#PastelRaven Connection
prime plank
So, first up: open your Invitation Links. Using the Local Network link, can you connect using another device on the same network? A phone on WiFi works fine for this
empty granite
No, I can not.
prime plank
Ok. Are you on Windows?
empty granite
yes
prime plank
Do you have any antivirus or firewall software installed other than Windows Defender?
empty granite
MalwareBytes
prime plank
Ok, is that just for antivirus or does it have a firewall too?
prime plank
Google suggests it doesn't but it never hurts to double check, so no worries 🙂
empty granite
I am pretty sure it doesn't.
prime plank
Next up we'll check Windows Defender. I'm on mobile so I'll refer to our port forwarding article's steps
Navigate to Control Panel, System and Security and Windows Firewall.
Select Advanced settings and highlight Inbound Rules in the left pane.
Right click Inbound Rules and select New Rule.
Add the port you need to open (30000) and click Next.
Add the protocol (TCP) and the port number (30000) into the next window and click Next.
Select "Allow the connection" in the next window and click Next.
Select the network type (both) and click Next.
Name the rule something meaningful and click Finish.
prime plank
https://foundryvtt.com/article/port-forwarding/ better formatted here. Ok, let me find the people friendly version. One second
empty granite
It seems like it wants me to put in that 30000 in two different places yeah?
prime plank
Press the windows key on your keyboard, type defender, select Windows Defender Firewall, then click the Advanced Settings, then Inbound rules; how many rules do you see for Foundry?
empty granite
Four.
prime plank
Ok, delete them all. We'll add one via PowerShell
empty granite
This is what they look like if that helps
prime plank
Press the Windows key, type in PowerShell, and select "Run as Administrator" from the side menu when it comes up
Ok, definitely remove all those, multiple rules and conflicting rules will give you a terrible headache
empty granite
all of my games have multiple things like that
basically everything does..
But Okay.
prime plank
I can't speak to other games or their configuration 😦
Once you have that PowerShell window open via clicking Run as Administrator, paste in the following to create a rule for Foundry
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Foundry Port' -Profile 'Any' -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 30000
empty granite
Done, I think.
prime plank
Ok, no red text, just some cryptic output that makes no sense?
empty granite
Nope, all the text is white other than the stuff you had me copy paste
empty granite
Now what?
prime plank
Keep that PowerShell window open just in case and try that local network link again
empty granite
Okay
The local network link works now.
I'm also seeing a check mark next to the internet link on foundry
prime plank
Awesome! Check if your players can connect
empty granite
which link? Local or internet
prime plank
Internet if they're not on the same network
prime plank
False positives are rare but I've been screwed over by assuming things work too many times
empty granite
One of my players was able to connect.
I just checked with them, its not their IP either.
as far as they can tell anyways..
prime plank
Sorry, had to take a call. They can confirm with whatismyip.com, but if your players are able to connect you should be fine. Otherwise you'll need to figure out how to configure Malwarebytes to allow incoming connections, or disable it while hosting
empty granite
Yeah they are able to connect.
prime plank
Awesome, you should be all set then 🙂
empty granite
Okay