Port Fowarding questions [please help!]

[Leomelonseeds]

Hey guys, I just came here to ask a quick question, is port-fowarding my computer a good idea? Or should I just stick to Hamachi? Also, would a hosting service be a good idea, and if so, how do I import my stuff into the service?

[Ugdhar]

Forwarding specific ports isn't bad, but you do not want to make your computer the "DMZ Host".

Never used Hamachi, so honestly couldn't say, but I would imagine 1 less layer of software wouldn't be a bad thing.

If you end up with lots of players, and want it always on, hosting might be a good idea, but of course that costs $$. And getting your world/etc up there would likely all depend on how the host provides access.

 

[Leomelonseeds]

Thanks! Have port fowarded but the firewall seems to be blocking stuff. Any suggestions? (beside turning it off)

[Ugdhar]

Hard to tell, since routers all set up a little differently. Screenshots of the port fwd config screen could help if ya can

[Leomelonseeds]

Nevermind, I got it working. Running into some problems with a free domain from freenom tho...

[Ugdhar]

I have one from no-ip.com, aside from having to renew monthly to prevent it expiring, works great!

[Leomelonseeds]

Ok, now I officially use freedns.afraid.org, it works fine too. Don't even need to renew it!