SocketTimeoutException, Can't host server

[Andrew121]

I've set up hundreds of Minecraft servers without a single hiccup, but I can't figure out why no one can connect to one of my servers. I've portforwarded, I've tried different ports, I've tried turning off the firewall, and I can connect locally but not outside my network. The port is opened, I've tried UDP and TCP (in setting as well) and I've tried on a different network, I really don't know what I'm missing. I'm using command line rather than the GUI but both produce same results. I've raised the memory limits as well and made sure I've got 64 bit java only.

 

[Shifter Mayhem]

I've set up hundreds of Minecraft servers without a single hiccup, but I can't figure out why no one can connect to one of my servers. I've portforwarded, I've tried different ports, I've tried turning off the firewall, and I can connect locally but not outside my network. The port is opened, I've tried UDP and TCP (in setting as well) and I've tried on a different network, I really don't know what I'm missing. I'm using command line rather than the GUI but both produce same results. I've raised the memory limits as well and made sure I've got 64 bit java only.

Same here...

I have 4 systems, i can launch and use a server from the same system but I cant log in to it from any of the other systems (tryed hosting it from 2 diffent systems) but yet minecraft and freelancer servers work fine? Its gotta be a bug

 

[Random//]

I have the same problem here.
Ports forwarded, firewalls are off. I think this really could be a bug.

 

[Elassaria]

Since last night - same problem - with two different Starmade-Servers on two different hoster!

 

[Random//]

bump

 

[SmilingDemon]

start your server .. try to connect .. after failing provide the server and client log files for that test here (Serverlog.txt.x and log.txt.x) with the appropriate time stamp

 

[Random//]

Local connections are possible, however any connection from anything other than the LAN will fail.

Here are the logs.

Server log (.0):

[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [VERION] loading version from install dir: .\
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [VERSION] VERSION: 0.1932
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [VERSION] BUILD: 20150711_191815
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] #################### StarMade #######################
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] # version 0.1932 - build 20150711_191815 #
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] #####################################################
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [SERIAL] "not retrieved"
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [STARTER] template dir exists. overwriting template with current data
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\data\config\FactionConfig.xml to C:\Users\Karla\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\FactionConfigTemplate.xml
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\data\config\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt to C:\Users\Karla\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [RESOURCES][CustomTextures] No need to create pack.zip. Hash matches (as rewriting a zip changes the hash on it)
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [SERVER] using world: world0; .\server-database\world0\
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [INIT] Segment Database Path: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\DATA; exists? true; is Dir? true; creating dir sucessfull (gives false if exists)? false
[2015-07-16 15:14:50] [MAIN] LOADED ENGINE SETTINGS
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE CLASSES REGISTERED
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] RESOURCE MANAGER INITIALIZED
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] ERROR: no content in Resource: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\file:\C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New%20folder%20(30)\StarMade\StarMade.jar!\org\schema\game\network\commands
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] ################# Loading from JAR #####################
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] ########################################################
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE COMMANDS REGISTERED
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] SECURITY MANAGER SET
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] COMMAND ID's ASSIGNED
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [INITIALIZE] BLOCK CONFIGURATION READ
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [MAIN] INITIALIZATION COMPLETED
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [MAIN] CHECKING IF MIGRATION NECESSARY
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [BLUEPRINT][MIGRATION] NO CONVERSION NEEDED: no old bb file exists: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\blueprints\catalog.txt
[2015-07-16 15:14:51] [SERVER] ###### READING ALL BLUEPRINTS!
[2015-07-16 15:14:52] [SERVER] ###### READING ALL 64 BLUEPRINTS FINISHED! TOOK 723ms
[2015-07-16 15:14:52] [MAIN] MIGRATION PROCESS DONE
[2015-07-16 15:14:52] [MAIN] INITIALIZING PRECALCULATED EXPLOSION DATA
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [MAIN] STARTING WITH ARGUMENTS: [-server]
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [SERVER] initializing
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [INIT] Not found Seed File: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\.seed .\server-database\world0\; Path exists? true; dir? true
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [SQL] Fetching connection (may take some if game crashed on the run before)
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [SQL] connection successfull
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [SERVER] Cant load chat channels. no saved data found
[2015-07-16 15:14:53] [SERVER] Request Thread pool size is: 25
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER] port 4242 is open
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER] USING TCP...
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: movingFallingStandard
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: movingFallingLedge
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: movingLandingShortFall
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: movingLandingMiddleFall
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: movingLandingLongFall
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: upperBodyGun
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: upperBodyFabricator
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: attacking
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: death
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: sitting
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: hit
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: salutes
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: talk
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [PARSER] not parsed: helmet
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [FILE NOT FOUND] File for FACTIONS does not exist: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\FACTIONS.fac
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER] NO FACTIONS FOUND ON DISK: FACTIONS; file: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\FACTIONS.fac; pathString: .\server-database\world0\FACTIONS.fac
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER][CATALOG] READ RAW BLUEPRINTS: 64
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [FILE NOT FOUND] File for CATALOG does not exist: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\CATALOG.cat
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER] NO DB CATALOG FOUND ON DISK: CATALOG; file: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\CATALOG.cat; pathString: .\server-database\world0\CATALOG.cat
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [FILE NOT FOUND] File for SIMULATION_STATE does not exist: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\SIMULATION_STATE.sim
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SIMULATION] no simulation state found on disk. creating new...
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER][UNIVERSE] LOADING SECTOR... (2, 2, 2)
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [SERVER][GALAXY] Generating Black Hole FTL
[2015-07-16 15:14:54] [DATABASE][SYSTEMS] NO SYSTEM ENTRY FOUND FOR -1 FOR (0, 0, 0)
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [DATABASE][SYSTEMS] NO SYSTEM ENTRY FOUND FOR -1 FOR (0, -1, -1)
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER][UNIVERSE] WARNING: LOADING SECTOR TOOK SOME TIME... (2, 2, 2): STATS: inst 40ms, loadDB 0ms, add 0ms, entity 122ms
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [ServerListener] Server initialization OK... now waiting for connections
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVERCONTROLLER][INIT] SERVER STARTED UPDATING
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [ADMIN COMMAND] FACTION_LIST from org.schema.schine.network.server.AdminLocalClient@7fb4445c params: []
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] FACTIONS: {Faction [id=-1, name=Pirates, description=Ravaging space pirates, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1007, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 7, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1005, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 5, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1002, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 2, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2004, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 4, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2001, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 1, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1006, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 6, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1004, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 4, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1001, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 1, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2003, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 3, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2002, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 2, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1003, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 3, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-1000, name=Enemy Fauna Fac 0, description=An Enemy Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2007, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 7, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2, name=Trading guild, description=The intergalactic trading guild, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2000, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 0, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2006, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 6, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100], Faction [id=-2005, name=Neutral Fauna Fac 5, description=A Neutral Fanua Faction, size: 0; FP: 100]}
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [ADMIN COMMAND] STATUS from org.schema.schine.network.server.AdminLocalClient@7fb4445c params: []
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] PhysicsInMem: 0; Rep: 0
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] Total queued NT Packages: 0
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] Loaded !empty Segs / free: 0 / 1024
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] Loaded Objects: 2
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] Players: 0 / 32
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] Mem (MB)[free, taken, total]: [1780, 201, 1981]
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER-LOCAL-ADMIN] ---------SERVER STATUS---------
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [FACTIONMANAGER] MAKING FACTION TURN: Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 CST 1969; 18; Turn: 60.0
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [FACTIONMANAGER] faction update took: 0ms
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [SERVER] updating prices for: obfuscated.LY@5edbee took 20
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [NT] Big FullUpdate: 20665 bytes: SenableGameState(1)
[2015-07-16 15:14:55] [NT] Big FullUpdate: 17851 bytes: Shop(4)
[2015-07-16 15:15:15] [DATABASE] UPDATING SECTOR: (2, 2, 2) trans: true
[2015-07-16 15:15:15] [SERVER] SERVER SECTOR WRITING STARTED #3 active: false at (2, 2, 2) (ents: 2)
[2015-07-16 15:15:15] [SERVER] WRITING ENTITY TAG: Shop(4)
[2015-07-16 15:15:25] [SECTOR][CLEANUP] removing entities and Sector[3](2, 2, 2): Sector[3](2, 2, 2); Sector[3](2, 2, 2)
[2015-07-16 15:15:25] [SERVER] waiting for sector Sector[3](2, 2, 2) entities to be cleaned up [Asteroid(5)sec[3], Shop(4)]
[2015-07-16 15:15:25] [DELETE][Server(0)] Sendable 5(Asteroid(5)sec[3]) Physically DELETING DONE and Notified!
[2015-07-16 15:15:25] [DELETE][Server(0)] Sendable 4(Shop(4)) Physically DELETING DONE and Notified!
[2015-07-16 15:15:25] [DELETE][Server(0)] Sendable 3([SERVER RemoteSector(3)false; (2, 2, 2)]) Physically DELETING DONE and Notified!
[2015-07-16 15:19:53] [SERVER] SERVER AUTOSAVE START. Dumping server State!
[2015-07-16 15:19:53] [SERVER] WRITING FACTIONS AND CATALOG!!! Count: 18
[2015-07-16 15:19:53] [SERVER] SERVER AUTOSAVE END. ServerState saved!
[2015-07-16 15:24:53] [SERVER] SERVER AUTOSAVE START. Dumping server State!
[2015-07-16 15:24:53] [SERVER] WRITING FACTIONS AND CATALOG!!! Count: 18
[2015-07-16 15:24:53] [SERVER] SERVER AUTOSAVE END. ServerState saved!
[2015-07-16 15:25:10] [CLIENT] Admin parameter 0: 1
[2015-07-16 15:25:10] [ADMIN COMMAND] SHUTDOWN from org.schema.schine.network.server.AdminLocalClient@7fb4445c params: [1]
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] SCHEDULED SHUTDOWN NOW EXECUTING. EXITING SERVER!
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] now executing regular shutdown
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] SERVER SHUTDOWN. Dumping server State!
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] WRITING FACTIONS AND CATALOG!!! Count: 18
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] WAITING FOR THREAD POOL TO TERMINATE; Active: 0
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] SERVER THREAD POOL TERMINATED
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] WAITING FOR WRITING QUEUE TO FINISH; Active: 0
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] SERVER THREAD QUEUE TERMINATED
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SHUTDOWN] all queued writing jobs finished. closing database
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SHUTDOWN] database closed successfully
[2015-07-16 15:25:11] [SERVER] SERVER SHUTDOWN. ServerState saved!




Client log:

[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [VERION] loading version from install dir: .\
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [VERSION] VERSION: 0.1932
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [VERSION] BUILD: 20150711_191815
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] #################### StarMade #######################
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] # version 0.1932 - build 20150711_191815 #
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] #####################################################
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [SERIAL] "not retrieved"
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [STARTER] template dir exists. overwriting template with current data
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\data\config\FactionConfig.xml to C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\FactionConfigTemplate.xml
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\data\config\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt to C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [RESOURCES][CustomTextures] No need to create pack.zip. Hash matches (as rewriting a zip changes the hash on it)
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [SERVER] using world: world0; .\server-database\world0\
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INIT] Segment Database Path: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\server-database\world0\DATA; exists? true; is Dir? true; creating dir sucessfull (gives false if exists)? false
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [LIBLOADER] OS ARCHITECTURE amd64
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [LIBLOADER] LOADED WINDOWS 64bit NATIVE LIBRARIES
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [LIBLOADER] LOADED NATIVE LIBRARIES
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [MAIN] LOADED ENGINE SETTINGS
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE CLASSES REGISTERED
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] RESOURCE MANAGER INITIALIZED
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] ERROR: no content in Resource: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\file:\C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New%20folder%20(30)\StarMade\StarMade.jar!\org\schema\game\network\commands
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] ################# Loading from JAR #####################
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] ########################################################
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE COMMANDS REGISTERED
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] SECURITY MANAGER SET
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] COMMAND ID's ASSIGNED
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [INITIALIZE] BLOCK CONFIGURATION READ
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [MAIN] INITIALIZATION COMPLETED
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [MAIN] CHECKING IF MIGRATION NECESSARY
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [BLUEPRINT][MIGRATION] NO CONVERSION NEEDED: no old bb file exists: C:\Users\blank\Desktop\New folder (30)\StarMade\.\blueprints\catalog.txt
[2015-07-16 15:08:14] [SERVER] ###### READING ALL BLUEPRINTS!
[2015-07-16 15:08:15] [SERVER] ###### READING ALL 64 BLUEPRINTS FINISHED! TOOK 697ms
[2015-07-16 15:08:15] [MAIN] MIGRATION PROCESS DONE
[2015-07-16 15:08:15] [MAIN] INITIALIZING PRECALCULATED EXPLOSION DATA
[2015-07-16 15:08:16] [MAIN] STARTING WITH ARGUMENTS: [-force, -port:25565]
[2015-07-16 15:08:16] [LookAndFeel] NATIVE LF com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
[2015-07-16 15:08:16] [CLIENT][GUI] Starting Client Login&Settings Dialog
[2015-07-16 15:08:16] Difficulty read: easy
[2015-07-16 15:08:16] WRITTEN SERVER DIFFICULTY LEVEL 10
[2015-07-16 15:08:26] [CLIENT][TEXTURE] CURRENT TEX PACK: Default
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [CLIENT] initializing 0.1932 (20150711_191815)
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [CLIENT] Added observer for GameClientController
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] WARNING: Found unknown Windows version: Windows 7
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] Attempting to use default windows plug-in.
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] Loading: net.java.games.input.DirectAndRawInputEnvironmentPlugin
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [CLIENT][GAMEINPUT] TOTAL INPUT DEVICES: 4
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [JOYSTICK] reading config ./joystick.cfg
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [JOYSTICK] writing config ./joystick.cfg
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [CLIENT] Client State and Controller successfully created
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] [CLIENT] trying to connect to serveriphere:4242
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] Found Credentials
[2015-07-16 15:08:27] Decrypted StarMade credentials ... logging in to star-made.org
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] [API-LOGIN] REQUESTING OWN INFO
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] [API-LOGIN] REQUESTING AUTH TOKEN TO AUTHORIZE ON SERVER
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] [OAuth2] Requesting Auth Token https://registry.star-made.org/api/v1/users/login_request.json
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] [OAuth2] server_auth token aquired
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] logging in to star-made.org successfull. serveriphere:4242
[2015-07-16 15:08:29] [CLIENT] Trying TCP...
[2015-07-16 15:08:50] [CLIENT] TCP connection failed: ConnectException; Connection timed out: connect
[2015-07-16 15:08:50] [CLIENT] Trying UDP...
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Failed to connect!
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] at org.schema.schine.network.client.ClientToServerConnection.connect(SourceFile:161)
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] at org.schema.schine.network.client.ClientController.connect(SourceFile:113)
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] at obfuscated.C.a(SourceFile:771)
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] at obfuscated.Kh.run(SourceFile:81)
[2015-07-16 15:08:52] at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
[2015-07-16 15:08:55] Exiting because of failed conenct
[2015-07-16 15:08:55] [CLIENT] CLIENT SHUTDOWN. Dumping client data!



I have tried all possible solutions but I just cannot connect from outside the LAN. All ports are forwarded, firewalls are disabled, antivirus has been disabled, tried different ports, etc but I cannot find a reason for not being to connect. Please help.

If you need any additional logs or info, please reply to this thread.

 

[SmilingDemon]

[2015-07-16 15:08:29] logging in to star-made.org successfull. serveriphere:4242

did you change that line in the log file ?
if not ... "serveriphere" would mean to put in your servers ip there

 

[Random//]

Yes, I changed that for privacy.

 

[AndyP]

As it stated "TCP failed" are you sure you allowed java to open a server-port?
On first start on a system there is a dialog, asking if javaw.exe is allowed to open a port.
If you deny that, the connection will stay local forever.

Please check your firewall settings about this. If a local connection works, its nothing with the game.
It works for all, or for no one.

- Andy

 

[Random//]

As I said in my post, all my firewalls were turned off and it still did not work. However, just to be sure, I reset Windows Firewall and added an exception for Java. Still nothing.

 

[SmilingDemon]

so the connection that isnt working looks something like :

PC1 (Server Hosting SM) -> Localnetwork infrastructure -> PC2 (Game Client) ... that isnt working and on both Local PCs the Firewalls are of ?

also .. general advice: Desktop isnt a good place to run programs from in anycase

 

[Random//]

Yes, essentially. I have a bad habit of making new folders and placing programs in them.

 

[AndyP]

Okay, hm, but both clients can connect to random server from the built-in serverlist, right? (To make sure nothing it blocking traffic for starmade from ISP side)

If thats fine, please make sure did not edit your server IP settings.

SERVER_LISTEN_IP = all //Enter specific ip for the server to listen to. use "all" to listen on every ip

"all" is fine for most cases, however if you for example altered it to "192.168.2.10" (to represent the local ip in your network for example) it will not accept any other "target ip". So if you made a port forward correctly, but told the server it is "192.168.something" it wont listen to your "external ip" anymore.
If you put your "external ip" there, you may not be able to play on it from your local network.
So please make sure its still set to "all" without the " and it was not edited. (This is only useful when your computer has multiple network interfaces and you want to make sure it only listens to a specific one)

This is the last idea I have for "game side" problems, any other thing should be related to your computer/network setups.
However, the "port" option in the first launcher would allow moving the starmade port to a port you may have used for another game before, to make possibly make sure its not a missing setting from anything else.

- Andy

 

[Random//]

Sorry for the delay. The SERVER_LISTEN_IP setting remains at "all". My ISP does not appear to be blocking StarMade connections and I have tried different ports. I have tried everything but nothing works.

 

[AndyP]

Okay, then lets possibly got to a lower level.

What are you exactly doing to start the server?
You start the dedicated server on one machine, and then a local client on another machine?
Or were you using single-player mode and opened it to the outside?

(Dedicated server and client from same directory do not work in some cases)

http://help.star-made.org/support/solutions/articles/5000515046
Please follow this guide to create a new reference installation, and use one computer as dedicated server, forward all relevant ports to it (4242 on default settings) and let someone connect to it. Now get the logs from that installation and upload them here. (The guide contains where to search for them).
If this was successful, zip the logs and clear the /logs directory,
now try "single-player" with the server and let the other computer try again.
Zip those logs too, and upload/attach them here.

Will look into them, and compare the outcome. (The second test is only needed when the first one worked.)

- Andy