[Opensim-users] Configure an OpenSim to use the ROBUST services

Tue Sep 7 00:23:55 UTC 2010

Never underestimate the simple screwups!

I just spend an hour restoring my previously working "public" URL and could
not log on from any other machine even though I could see the wiki page!

Turns out I had an entry in the /etc/hosts file so that my public URL was
redirected to 127.0.0.1 (i.e. the local machine!), removing that line
restored normal operation!

Karen

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Karen Palen <karenpalensl at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am using an Airlink ar325W - this is a low end consumer router/wifi that
> I bought on sale for $14.95!
>
> I HAVE found that the box running OpenSim must be in the "DMZ" (open access
> to ALL ports) AND I need each port individually routed to that IP address
> (192.161.1.107 in my case).
>
> It appears that the handshaking process when you connect to a region opens
> a random port in the 60000 range which it needs to connect.
>
> You also need to be sure that EVERY reference both in the config,ini
> (myworld.ini for diva) and the regions.ini point to the SAME URL.
>
> In my case that is normally:
> http://mars-simulator.hobby-site.org:9000/wifi (polite visitors welcome
> :-) ).
>
> This weekend I did a demo at a SciFi convention with no Internet connection
> and changed both INI files to "192.168.1.107". Everything worked fine after
> a few minutes of waiting for the old settings to timeout.
>
> Naturally Hypergrid did not work, but everything else worked just fine!
>
> I have just reset everything to the normal external address
> http://mars-simulator.hobby-site.org:9000/wifi and things started up with
> no problems - so far. :-)
>
> I definitely suggest setting up the Diva distro to start with if only to
> resolve these kinds of issues and give you a "gold standard" for reference!
>
> In my case (10 regions, max 6 users at once) the Diva distro has proven
> more than adequate for my needs.
>
> I am using a low end AMD Athlon II X3 445 (3 core) processor (Fry's for
> $64) which handles the CPU load nicely (more in the wiki ASAP)
>
> Karen
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Damon Hindermann <damonh74 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> If your client and server are on the same side of the router, then you
>> must
>> have loopback enabled on the router.  Check to be sure your router is on
>> the
>> "approved" list since opensim does something very funky in its
>> communications.
>>
>> I had my router set up with loopback and had the manufacturer verify that
>> loopback was enabled and that rules were being created.  Everything was as
>> it should be, however, opensim still did not work.  I finally purchased a
>> Linksys router that runs DD-WRT.  I needed a router that provides many
>> more
>> services than a consumer router provides and DD-WRT does most.
>>
>> I hope that this eventually this gets fixed in opensim since other
>> client/server applications work fine without needing "special" routers.
>> Until then, getting a router on the approved list is the only way.
>>
>> -Damon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>> [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of
>> j_jamesk at hotmail.com
>> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:29 AM
>> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Configure an OpenSim to use the ROBUST
>> services
>>
>>
>>  just a little update:
>>
>> have now tried adding the external IP address as the InternalAddress in
>> the
>> region.ini as suggested by Ben and have added the entry in the host file,
>> still getting up to the "Waiting for region handshake..." then the usual
>> "we're having trouble connecting, there may be a problem with your
>> internet"
>>
>> error in the emerald client but i have also tried metabolt (text client)
>> and
>> i get "avatar did not rezz as expected".
>>
>> now the opensim server is running from my friends ADSL line with a 512mb
>> upload speed in theory i should still be able to connect and the avatar
>> should rezz (maybe slowly) or is the upload too small to support a
>> connection?
>>
>> Thanks
>> James
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: <j_jamesk at hotmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 10:42 PM
>> To: <opensim-users at lists.berlios.de>
>> Subject: [Opensim-users] Configure an OpenSim to use the ROBUST services
>>
>> > Hi Folks
>> >
>> > My friend and I are working on setting up Opensim in grid mode
>> > (robust), so everything seems to be working okay when accessed the
>> > grid from the lan using -loginuri http://XXXXXX.dyndns.org:8002 for
>> > the login url but when I try to access the grid from an external
>> location
>> it hanging :
>> >
>> > [14:11]  Logging in. Viewer may appear frozen.  Please wait.
>> > [14:11]  Logging in...
>> > [14:11]  Processing Response...
>> > [14:11]  Initializing World...
>> > [14:11]  Initializing multimedia...
>> > [14:11]  Decoding images...
>> > [14:11]  Waiting for region handshake...
>> > [14:11]  MOTD: United we stand, divided we fall.
>> >
>> > with a message that there was a problem while trying to connect.
>> >
>> > Ports 9000-9010 tcp and udp are open on both router and xp firewall,
>> > so my next line of thought was the region.ini there is no mention
>> > (that i can find) that says you can't still using the 9000 range in
>> > the region.ini when in grid mode, here is an example of the
>> > region.ini, do you have to specify an InternalAddress if your going to
>> > access the grid from an external network
>> >
>> > [Europe 1]
>> > RegionUUID = "397fd0f8-4279-48d6-8ce2-573d915630dd"
>> > Location = "4168,4665"
>> > InternalAddress = "0.0.0.0"
>> > InternalPort = 9000
>> > AllowAlternatePorts = False
>> > ExternalHostName = "XXXXXX.dyndns.org"
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for the help.
>> >
>> > James
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