[Opensim-users] External Access to standalone

[Fleep Tuque]

Hi Tom,

This is a fairly common question that can have a number of different root
causes.

It might be helpful to go over the details of exactly what happens when you
try to log in.  Based on my understanding and previous posts from Justin,
Diva and others, this is my understanding of how it works:  When you start
up the client and enter your name/password, it sends those details to the
OpenSim login service. If your password is correct, it tells the region
simulator that you're coming.  The login service then sends back to your
client the IP address and port to use to enter that region based on the
information in the regions.ini configuration file.  Your client then
connects to the region using those details.

If you are stuck at "Connecting to Region.." or "Waiting for region
handshake..." then your client successfully connected to the Opensim login
service, but the information it is using to try to connect to the region
(IP address and port number) is not allowing the connection.  This can be
any number of issues related to your networking setup.

1)  Check to make sure you have the correct ports open on your router and
firewall by reviewing the Opensim Network Settings page and Firewall
settings page.  You can verify this by using 3rd party port checker
software, I've used this successfully:
http://portforward.com/help/portcheck.htm

2)  If you are on a home network, make sure your router supports NAT
Loopback, per the instructions on the Opensim wiki:
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/NAT_Loopback_Routers

3)  If you do not have a router that supports NAT Loopback, or are on a
corporate or campus network with 1-to-1 NATing, you will need to have an
external static IP address assigned to your server for users outside your
network to connect.  See this thread for more information:
http://opensim-users.2152040.n2.nabble.com/NAT-amp-Corporate-Firewall-td6223654.html

I run FleepGrid from home and since my router didn't support NAT Loopback,
I got a static IP address from my ISP and that resolved all my issues with
people not being able to connect from outside my home network.

Hope this info is helpful.  Good luck and let us know how it goes!

- Chris/Fleep


Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque)
Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM)
UCIT Instructional & Research Computing
University of Cincinnati
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PO BOX 210088
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0088
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On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:44 AM, Tom <tom.willans at bessacarr.com> wrote:

> I am trying to gain external access to my OS standalone server "Diva".  On
> the internal network all is fine even using my external url (via dynamic
> dns). The  External login gets as far as [SCENE]: Region Central
> authenticated and authorized incoming root agent XXXXX (circuit code
> 230241706) (using the rest console).  Firestorm then fails giving the
> message "Waiting for region handshake" after a number of attempts.
>
> The IP address is redirected using dynamic dns, the host machine has a
> reserved IP address.  Port forwarding for both TCP and UDP are set to
> 9000..9004 to this machine is set up. I have the same problem with an
> without the firewall on (but forwarding set).
>
> I am able to access the diva Wifi, webpage and use the rest console for
> this machine. ssh works fine.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> p.s. apologies for having sent request on another posting
>
>
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