cant get anyone in

[Anonymous]

i have forwarded my ports and all but i still cant get anyone in....any idea's what it could be? im all up for trying anything

[cord73]

try port 16699 everyone ive helped with it has been successful also when u change port wcs has to be restarted

[Anonymous]

well that didnt help wither still no go

[Me Here]

Guest
What are you hosting with and what ports do you have forwarded?

It would be helpful to know a bit more about your set up also.

Router?
Dsl modem? both?
Firewalls and antivirus your using?
Is this a new problem?

[Anonymous]

im hosting with WCS....port 3 is forwarded
yes im on a router i have a cable modem windows firewall(but its off) and
and im using norton anti virus 2006
yes this is a new problem
the last time i didnt forward forts and i found out that i needed to forward them and i did and it worked so i unplugged my router to clean things and my problem started..........

[Me Here]

Recheck the router has got the correct rules forwarded.  I really recommend you change your port you use for your WCS, port 3 makes things like robomx, metis, and other bots not work correctly.

Change the port in the WCS configs to a higher port such as 6698 or 16698.. for example.

Then make sure your router didnt change the Internal Internet Address that it assigns the computer, if this changes its like there is no rule.
To make sure its correct do this
Go to Start > Run .. type 'cmd' then hit OK
Then in the black DOS box type 'ipconfig' then hit Enter.  This will give you an IP address for that machine your on.  

Now go to the router and verify that the same IP is being listed along side the ports you used, also make the forward rule for your new port you gave WCS for TCP.

Then also make sure your allowing WCS in your firewall and worm protection on Norton.