Players sitting behind same router kick each other
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Me and my brother sit behind the same router and 90% of the time when we want to play on the same server whoever tries to get in second makes the first one lose connection to the server.

Not only does the one that got in first lose connection but the second one actually never gets to get in the server either, getting the "Waiting for host" message indefinitely.

We originally had the same problem in the mod and we thought it was an Arma2 issue but this continues to happen in the SA.

Details

Legacy ID: 3666946640
Severity: None
Resolution: Suspended
Reproducibility: Random
Category: Server

Steps To Reproduce

Have at least 2 players sitting behind the same router log in to the SAME server. Chances are they will kick each other out.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I have found a rudimentary fix for this. We have to turn off our modem and router for a few seconds so we get a new IP when we turn them back on (dynamic IP where we live). HOWEVER, this fixes the problem just for that session/server and we start kicking each other out again if we switch to another server (and we have to restart the router again, etc.).

I've made some research and a few people used to have the same problem in the mod so I'm surprised this hasn't been reported here so far.

This problem doesn't happen in any of the other online games that we play together by the way.

Additional Information

Router: linksys wrt54g

Event Timeline

Bohemia added a project: DayZ.May 8 2016, 7:17 PM

1990eam edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Jul 31 2014, 6:23 PM

1990eam edited Additional Information. (Show Details)

1990eam set Category to Server.

1990eam set Reproducibility to Random.

1990eam set Severity to None.

1990eam set Resolution to Suspended.

1990eam set Legacy ID to 3666946640.May 8 2016, 7:17 PM

Hello 1990eam,

Please try out the following:

Add -port=25007 into your DayZ launch options on one of the PC's. To do this, you can right click on DayZ in Steam --> Properties --> Set Launch Options and enter "-port=25007" (without the quotation marks). The number doesn't really matter as long as it's different from the other computers which will use 2302, 2303, 2305 by default.

Alternatively, if you have access to the router settings and upnp is turned on, you can try turning it off, restarting router then trying again.

Regards,

JStewart

1990eam added a subscriber: 1990eam.May 8 2016, 7:17 PM

I'll try this out and update again if it does not work. Thanks.

Hello again 1990eam,

Closing issue due to inactivity. However, in case the problem persists, please feel free to open up a new issue in the Feedback Tracker.