Can't connect to servers after new router firmware

AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
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I recently upgraded my router firmware (some weird Hawking router) and everything seemed fine. All apps and games seems to be able to connect to their servers without a problem but Half Life 1 is acting up.
It can get server lists and server info as usual but it tries to connect to the server 2-3 times before telling me that it couldn't establish network connection. I can create my own servers as usual.

Everything in the router is set to "allow all" and there are nothing I could find that could be blocking hl1.
Also my firewall has everything about hl1 set to "allow".

What could be wrong?
I searched for answers on this topic but couldn't find anything about it :-/
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Run a port scanner such as <a href="http://www.auditmypc.com/firewall-test.asp" target="_blank">this one</a> to see if 27015 is open, even though you have allow all on your firewall and router.
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  • AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
    edited January 2007
    The port wasn't open.

    Something odd I just noticed is that NS beta 2.1 doesn't connect but the public version works fine. :S
    I don't remember changing any settings since i played last time so what could be wrong in that case?
    I don't have any usersettings cfg file.

    * i meant a userconfig.cfg file
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  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    Wait, did you just say Beta 2.1?

    I sorely hope you mean 3.2...
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Andos, show us the directory tree for where you have it installed.
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  • AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
    edited January 2007
    Whops I meant 3.2 <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    I have NS regular installed in:
    C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\xxxxxxxxx\half-life\ns\
    and NS beta in:
    C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\xxxxxxxxx\half-life\nsp\

    My best guess is that it is some configuration error but I haven't messed much around in the hl config files before because I had no need to.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    I'm not aware of the config files changing, but I could be wrong.

    But I thought the 27015 port had to be open, or something similar.
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  • AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
    The port isn't open unless you are connected to a server.. Which I can't <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
    I compared the config files and there were no big differences other than theese:

    gl_polyoffset "0.1" was "-0.001" in beta
    cl_cmdrate "40" was "30" in beta
    cl_updaterate "40" was "20" in beta

    I don't think they have anything to do with it though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    Ok, this might be an outside shot, but after looking around, and eventually finding the Hawking router model numbers, PortForward seem to be able to come to the rescue in most other cases, try in this case as well...
    <a href="http://216.104.71.5/english/routers/port_forwarding/Hawking/H2BR4/Steam_Client.htm" target="_blank">http://216.104.71.5/english/routers/port_f...team_Client.htm</a>
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  • AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
    I never had to do that before, are you sure port forwarding is needed? NS (normal) works fine it seems.

    Also the router doesn't seem to support port forwarding properly, only those virtual servers (what is the difference anyway since it works just like port forwarding)

    The recent firmware upgrade actually made my web-config page of my router look *really* crappy where it before looked like on the page (almost) you linked to.
    What a crappy router <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • TheGuyTheGuy Join Date: 2003-08-09 Member: 19295Members, Constellation
    edited January 2007
    Port Forwarding is only needed when you need to accept incoming connections. Since that connection would be coming from an internet address it needs to know where to go locally. So port forwarding tells it which local ip it should go to for that port. Such a case is only needed for hosting servers.

    Also port forwarding is the same thing as virtual servers. It's just a different name for the same feature.


    Here's the golden rule with router firmware. If it's working perfectly then don't upgrade firmware.

    Your problem doesn't sound firmware related though. Since all HL1 mods use the same hl.exe and you say that ns 3.1 works fine then you know it's not a router issue at least.
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  • im_lostim_lost TWG Rule Guru Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15861Members
    Have you tried reinstalling NS? You could always go back to the old firmware.
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