Lost UDP switching to TCP

[MachNum]

Speaking of this, is there anyway to get back to UDP short of restarting? Usually the switch is the result of a short term disruption for me, but I can't tell if it reverts to UDP after switching to TCP for some reason. I seem to do ok on TCP, but I know it's not as speedy as UDP.

[Cthulhu]

Speaking of this, is there anyway to get back to UDP short of restarting? Usually the switch is the result of a short term disruption for me, but I can't tell if it reverts to UDP after switching to TCP for some reason. I seem to do ok on TCP, but I know it's not as speedy as UDP.

Are you behind a router?

[MachNum]

Are you behind a router?

Certainly. Isn't everyone?

[Cthulhu]

Certainly. Isn't everyone?

I would hope so. You are forwarding ports 2000-5000 right?

[llama]

I would hope so. You are forwarding ports 2000-5000 right?

It flat out isn't necessary. Disable the port forwarding in your router and plan AH, and you'll see that it all runs fine.

-Llama

[Cthulhu]

It flat out isn't necessary. Disable the port forwarding in your router and plan AH, and you'll see that it all runs fine.

-Llama

How so Llama? I used to get UDP errors constantly till I started forwarding.

[flatiron1]

way too many discos lately, kinda taking the fun out.

[llama]

How so Llama? I used to get UDP errors constantly till I started forwarding.

I have on two separate occasions had about 90 computers all playing either AH or WB through a $50 linksys wired router, and the connection was fine for all without designating any special port forwarding for anyone. I sometimes have 4 or 5 PCs going through a WRT54GS all playing AH without port forwarding enabled and the connection is fine for them all too.

I'd be guessing that your UDP errors were a result of various co-incidental netstorms instead of a lack of port forwarding at your router.

-Llama

[CAP1]

I have on two separate occasions had about 90 computers all playing either AH or WB through a $50 linksys wired router, and the connection was fine for all without designating any special port forwarding for anyone. I sometimes have 4 or 5 PCs going through a WRT54GS all playing AH without port forwarding enabled and the connection is fine for them all too.

I'd be guessing that your UDP errors were a result of various co-incidental netstorms instead of a lack of port forwarding at your router.

-Llama

i never even knew about this port fowarding thing. when i first hooked up my linksys router, i just had to get connected to the net, and everything else has been fine

[llama]

i never even knew about this port fowarding thing. when i first hooked up my linksys router, i just had to get connected to the net, and everything else has been fine

That's what I'm saying.

There are probably 2000 or 3000 players who connect to the AH servers each month. I'd guess 75% (at least) have routers, and only about 5% of those people even know anything about port forwarding. That's a few thousand players connecting through routers who aren't explicitly opening and forwarding ports to play AH.

-Llama

[MachNum]

Yeah, I'm one of them. There is no explicit port forwarding enabled in my router. AH works fine in that configuration.