[Opensim-users] Awaiting region handshake

[Guardian]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the suggestions, I've checked the ports and they seem fine, both
8002TCP and 9000TCP/UDP are open.




On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Karen Palen <karenpalensl at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have always found that the free "Shields Up" at WWW.grc.com is a
> "quick and dirty way" to verify that the ports are actually open and
> working.
>
> I also found that my TOR relay setup uses 9000 series ports and can
> interfere with extenal connections.
>
> There are a lot of links in that chain that can block the traffic!
>
> Karen
>
> On 08/14/2011 02:39 AM, Fleep Tuque wrote:
> > Hi Pete,
> >
> > When I had similar symptoms, it turned out my virus protection software
> was
> > blocking UDP traffic.  Usually it seems if you get as far as "waiting for
> > region handshake", then your TCP traffic is ok but there's an issue with
> the
> > UDP traffic somewhere.
> >
> > If you have security software running, maybe try disabling it and seeing
> if
> > that changes anything, can also install a packet sniffer like Wireshark
> to
> > see what packets are coming and going in case that helps diagnose the
> issue.
> >  Can also double check to make sure the proper ports are open with a 3rd
> > party..
> >
> > Let us know if any of  that helps and good luck!
> >
> > - Chris/Fleep
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Guardian <linux.deamon at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm running opensim in Robust grid mode, and I've been trying to connect
> >> outside my LAN but just arnt having any luck.
> >>
> >> I get to awaiting region handshake, then the "we're having trouble
> >> connecting" message. I know this is a fairly common issue, and here is
> what
> >> I've tried:
> >>
> >> Checking ports 8002 8001 and 9000 are forwarded to the correct server.
> >>
> >> Checked, rechecked and triplechecked regions.ini
> >>
> >> I dont think my router supports loop back so I set an entry in the hosts
> >> file on the server so the external domain name points back to the
> server.
> >>
> >> I've been at this for months, I even gave up and tried a bunch of other
> >> Sims, but none of them have the features I want.
> >>
> >> Can anyone help step through this issue?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> -Pete
> >>
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