Bt Home Hub

Sidd · 09-14-2007, 02:57 PM

Ok it seems a few people with the Bt Home Hub have been having problems.

The game pauses at "sending client info", or manages to join a server but loses the connection in the first 2 minutes. This happens in all source games, not just ff.

This is a firewall problem with the home hub. You need to enable some ports for it to work. A slight issue is the default hl2 setting in the home hub is wrong, and the ports listed on valve's website are wrong!

To change the firewall settings of the Home Hub follow read this link:

http://portforward.com/english/route...eat_Source.htm

The ports you need to forward are:
1200
6881 to 6889
27000 to 27050

Hopefully this will help a few people out. People with other routers don't see to have had as much trouble, maybe 6881 to 6889 isn't normally blocked by default? dunno. Anyway, this fixed ff for me and at least 2 other people.

Ginger Lord · 09-14-2007, 03:01 PM

I'll give this a go, my HomeHub is acting up. Had all the Source things forwarded so i'll try these too.

vartaxe · 09-14-2007, 03:51 PM

humm strange i always tought that the ports to use was

i will try yours... because i'm having troubles connecting to an server with the cornfield map... its strange buts true!

Sidd · 09-14-2007, 03:57 PM

ye, I'm not sure exactly which of the 27000 ports you need to forward, maybe just 00-15 and 30-39 is enough. But forwarding the 6881 to 6889 range definitely fixed it for me.

vartaxe · 09-14-2007, 04:44 PM

nothing done... still cant connect to any server

maybee it my new isp that sucks!!! i have 2mb (2048/256) adsl powered by tele2.lu (previously i had telepac.pt)

someone said to me that tele2.lu has some upload compression technology maybee thats the problem!?

please help me i want to play

Ginger Lord · 09-23-2007, 02:09 PM

What I have done to fix my homehub dropping my connection is to enable DMZ and point it at my computer on the network, then reconnect to the network.

Advanced > Application Sharing > DMZ > Assign PC

You may also need to restart your PC. Fixed problems in all Source Games for me with joining a server and within a minute getting "Connection Lost" error.

09-14-2007, 02:57 PM	#1
Sidd Lua Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Bt Home Hub Ok it seems a few people with the Bt Home Hub have been having problems. The game pauses at "sending client info", or manages to join a server but loses the connection in the first 2 minutes. This happens in all source games, not just ff. This is a firewall problem with the home hub. You need to enable some ports for it to work. A slight issue is the default hl2 setting in the home hub is wrong, and the ports listed on valve's website are wrong! To change the firewall settings of the Home Hub follow read this link: http://portforward.com/english/route...eat_Source.htm The ports you need to forward are: 1200 6881 to 6889 27000 to 27050 Hopefully this will help a few people out. People with other routers don't see to have had as much trouble, maybe 6881 to 6889 isn't normally blocked by default? dunno. Anyway, this fixed ff for me and at least 2 other people.

09-14-2007, 03:01 PM	#2
Ginger Lord Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunny England Affiliations: Custard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'll give this a go, my HomeHub is acting up. Had all the Source things forwarded so i'll try these too.

09-14-2007, 03:51 PM	#3
vartaxe Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	humm strange i always tought that the ports to use was i will try yours... because i'm having troubles connecting to an server with the cornfield map... its strange buts true!

09-14-2007, 03:57 PM	#4
Sidd Lua Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	ye, I'm not sure exactly which of the 27000 ports you need to forward, maybe just 00-15 and 30-39 is enough. But forwarding the 6881 to 6889 range definitely fixed it for me.

09-14-2007, 04:44 PM	#5
vartaxe Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	nothing done... still cant connect to any server maybee it my new isp that sucks!!! i have 2mb (2048/256) adsl powered by tele2.lu (previously i had telepac.pt) someone said to me that tele2.lu has some upload compression technology maybee thats the problem!? please help me i want to play

09-23-2007, 02:09 PM	#6
Ginger Lord Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunny England Affiliations: Custard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	What I have done to fix my homehub dropping my connection is to enable DMZ and point it at my computer on the network, then reconnect to the network. Advanced > Application Sharing > DMZ > Assign PC You may also need to restart your PC. Fixed problems in all Source Games for me with joining a server and within a minute getting "Connection Lost" error.

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