Trying to run a private co-op LAN server

[Yuri131]

Not really sure how to how say it properly but anyways I'll get straight to the point, myself and some friends are trying to play together in Co-op(with bots) and we have tried Hamachi and are currently trying Tunngle, whenever I create a server they can join just fine but crash when loading a map(we use Al Basrah to test) and whenever they host I have issues even connecting, is there something we are doing wrong? Any help is appreciated!

[slovaceck]

I have no idea, but would like to know the answer to this too.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

I can't remember exactly what I did but I did manage to get it working with hamachi, it wasn't straight forward an my problems were about getting Hamachi to link.

[gerardusnl0]

how i got it to work.

the host: make network, let people join.
TURN OFF WINDOWS FIREWALL
start project reality
go to co-op and start a server, (WITH PASSWORD)

the player: copy the hosts Ipv4 adress and paste it in the internet search browser.

voila, how i've been playing PR with friends for the past 3 years : )


btw: we had crashes and all that good shit without using a server password, so when we did start to use a simple 123 password for our ''lan'' server on PR, all crashes were gone

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Hold on I just noticed it was LAN I was talking about remote with someone in another country.

More powerful PC (I do that does it make a difference?) creates local server the other searches in deployment(IIRC) for a local server. I will test later when my kid has his friend here. At worst join the server computer with join via IP address (probably 192.168.1.between 2 and 254 on my modem but in reality my devices use only up to 5).

One 'bug' with LAN worth remembering though.

It's a BF2 issue, only AAS and Co-Op servers will show in the local LAN server browser. For other game modes, you need to join via IP.

[gerardusnl0]

Hold on I just noticed it was LAN I was talking about remote with someone in another country.

More powerful PC (I do that does it make a difference?) creates local server the other searches in deployment(IIRC) for a local server. I will test later when my kid has his friend here. At worst join the server computer with join via IP address (probably 192.168.1.between 2 and 254 on my modem but in reality my devices use only up to 5).

One 'bug' with LAN worth remembering though.

i play with my friend all the way across the world via hamachi the way i described above, however we do never see the server. but that's no big as you've stated you can join with IP which is just as good.

and you can switch maps/ modes with the ingame commands since everyone that joins a server on local/hamachi is a admin