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Gaming for the Original SWBF1 and SWBF2/other games => Star Wars Battlefront (2004 Original) => Topic started by: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 12:52:23 PM

Title: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 12:52:23 PM
Basically what the title says, it is stable, a friend and me both have around 40-70 ping, but the browsers says 9999 ping, any ideas how to fix it?
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Anyder on May 06, 2019, 01:30:30 PM
You need a dedicated server for it to have a "real" ping.
NFO Servers is a good choice -- it's what we use.
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 01:41:53 PM
Very fair, though I don't know if I have the money to keep the server up yet, nor do I have the know-how atm. I'll keep this one up for fun though! Thank you!
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: {PLA}gdh92 on May 06, 2019, 01:54:57 PM
He is using dedicated software on a different pc, I thought there was a way?

I've got a vague memory of disabling firewalls but I could be thinking of Gamespy days.
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Led on May 06, 2019, 01:56:16 PM
Has to forward more ports. More details later
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 02:26:36 PM
That would make sense, though I forwarded all the ports mentioned in the sticky
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Led on May 06, 2019, 03:40:05 PM
NAT with a router can cause some issues, but try to forward these ports to your game server:

27900-27920
and
28910
29910

You may be able to narrow down the port range if it works.

I will also note that even gamespy had this issue.  There was a "trick" to being able to join 9999 ping servers even, but it is not needed anymore since Kalle made Gamemaster (what we use for SWBFspy).
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Led on May 06, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
We also have a private forum for server hosts if you would like to be in it.  It is a little inactive, but we have discussions about server problems, etc.
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 03:55:04 PM
If I can learn more about it sure! I added the ports, so hopefully that fixes it. The problem also isn't that you can't join, but it just says 9999 ping
Title: Re: Server is stable but game browser says 9999 ping?
Post by: Led on May 06, 2019, 03:58:52 PM
Quote from: Perongeluk on May 06, 2019, 03:55:04 PM
If I can learn more about it sure! I added the ports, so hopefully that fixes it. The problem also isn't that you can't join, but it just says 9999 ping

Thanks.  There is a github release of Gamemaster that might also give some clues.  If you are an active programmer there are things that would be nice to add/fix.   :cheers:
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