[Guide] How to get autorefresher to work!

XplittR · #1 04-03-2007, 02:14 PM

Okay, I don't know how many times I have told people how to make the autorefresher work, so now I will make an guide on how to use it.

Can you host?

First check if you can host customgames at battle.net at all. You do this by logging into Warcraft III and Battle.net and click Custom Games and then Create Game. Choose a game that is very popular, like Dota. Call it "Dota -apem" or something like that. If people join the game, then you are fine.

You can host.

If nobody could join your game, then you eigher did it at the wrong time of day, hosted a not-popular map, or you have firewall that blocks it. If you use an software-firewall, try to turn it off and then try to host again. If you got Windows Firewall activated (only service pack 2 I think), you should try to deactivate it. You do this by going into Start -> Control Panel -> Windows Firewall. Try host now.

If it still does not work, it's most probably because you've got an router. Most routers got an firewall too, so you need to open some ports in the router, as you cant deactivate it. To open ports you must enter your router settings. Go into Internet Explorer or another browser, and type "192.168.0.1" or "192.168.1.1" or something like that. Try to change the two last numbers until you get to an page, which may ask for a password. another way to find the router is to press Start -> Run... -> type "cmd" -> and type "ipconfig", then check the "IP-Adress" and remember what is there and type it into your browser. Now to your username and password, they are not the same on all routers, so try with different combinations of "admin". Like this:

Method one:
- Username: Admin
- Password: *blank*

Method two:
- Username: Admin
- Password: Admin

And so on. You might have to try alot of times before you get it to work. It might also stand in the user manual of your router.
Then you've got to find the tab called "Firewall". It might be hard to spot on some routers, but it should be there somewhere.
Now you've got to type this into the blank fields:

- Check for Enabled
- Type whatever you want in Name
- Check for Allowed
- Interface: Both or *
- IP Range Start: *
- IP Range End: *
- Protocol: Both or *
- Port Range: 6112-6119
- Schedule: Always

Ofcourse these may vary from each router, but it should be something like that. After you have filled in all fields, press Apply. Now try to host again at Warcraft III. If it still don't work, then I think you have skipped one of the previously steps. If you need help to open the ports in your router, you should try to find you router at www.portforward.com and follow the guide it shows you there.

The Autorefresher

Now, when you can host, open the Autorefresher and host a game. This time you should host an map with alot of maxplayers (like 12), and it could also be an unpopular map. If you see alot of "Autorefresher has joined the game" and "Autorefresher has left the game", you are set up, and it's working. Good job.

But if Autorefresher don't join your game, then there might be these problems occuring:
- Warcraft III is not in your registry
- Warcraft III is not installed at the default path

To fix this, you should reinstall Warcraft III. First of all you should take an backup of the maps and replays and such you want. Then you should uninstall Warcraft III, and install it again. When you install it, make sure you dont change the path that it installs to. By default it's C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\. Do not change it to anything else. Now try to host again. If it still does not work, then it might be your operative system thats the problem, or the file may be corrupt. Try download it again from another place.

There you go, the guide to make autorefresher work. Please also look at my other thread on how to make the autorefresher refresh with your name (max 11 letters/symbols).

-XplittR