Unable to multiplayer host?

[wackojacko660 0]

Hey guys, Recently I've been trying to play Arma 3 multiplayer with my friends. When i attempt to host a game i can get in and move freely doing everything i can. However my friends cannot see me on the server list and when trying to join through steam are given a "Server not responding" message.

Please help me trouble shoot this. Cheers!

 

P.S: I'm in Australia if that helps. Using a wireless PC connection (Not directly connected to router)

 

Cheer,

Jackson Hanigan

[NebelRA 2]

This might be due to your router using NAT.

This means that you have to open ports in your router, since it warys from router to router you might wanna check out https://portforward.com/
You might be able to find your router in there and open up port 2302-2306

This might solve your problem
 

Best regards Nebel

 

[wackojacko660 0]

18 hours ago, NebelRA said:

You might be able to find your router in there and open up port 2302-2306

Hey NebelRA,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!

I've opened my router settings to open a port but im not sure what exactly to from there. It gives me these options (See My post)

If you dont know what to do thats all good.

 

Thanks for your help,

Cheers - Jackson H

[NebelRA 2]

Name = "Something so you can remember the use of these ports"

Copied from Wiki https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server

These are the protocols and ports that arma uses standard

(Ignore the BattlEye if you set BattlEye=0 in CONFIG_SERVER.cfg)

 

TCP/UDP 2344 (BattlEye 1)

TCP 2345 (BattlEye 2)

 

UDP 2302-2305 (Client traffic)

UDP 2303 (Steam query port)

UDP 2304 (Steam master traffic)

 

Ignore the WAN and LAN port, they just have to be the same (Its used for programs that cannot change ports they use, so you can redirect port WAN to a LAN port that makes sense to the program, ARMA 3 dedicated server can change the port that is listens to.)

Why would you want to use a not standard port?
There is some indication that people scan for commenly open port on networks, and seek to attack these port with malicious intent, since the Arma server can change the port you can set your port.

Distination IP: Your local IP adress from your router to you. (where does the communication of that port get directed to)

 

I found this pretty hard to explain, trough text, this was my best shot.
 

Best regards Nebel