I am new. here are my questions so far

[punkouter]

I have read half the forum and I will continue reading.. but here are the questions I have so far

1. Everything work find when I test out the examples. But when I test them out going through HTTP it will not connect.
I am at work and they do block some ports. The example games in the showcase do not work here.
So I guess to create a test multiplayer games at work I just run them without using the IIS server right?

2. I am confused what the 8080 web server is used for vs. the IIS server. Naturally when people call a web page
is is on port 80. So where does the electr 8080 web server come into play?? Am I suppose to put all electro files in
that root folder?? I am confused when to use that and when to use port 80(IIS) ??

3. The chat port is 9875? When you say CHAT port is that the port that will be used for all multiplayer games?

4. What is the admin 60504 port needed for?

I am going to test this out when I get home and I assume I will then be able to connect using IIS.

I am just really confused about all these ports!!

[punkouter]

Ok I have rad more

So it seems the 8080 web server is for people without a web server already running? I already have IIS so there is absolutly no need to use the electr web server right?

If I am testing on my localmachine then the serversettings IP should ALWAYS be 127.0.0.1 RIGHT?

And if I have a coworker test then I should switch that ip to my internal ip address like 192.168.0.5 or whatever. right?

I am confused how the firewall affects this since is there a firewall internally ? Or is it only external?? I guess the only person who would know is the network admin

is there a way to check for open ports on the internal network without them firing me ?

[xerent]

So it seems the 8080 web server is for people without a web server already running? I already have IIS so there is absolutly no need to use the electr web server right?

If you have a web server up and running, you don't need to run the ES one.

If I am testing on my localmachine then the serversettings IP should ALWAYS be 127.0.0.1 RIGHT?

Correct.

And if I have a coworker test then I should switch that ip to my internal ip address like 192.168.0.5 or whatever. right?

If that co-worker is on the same internal network as you, then correct. If he's trying to access it from outside the network, you will need to switch your server to listen on a public IP.

I am confused how the firewall affects this since is there a firewall internally ? Or is it only external?? I guess the only person who would know is the network admin

Probably all unneeded ports are closed.

is there a way to check for open ports on the internal network without them firing me ?

http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2

You can test to see what ports are open.

[punkouter]

That link went to a bunch of files. what is the name of the program ?


after trying and trying I am stuck. It will all work if I use 127.0.0.1.. but anything else and it will not connect

So I boought a flash communications book and I have bene going through that...

Any comparisons of using flashcomm vs. electroserver anywhere?

[webgeek]

If it all works with 127.0.0.1 then you are having basic networking issues. This has been posted a million times before in the forum but the basic idea is this:
1) make sure flash is loaded from the same IP address on which the server is listening. So if the server is listening on 205.145.245.85 then the HTML page that contains the SWF embed/object code should use that same IP.
2) Flash needs to be configured to point at that same IP and port that the server is using.

Once you have done this and are sure its correct, things should work. If they dont:
1) Make sure the server is running
2) Try and telnet to the server IP/port. If you can't connect, then you probably have network issues like a firewall denying connections. If you can connect but Flash can't then you probably have something wrong with the way Flash is configured.

As obnoxious as this is, it has nothing to do with ElectroServer specifically. All socket servers have to be configured for your specific environment and how you intend to use it. This is the same for web servers, mail servers, etc.

Once you get everything working to this point, then you can set up policy file support in your code and gain from deployment flexibility.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.