LAN server

[shadoninja]

My friends and I wanted to get a LAN server up tonight, but when I make it, they can not see on on the "local area network" list.  Are there any common problems I am missing?

[EnEsCe]

Where it has the port, you need to type in the port the LAN server is running (usually 23073) and then click request list.

[Xxypher]

Make sure your ports are also forwarded and that you are even able to host.
Use this to make sure you can.
http://server1.enesce.com/ptest.php

[shadoninja]

I failed the test. Does that mean I can't even play a simple LAN game at my house?

[FliesLikeABrick]

Make sure your ports are also forwarded and that you are even able to host.
Use this to make sure you can.
http://server1.enesce.com/ptest.php

that is only for internet servers, he's talking about playing with people on his LAN behind the firewall

I failed the test. Does that mean I can't even play a simple LAN game at my house?

no, see my above comment.  He is wrong.

[shadoninja]

so what do I try now? all the firewalls are off on the computers

[chrisgbk]

Just to double check, you are, in fact, on a LAN with everyone who wants to play, right? ie: everyone who wants to play is physically in the same location, physically connected to the same router/switch/hub, and not each in their own homes?

If requesting servers fails to work, you can always join games manually, ie: the host checks his/her IP, and say, it shows as 192.168.0.100; everyone can then connect directly with that IP (and their IP's would be 192.168.0.101, 192.168.0.102, etc)

Ensure that whoever is hosting knows what port they are hosting on, and everyone else needs to type that port in, both to connect, and ALSO to have the server show up in the server list.

[shadoninja]

I figured it out. I had my computer's IP wrong, but I found it now and all is well. Ty for the help