Connection issues / Multiple clients
Greetings, As i have more than one pc in my house i bought more than one copy of hardline, one for myself, another for my girlfriend, however, anytime we attempt to join the same server we get the "...
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i do have upnp disabled on both the router and both machines already, i however did not have the client port launch argument set yet, i will do so now.
My router is a http://netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R8000.aspx
If there is a custom firmware for it, i am not aware of it, wouldnt even know where to look lol, i am unfamiliar with DHCP, but im assuming thats what assigns random pc's on the network ip adresses correct? if so i have mine set to a static in windows .2 for hers and .4 for mine
EDIT: it appears setting the client port didnt do anything, that or i i used the wrong ranges, i started from 20001 and up.
Remove your computer from DMZ.
Remove Port Forwarding Rules.
Disable Firewall (if it has one?)
Turn uPnP = on , on the router.
Save settings, power it off for a few minutes.
Test
No?
Disable uPnP.. Power cycle router again... Test
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The client ports I'm talking about is when you Right Click the game in Origin, Game Properties, and there is a box that says something like "Command Line Arguments"
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Yes the R8000 supports DDWRT... if you do this read the instructions 3 times before attempting.
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Static Lease // DHCP Reservation = when you put the computer's MAC into your router
Static IP = when the client knows what IP it wants (i.e. adapter settings)
Would this make a difference? Unlikely but maybe.. people have reported crazy stuff that allows multiple clients to work together for other games.
*edit* oh yeah and if you disable DHCP and can't get back onto the router... that reset button on the back is going to come in handy... I really doubt it's this... but crazy world
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We don't play hardline together but we did play PvZ together on Time Warner with a FreeBSD/pfSense home-made router. We had no problems, but that's a bit unfair to judge from since it's designed to work for businesses where like devices connect.... PvZ and BF4/HL have more in common than you would first think too.
No other game ive ever purchased in recent years has given me such a hard time, i find it difficult to believe that it isnt simply oversight on DICE's end, they probably didnt expect a lot of people to have more than one copy per household, i had a lot of problems with bf 4 as well, and the smart port forwarding program helped make it stable, but its really hit or miss now, every single day i have to adjust something to even connect :/, there SHOULD be a proven work around by now youd figure, seeing how long bf4 has been out and hardline basically uses the same framework....
i dunno ill fiddle with it some more, thanks for the help guys
For me, turning uPnP off (in my Modem, which is also my router) worked like a charm!
