When I start a server, I wait for players. I wait, wait, wait but I NEVER see other players! Could someone tell me what's wrong?

Thanks!

It could be that your server is pinging, meaning the NAT settings within your local area network haven't properly been configured which prevents anyone from joining. If you did properly forward your ports, I believe the latest version of JJ2+ has various fixes in it that solves these problems.

Similarly, you might not be running the latest version of JJ2, which would make it impossible for anyone playing 1.23 to join your server. A simple enough fix is to run the 1.23 patcher.

Another likely reason is that there's no one else playing who wants to join your server because they're already playing on another or don't particularly care for the level or game mode you're hosting.

Actually, the latest released version of JJ2+ might actually break hosting, which is why I made a quick fix, or you could just use the Auto-Relist plus.dll I want to test.

If you haven't forwarded any ports yet, you have to forward port 10052 for both UDP and TCP. If you don't know how to forward ports, go to Portforward.com, select your router model, select any game (it doesn't matter which game), replace whatever port numbers are mentioned with port 10052 UDP and TCP.

If you did everything right, you should be able to query your own server through a GIP script by selecting your server and seeing your player's name listed.

Can you join other servers?

Also, consider the time of day you host. I notice for me in North America, the majority of servers are in the daytime. "Test the waters" a little by looking for other servers before hosting, and you should be able to get a few players.

Name it Tonius Hotel

If you don't get a bunch of Polish noob players, there's something seriously wrong then

Originally Posted by BlurredD

If you did everything right, you should be able to query your own server through a GIP script by selecting your server and seeing your player's name listed.

http://www.jazzjackrabbit.net/tester.php

Originally Posted by BlurredD

Actually, the latest released version of JJ2+ might actually break hosting, which is why I made a quick fix, or you could just use the Auto-Relist plus.dll I want to test.

If you haven't forwarded any ports yet, you have to forward port 10052 for both UDP and TCP. If you don't know how to forward ports, go to Portforward.com, select your router model, select any game (it doesn't matter which game), replace whatever port numbers are mentioned with port 10052 UDP and TCP.

I already tried it without jj2+, but still no players.
And I don't know what model of router we have. If I did, my parents won't let me edit the settings (I'm just 12).

Originally Posted by Puffie40

Can you join other servers?

Also, consider the time of day you host. I notice for me in North America, the majority of servers are in the daytime. "Test the waters" a little by looking for other servers before hosting, and you should be able to get a few players.

I can join other servers.
But I live in Europe. So when it's daytime in North America, it's night or evening at home.

If your parents don't let you to modify the router config then you can't host..
or maybe firewall block the port(10052) just put that port at exceptions

Originally Posted by DarkB

If your parents don't let you to modify the router config then you can't host..
or maybe firewall block the port(10052) just put that port at exceptions

That doesn't work. I don't think there's anything else to do about it.

Originally Posted by tonius11

That doesn't work. I don't think there's anything else to do about it.

You have antivir or something who block that port ?(close all programs that protect your pc then try to host and see what happens)
If that dosen't work try to put the port'10052' to exceptions at firewall but both UDP and TCP.