[Opensim-users] Diva Distro - Hitting Walls

[Jeroen van Veen]

Did you check the iptables(if on linux) script? I used it succesfully to have 
both internal and external access to the sims.

kind regards,

Jeroen

On Wednesday 01 December 2010 14:45:52 iSkye Silverweb wrote:
> I'm sorry if we are testing some people's patience on this.  All the help
> thus far is much appreciated.  We have a lot to do, just as we're sure
> everyone here on this list is also very busy.  We would REALLY like to get
> this solved.
> 
> Initially, we followed the steps of installing the Diva distribution, and
> the result was that our UK guy could log in from the LAN, but the two
> external users could not get past the handshake.  Then, the going round in
> circles started.
> 
> Let me give a recap of all we've checked, just so we're clear:
> 
> Yes, we did look at the various websites like the one at the link you gave,
> Diva, when installing the distro, and we followed the instructions, and we
> have since checked and rechecked several times as the only help we seem to
> be getting is links to the ports issue.
> 
> YES, port 9000 is open on the server machine for TCP and UDP
> YES, ports 9001 to 9003 are open for UDP
> We have used a port checker which confirmed this, and
> YES, they are open on the firewall and directed to the server machine.
> We have checked with port checkers both from inside and outside the
> network.
> 
> YES, all address references in the myworld.ini and regions files point to
> the DYNDNS address
> YES, we have changed all the inside-LAN clients' hostfiles to point to the
> DYNDNS address to the server
> 
> We even bought a new router, since we learned the previous one was an older
> model that did not support NAT loopback, after attempting multiple
> (fruitless) firmware updates.  The new router is a Sagem F at ST 2504 with
> firmware version 2.8Sky (our broadband provider is Sky), which supposedly
> does support NAT loopback.
> 
> As a result:
> EXTERNAL users can now get in, past the handshake and inworld, but
> INTERNAL users fail at handshake.
> 
> As we have said, the only way we we seem to get internal users in is by
> adding an entry in the hosts file of the SERVER machine, which then
> prevents people from outside getting in until that entry is removed from
> the hosts file on the server machine.  This is kludgy and not a good
> permanent solution, but it enables us to work together.
> 
> I hope this has made our problem more clear and that there is a solution
> other than to keep checking the same information we have already looked at
> and tried.  All your help is very much appreciated, and we've learned an
> enormous amount thus far, but we are still stymied by this last bit.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Diva Canto <diva at metaverseink.com> wrote:
> >  These issues are explained in several places, here's one:
> > https://github.com/diva/d2/wiki/DNS