Can't connect to servers

Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

I am trying to use ICS and be able to connect to steam. I can connect to everything, but when I try to get into a server, I get one bar and it tries to retry a few times and I click cancel and it says can't connect to server. Any ideas on getting this to work. I can connect to servers though the won version of tfc.
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Speaker's Xeno · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:03 pm Post subject:

i ahve a similiar prob when i try to connect to the tv server wit ff on it always says i have timed out. i try every time but it never works i mean how else can i kill master and keyes when they are on my team please oprah help me

wait not oprah but anyone
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Blue Ruler · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject:

Never heard of ICS but if you can't connect through steam itself try to download http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html and go through it. It's free.
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Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

ICS stands Internet Connection Sharing, which is a part of Windows 98SE. I can ping the servers fine in steam's in game browser, but if when in that normal dialog of trying connect, it is stuck at trying to connect to server and I only get one bar.
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osiris · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 5:10 pm Post subject:

sounds liek a porting problem you got all the client ports opens?

Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

Can anyone help?
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Bada Bing · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject:

Try adding this to your HL shortcut
+clientport 2700x
x= 6,7,8 or higher.
This lets multiple computers connect at the same time.
If you only want to play with one PC set it to 27006
If you have 2 PCs you want to play on set one to 27006 and the other to 27007.
Remember each PC must have seperate CD keys to do this.
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Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

Bada Bing · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:21 pm Post subject:

Sorry
I suggest you get in touch with Steams support line, or set up a router instead of using Internet sharing. You could also look in Microsofts Knowledge Data Base for hints on Internet sharing.
Good Luck and Happy Holidays
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Albino Gibbon · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:00 pm Post subject:

Are you sharing the connection or is the other machine?

The server should have 2 NIC's.

Connect the one NIC on the server to a hub, along with the 2nd p.c.

The other NIC connects to the cable/dsl modem.

Maybe use a proxy software to open the port to steam/tfc.

It may be that, the port is blocked for the second machine somehow.

The router is the simplest way to go and not to expensive. Or get a switch and buy another ip from your provider for the second machine.
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Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

I'm just going to give up on it and wait a few weeks until I can play again and when I want to play, just move the modem to this computer. I can't even register on teh steam forums. Also, I am using 56k at the moment, so a router wouldn't be much of a probability.
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