Hello,

Thank you SO MUCH for creating these guides, they have helped me immensely.

I have come across a problem that refuses to go away. I'm trying to make my private server public and I continually reach failure.

My DNS address is thenunsofvoarcraft.dyndns.tv
I have edited the realmlist table in the realmd database to reflect this.
I have edited the hosts file to say the following:
192.168.1.205 thenunsofvoarcraft.dyndns.tv
I have ports 3724 and 8085 forwarded on my router.
My realmlist.wtf file reads "set realmlist thenunsofvoarcraft.dyndns.tv"

And no matter what I do, I get the same error message: "Unable to connect to realm list server".

I have tried changing IP addresses in the Hosts file. I have tried putting my router in DMZ. Nothing has worked. I have reviewed these guides, among other guides, time and time again and I'm continually met with failure.

What exactly am I doing wrong?

Omg i am at my wits end with this i am trying to set up a LAN server using my IP address i have used what you have said to do and have tried to log on to WoW on another CPU on the network it says cannot Validate game version plz check the sit blah blah blah once the realm is up and running how do i get into that through WoW??

Hey, just browsing thrue the comments, and found that there are a lot of questions regarding the use of the MySQL CLI.

When using it, note the following:

Every statement MUST be closed with a ';' or else it'll just start a new line for the same statement.

You don't have to enclose a table or fieldname within the database with a '. You should, however, use it when entering strings, or words / phrases as variable to store.

Also, regarding the connectivity problems, read up on the basic principles of network addressing and possibly even WINS or DNS. This should resolve a lot of problems.

Personally I make full use of the DNS server in my router because it enables me to tinker with the LAN with LAN-Parties and testing computers. I use the NetBIOS name of my server computer instead of an IP address. This means I can plug the server in a different routerport without the hassle of reconfiguring Mangos or the router.

Hope that helped

I know problem is in hosts - 127.0.0.1 myservername.ath.cx, but if I change it(127.0.0.1) to my IP, I can't connect.. And other ppl too... Whats the problem may be? I allready learned from a-z that portforward.com, but he says I gonna choose my router's model, but I don't have it... 2 weeks lookin in anykinds of mangos guides and still nothing, cuz everywhere "router, router, router"...

... Dunno what going on. In first, I downloaded Mangos repack, MySQL, Navicat... Created everything what I need in Dyndns.com, typed in hosts (!) 127.0.0.1 myservername.ath.cx (why 127.0.0.1 instead of my lan ip? cuz otherwise I can't connect in all). typed in CMD everything what is needed (UPDATE `realmlist` ..... to my lan IP), typed my dynds name in realmd.realmlist(tryed instead of that with my lan ip), opened ports in Firewall, typed address in realmlist.wtf, SO I can connect, everything is REALY fine, exept that, like no1 can connect to me. Letts get back to Hosts... If I type my lan IP instead of 127.0.0.1 I get "Unnable to connect". Still, no1 can connect to me. Portforwarding? Answer - I'm using LAN/Local Area Connection and when type my IP into i-net browser, nothing going to happen... COULD YOU PLEASE help me, answering step by step what to do? Cuz I'm not verry well in those things... btw, sry for my english, I'm far away from your country :) Thank You Very Much!

@ryno

what type of router are you using atm?

Hey Guys, I have a good knowledge of port forwarding and such, even when I tried to do a port range on a D'link router (which doesnt have the option to port range)

But my problem is, I can connect to my server perfectly

People outside my network can connect to my server perfectly

People OTHER than me INSIDE my network, like my brother, cannot connect to my "No-Ip or Dyndns" address, but when I put my internal IP inside the realmlist.wtf file on my brothers computer, It gets as far as connecting to realm, then it just basically timesout on "Connecting"

I need some help to make sure my brother can connect to my server too.

Thanks

are you talking via Xover cable?

lol, just figured it out a sec after posting here
anyways here's the solution to those who get stuck on that one -- you must use the ' marks and not the ` marks around the ip address...

i'm getting the ERROR 1054 (42S22): Unkown column '192.168.1.100' in the 'field list' when entering:
update `realmlist` set `address` = `192.168.1.100` where `id` =1;
haven't seen the solution here yet.. so any help?

Okay now ive corrected it but it says it cant validate game version. how do i work around that?

It works fine till I try to change the IP I ger
ERROE 1064 : you have an error in your sql syntax; cheack the manual that corresponds to your mysql server version for the right syntax to use.
I'm useing the most up to date versions/ OS=Windows

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PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! 3 dayz in to this......mind....going.....slowly but surely......becoming insane!!!!! I have followed every step....5...6...7...hell probably 10 times a day...... I can log on with ease! but my lil bro in the other room on the same network gets stuck at..connecting..WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY!!!! someone please help before i throw my computer in the POOL!

Hey all,

quick question, I am able to access my server over LAN while using my dns address from no-ip by changing the contents of the host file in windows/system32/drivers/etc... but I was wondering, can I access my server from the internet rather than my LAN while im connected to my LAN e.g

Server connects to router. (ports forwarded correctly and tested using utorrents handy scanner).

PC1 connects to router then to server as directed by host file.

PC2 connects to router then to my dns then back into the router then to server.