trying to make a server on computer and its not working

[ckg6616]

hi ive been trying to make a server on my oc so that me and a bunch of people can play magic during the corona outbreak and it not working got any clue what im doing wrong im ported to 17171 on my xfinity router

<server serverAddress="67.185.178.241"
serverName="demolay-mage-server"
port="17171"
secondaryBindPort="-1"
backlogSize="200"
numAcceptThreads="2"
maxPoolSize="300"
leasePeriod="5000"
socketWriteTimeout="10000"
maxGameThreads="10"
maxSecondsIdle="600"
minUserNameLength="3"
maxUserNameLength="14"
invalidUserNamePattern="[^a-z0-9_]"
minPasswordLength="8"
maxPasswordLength="100"
maxAiOpponents="15"
saveGameActivated="false"
authenticationActivated="false"
googleAccount=""
mailgunApiKey=""
mailgunDomain=""
mailSmtpHost=""
mailSmtpPort=""
mailUser=""
mailPassword=""
mailFromAddress=""

[JayDi85]

1. setup secondaryBindPort to 17172
2. serverAddress must be visible by server and all other clients too (server must see own IP, clients -- router's IP);
3. Follow that instructions (port forward, firewall enable/disable, host file edit if you use router).

[LeeTranMN]

Is there an issue that exists for this? I feel like users that are attempting to connect shouldn't have to edit their hosts file if they already have the IP they're meaning to connect to.

[JayDi85]

@leestran1995-daugherty there are many instructions to setup server on github welcome page.

Yes, it's possible to use settings without user's host file modification:

1. You can assign real domain name for server;
2. You can use fake domain main from IP like https://nip.io/ services:

• On server side: use that domain name magic-67.185.178.241.nip.io as serverAddress (there 67.185.178.241 is your public IP);
• On server side: edit host file to map that domain name magic-67.185.178.241.nip.io to your local IP;
• On client side use normal domain name magic-67.185.178.241.nip.io;