Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Looks like it's working OK now.Once i've worked out what I did to fix it, i'll put up a little guide for configuring the BT home hub 2 (the black one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 OK, anyone fancy a fly later or tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yep - like to - however I have turned the firewall off - still no connection. Sometimes I can connect to the odd session but its pot luck. I would prefer to fly with people I communicate with I just cant connect to who I want to !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Alan, I feel your frustration did you do the port forwarding thing? I've got mine working with the firewall onwhich router do you have? I think Pheonix works more on a peer to peer basis rather than a central server, which is why everyone has to be configured correctly.I have to go out now for the afternoon, but will leave the rActive session up and runningif you whish to try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 How do you do the port forwarding thing? I have a Netgear wireless router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I'll look it up and come back to you, you could try a google search in the mean timeyou basicaly have to make sure ports 9000 to 9005 are forwarded to the pc you are using (make sure you use the UPD protocol) I think of ports like channels and 9000 - 9005 are reserved for pheonix to talk over.There should be info in the manual that came with the router (or most likely online) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi all, I usually have a session running (day or night)rActive fly inp/w r4ctive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Got it sorted !!! went on your session to test. Connects to others aswell. Thanks for that. For anybody else who has had this problem. Go to the support section on the Phoenix website it gives you the info on port forwarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 EDITED - we must have been typing at the same time Alan, you may well be ahead of me. I found this linkhttp://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101145.asplooks fairly comprehensive (not sure exactly which router you have)Let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks was ahead of youI checked out the Netgear website and proceeded from there. Then followed the instructions on the Phoenix siteAs above sorted !! thanks againAl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 For info; when hooking your TX to a sim, you can save power - increase battery duration buy removing the crystal or turning of the RF module if you have a fancy radio. This also saves shooting anyone down if you live near a park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 ThanksI know about the xtal bit. I use my Specktrum DX -7 you do not need to switch it on. The lead just plugs in the back and off you go. just like the buddy lead does.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 sorry about the odd postings, something is causing them to repeat mod - please feel free to delete this one I'll look it up and come back to you, you could try a google search in the mean timeyou basicaly have to make sure ports 9000 to 9005 are forwarded to the pc you are using (make sure you use the UPD protocol) I think of ports like channels and 9000 - 9005 are reserved for pheonix to talk over.There should be info in the manual that came with the router (or most likely online) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Yeates Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi all IHMO the way the flight sim works is you host the fly in on your computer and others come through the Internet and connect to your session. The Sim runs on ports 9000-9005 and is treated like a game when your PC send the request to my PC then the traffic from your PC hits my router and if the ports are not open on my router you don't get in, your blocked. So in a nut shell who ever is hosting the session needs to go on the web / read the router manual and set up port forwarding on their routers to let people connect to the session. as rActive said aboveFire walls these are great but you must also let the firewall pass traffic for the same port numbers, to see if this the issue then turn off the firewall and if you then get in you need to read on how to let these ports come through on the firewall. Don't forget to turn it back on as some people have not discovered model flying yet and prefer to write malicious software.I have now opened these ports on my router so will host a fly in to night to test the set up.site is model.flying.co.uk password rcme19:00 see you there. Phoenix uses UDP ports 9000 - 9005 to communicate onlinePort forwarding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Yeates Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 "flybetterthanu" nice flying thanks for coming i know the ports are set up correctly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 good to fly with you tonight Alan, (I mean red one) the hawks are a lot of fun.I was busy configuring a new apache server so I can, among other things, have a permanent Phoenix session running.Ralph, thanks for sorting the links, I'll try to hook up with you tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260 Flyer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks for the session, I was good to fly for more than a couple of minutes without loosing the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yes good laugh rActive (name unknown!) and Rob (Red 2 ) thanks again for sorting the links. One thing I did notice though that when I changed the smoke on my aircraft it changed Robs aswell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260 Flyer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Someone kept crashing my plane as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Foreman Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well I have ordered the Phoenix Sim, will have a go at joining in this weekend if the software turns up in the next day or so.CheersTom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260 Flyer Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Eric Bray wrote (see)Ah, so you can shoot each other down with a sim!Not as such, but you can watch what others are doing while you bite the dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Yeates Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Eric it's the same as the flying field if you crash in to some one else then you both crash but you don't need the "Bin Bag" it just restarts and you fly again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Are we on for tonight chaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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