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can only host through static ip

Posted: 27 Mar 2016, 21:51
by par73
is there literally no other way for me to host a game without creating a static ip every time for the game to be hosted on?

Re: can only host through static ip

Posted: 29 Mar 2016, 00:17
by punkUser
Huh? Be more specific here... you talking a local "NAT" IP address or what? You need to port forward, that's the only way. How you sort out how to port forward and arrange your internal network is up to you.

Re: can only host through static ip

Posted: 04 Apr 2016, 22:32
by dac
setup a dhcp reservation on the router if you can.

if you cant, then yeah, gotta check it every time you reconnect

Re: can only host through static ip

Posted: 05 Apr 2016, 03:31
by punkUser
DHCP reservation is the best, but even if you can't do that you can just set the given machine to a static IP (outside of the DHCP reservation range). Kind of a pain, but there's no getting around it here.