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| author | GeckoEidechse <gecko.eidechse+git@pm.me> | 2022-01-28 18:29:40 +0100 |
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| committer | GeckoEidechse <gecko.eidechse+git@pm.me> | 2022-01-28 18:29:40 +0100 |
| commit | 8d23eb6b38cb78d6a70bbe889c3923a55d9e1372 (patch) | |
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Add more information about port forwarding
Add image and mention that only TCP port can be checked using 3rd party
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/images/portforwarding-working.png | bin | 0 -> 2839 bytes |
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diff --git a/docs/hosting-a-server-with-northstar/prerequisites.md b/docs/hosting-a-server-with-northstar/prerequisites.md index d2184c3..ce2cdd2 100644 --- a/docs/hosting-a-server-with-northstar/prerequisites.md +++ b/docs/hosting-a-server-with-northstar/prerequisites.md @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ to your PC that you're running Northstar on. To check whether you set everything up correctly, start the game via Northstar and go into a private match. Another Northstar user should now be able to see your server on the server browser and join it.\ You can also use a web based server browser like the one made by [Taskinoz](https://taskinoz.com/northstar/) or [cpdt](https://cpdt.dev/northstar/) to see if your server shows up in there. -You can also use a third-party site like [this one](https://www.ipfingerprints.com/portscan.php) to see whether you set up port forwarding correctly by performing a scan while your Northstar server is running. +You can also use a third-party site like [this one](https://www.ipfingerprints.com/portscan.php) to see whether you set up the TCP port forwarding correctly for the authentication port (usually `8081`) by performing a scan while your Northstar server is running. + + + + + +Testing port forwarding like this only works for the TCP port due to the way UDP and Northstar work. Note that by default your server is called `Unnamed Northstar Server`. You can change this name as described in the next page. diff --git a/docs/images/portforwarding-testing.png b/docs/images/portforwarding-testing.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..1862eda --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/images/portforwarding-testing.png diff --git a/docs/images/portforwarding-working.png b/docs/images/portforwarding-working.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..4489a80 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/images/portforwarding-working.png |
