only playing on live version

rapid tapir May 2, 2024, 10:27 PM

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true thunder I got SPT for a long time, moved my mods out, friend is a fresh install since he...

maybe the culprit?

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I would try to ping his ip, then you do fresh install with the installer

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:28 PM

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We will leave this open btw, so if we need to pick it up again later it will be here

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:29 PM

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We will try again when he can, i'll try a fresh install on another drive too to be sure nothing "old" is messing

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Thank you very much for the help ! Sorry for not making it work ^^

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:30 PM

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No need to be sorry, we want to get it to work for you just as much

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We can try again at a better time

true thunder May 2, 2024, 10:31 PM

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Yeah, gonna go back to solo for now hehe.

Good night !

sage lotus May 2, 2024, 10:31 PM

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Night

true thunder May 3, 2024, 6:58 PM

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Retried today with another friend hosting, worked and we did a test-raid like 20 minutes ago

sage lotus May 3, 2024, 7:07 PM

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I am going to close this for now, if you run into more issues feel free to open another

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Hope you enjoy the game

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