"Latency to high" prob on sc bnet

[Nahotnoj]

Ever since ive been on starcraft battle.net, people have been unable to join games that i create. Not a single person ever joined! After trying to get friends to join, i discovered that it was becasue quote "the latency set by the game creator was too high". I tried practically everything I could think of! I waited in "line" for two hours in the blizzard tech support channel, (didnt help) I was so desperate I tried latency hack once (yeah i know, a hack, but that was when was n00by, im way past that now) I tried screwing w/ firewall settings, and i started a thread in the starcraft forum (http://www.warboards.org/showthread.php?t=1493) once, but that didnt help.

Anyone here know how to fix this?

[Battlecruiser]

What internet connection do you have?

[Nahotnoj]

DSL [this is text to fill the spoace since the minimum is 5 letters]

[Battlecruiser]

Is starcraft the only thing slow for you or is your internet as well?

[Whiteknight]

I have a short-term solution for you if you just want to play with seom friends (explained better than last time).

What you do is have a friend make a private game. Join that game, wait a second, and then leave the game. Have your friend leave. Then create a game and your friend should be able to join.

BTW, do you play in a server that is far away from you? Eg. you live in USWest and play in USEast or Europe.

[Nahotnoj]

No, i do not play on a server away from where i live, and i have tried all of them anyway. I dont like the temporary solution, because when im on, my friends generally arent, and even when they are most (keyowrd being MOST) of them are fasteset map whores, and wouldnt play anything aside from fastest with me.

Also, I want to acually be able to create a game to test a multiplayer map, and have random people actually join! or if i just want to play civilization, i could create a game and people could join, like its supposed to be.

EDIT: My sc isnt slow it just tells people they cant join my games cuz latency is 2 high. My internet is lightning fast.

[Exedore]

You're behind a router or a firewall. Open the ports listed here (http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=msi0445p). Starcraft was released before home routers were common, so the error message isn't very accurate. It assumes the time-out from not being able to connect is caused by high latency (lag), not a non-forwarded port.

[Nahotnoj]

I dont know much about ports and internet settings. How do i do that?

[Black.Ice]

I've posted a thread in the StarCraft forum regarding this (That was the reason why I joined WarBoards)

First of all Nahotnoj, are you using a router? Most likely, yes, because you have stated that you have treid the firewall.

When you use a router, in a nutshell, StarCraft sends signals to your ports. The router, not knowing what to do, doesn't forward it to the correct computer. Therefore, you get latency. (This is a very basic, brief overview fo what happens)

You have two easy options.

1st) Enable Port Forwarding
2nd) Enable a DMZ

1st.)Using your router's admin screen (this is most likely accessed via your web browser), port forward the ports in Exedore's post.

2nd) Enable a DMZ on your local IP address. This is also done via your network admin. You can find your IP addy by going to Start > Run > Type in "CMD" > and then, "ipconfig" assuming you are using WinXP.

If you still can't figure out how to get to your admin screen, let me know what router and model # of the router you are using. I'll try helping ya out. (PM or Email me, if you would like)

[Nahotnoj]

OK, I know almost NOTHING in this area, so all your saying is almost all gibberish to me... i looked through my netscape dropdown menus, and didnt find anything that looked like a router admin.

P.S. Yes im using WinXP, and I have an admin account.

EDIT: maybe a very indepth step by step explenation would help.

[hammocksleeper]

EDIT: maybe a very indepth step by step explenation would help.
http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

Here's your step-by-step.


Hey Exe that link of yours doesn't have SC ports, just WC & D2.
But they are here (http://www.portforward.com/cports.htm).

Portforward.com seems like a really helpful site.

[Exedore]

Hey Exe that link of yours doesn't have SC ports, just WC & D2.
But they are here (http://www.portforward.com/cports.htm).

Read the link I posted again. It has a heading: "Diablo, Warcraft II Battle.net Edition, and StarCraft." It's not completely accurate though, because I think you only need one port in the range open.

[Nahotnoj]

Actually it does show starcraft, if you read the whole thing, one line says "warcraft 2 bnet edition and starcraft."

Do you have to do the port forwarding on the internet or can you do it on your main comp without having to enter the password? its actually my familys comp, and my dad (who i assume knows the account name and password) wont be home for another *checks time* 7 hours.

[Black.Ice]

What model of router are you using? Let me know, and I'lll guide you through it.

Thanks.

[Exedore]

Do you have to do the port forwarding on the internet or can you do it on your main comp without having to enter the password? its actually my familys comp, and my dad (who i assume knows the account name and password) wont be home for another *checks time* 7 hours.

You have to log into your router, which can be done from any computer connected behind it. It has a login name and password, but that's probably set to the default value. If you give the brand/model, we can link you to an online guide easily.

[WeekendLazyness]

You have to log into your router, which can be done from any computer connected behind it.
Actually, you can connect to the router through the modem, if you knew the IP address of the client. I wouldn't recommend it, especially because you'd have to give out your router password (which is usually "admin").

[bluemicrobyte]

Ever since ive been on starcraft battle.net, people have been unable to join games that i create. Not a single person ever joined! After trying to get friends to join, i discovered that it was becasue quote "the latency set by the game creator was too high". I tried practically everything I could think of! I waited in "line" for two hours in the blizzard tech support channel, (didnt help) I was so desperate I tried latency hack once (yeah i know, a hack, but that was when was n00by, im way past that now) I tried screwing w/ firewall settings, and i started a thread in the starcraft forum (http://www.warboards.org/showthread.php?t=1493) once, but that didnt help.

Anyone here know how to fix this?without reading the rest of the posts, heres your solution. You have a FIREWALL! If it's a McAfee firewall, and is anything below 8.1, its probably blocking starcraft users from joining your games. Simply turn off the firewall (turn off your firewall at your own risk)
(if this isnt the case then forget I ever posted)

[WeekendLazyness]

without reading the rest of the posts, heres your solution. You have a FIREWALL! If it's a McAfee firewall, and is anything below 8.1, its probably blocking starcraft users from joining your games. Simply turn off the firewall (turn off your firewall at your own risk)
(if this isnt the case then forget I ever posted)
Thank you once more for spamming in a topic that hasn't been touched in four days.

[TimP]

Turning off all firewalls is TERRIBLE idea. With the prevelance of self-transmitting viruses that no longer need to be executed by the user, turning off your firewall is an invitation to get a plethora of viruses.