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Connect directly via IP over LAN

Posted: 12 Jan, 2017 20:11
by cepewka
Hi,
Can you add an option to connect to server directly by providing IP? This would simplify playing over VPN since many of them do not allow UDP broadcast which makes finding games impossible.
Thanks
Cepewka

Posted: 13 Jan, 2017 19:37
by Noktis
Awake works on Hamachi and Tunngle via UDP.

Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 8:39
by cepewka
Great, but how does it answer my question?

Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 12:17
by Noktis
Can you add an option to connect to server directly by providing IP?
What server you talking about?

Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 15:13
by cepewka
User hosting game on LAN via UDP.

Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 17:13
by Noktis
To play via LAN, all computers must be connected to the same LAN. A player who wishes to join your game will need to know the game's name like here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZvO1yTGOk

I remember that blankname did Direct IP connection but it don't work for me (i can't see the connection type). Maybe we add IP connection to Awake Reboot.

Posted: 14 Jan, 2017 17:49
by cepewka
To play via LAN, all computers must be connected to the same LAN. A player who wishes to join your game will need to know the game's name like here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWZvO1yTGOk
This is the thing I am talking about — Diablo tries to find games using UDP broadcast which is not forwarded by default in many VPN implementations. If you add connecting directly by IP, gamers will be able to play with each other using any layer 3 VPN (e.g. Windows RRAS) or even without it (with public IP and/or port forwarding).