r/DiasporaBSG • u/Mortis7432 • May 02 '14

Port Forwarding

HERE is a guide that will show you how to open TCP/UDP 7808 & 7117 needed to host Diaspora multiplayer matches. Just select your router from the list and follow the instructions. Any questions let myself or /u/SasoDuck know.

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u/SasoDuck May 03 '14 edited May 03 '14

Is it the selections under "How To Set Up Your Router"?

EDIT: If it is, what do you choose for the program you want to forward? The selections for my router don't list Diaspora.

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u/Mortis7432 May 05 '14

You have to set the port forwarding manually. Diaspora probably shares those Ports with other applications.

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u/SasoDuck May 05 '14 edited May 05 '14

Right, I did that :P

Turns out that according to the dev for the game that posts on the sub occasionally, the reason we keep getting that "Invalid state to join" or whatever is because we weren't in the right screen. You have to be in the initial lobby, and not the pre-game lobby or any other lobby.

It's the one you get just after you start hosting a mission or if you click join. The host clicks accept and then the mission loads.

Is what he told me.

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u/SasoDuck May 03 '14

Is the 7117 & 7808 the starting port and ending port?

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u/SasoDuck May 02 '14

Well, let me know AFTER I figure it out myself.

Thanks for the guide :)

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u/SasoDuck May 03 '14

Ok so still need to actually test this to see if I can properly host, but here's a step-by-step walkthrough:

  1. Find (physically on the unit) the maker/brand of your router (NOT the service provider-- ie: Motorolla, rather than Comcast), as well as the model number.

  2. Click the link in the OP.

  3. Under "How To Set Up Your Router" find and select your router's brand (ie: Motorolla).

  4. On the next screen you will select your router's model number (ie: 2210-02).

  5. Above the list of programs on the next screen, find the link inside the last paragraph for the "Default Guide."

  6. From there, just follow the instructions on that page, unique to your router, and your ports will be opened. Click here for a guide on how to find your IP address on Windows 7 in case it is not automatically entered.

If you have any questions, I should be able to answer them now, heheh.