TheAwesomeCobra Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hello, and thanks for any help- I am trying to host a server from FSX Gold so that an FSX Deluxe player can join. I tried using FSHost, but it won't display the server status or anything as seen in the help section (see where it says that it should display the status when first opened. It didn't even automatically start the server.) https://www.chocolatesoftware.com/fshost/. Can someone tell me how this program is supposed to work, or if I should just use another program? Also, what's up with being able to host a server directly from FSX? It looks like it lets you do that. -Cobra Tags (forgot to add them): FSX, Server, Host, FSHost, Player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Are you using Windows 10? Have you read the entire help section? Have you tried running the program as Admin? OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAwesomeCobra Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Tried some more stuff, got more crud to work, and so on... but still no success. see my video: https://youtu.be/060iAKsbwHo Yes, I'm using W10 for the hosting pc, and Win XP is the one that won't connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Have you checked the firewall for both computers? OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Also, what's up with being able to host a server directly from FSX? You can run FSX as a host for a few players, accessed as part of the multiplayer dialog. Others will need to know your IP address in order to connect, and what CRJ says about firewall permissions, etc. applies. Win 10 vs Win XP shouldn't matter, but IP address and firewall port settings are very important. If you're running a router, it too will need proper setup. And the FSX port settings need to match for the host and those connecting. A friend and I have been doing this since FS98, and we're now on P3D, so that capability has been in FS for a long time. You do need to use the direct connect, though, not the gameserver mode. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqytn Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 It's been a few years since I've run a FSHost server but If I remember correctly the main trick to have it listed is to have port 80 open on your router and firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianhr Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Check out JoinFS. There are servers up and online, or you can create your own. Near-flawless multiplayer, in my experience. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAwesomeCobra Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 I have decided to do JoinFS, and the discussion continues on my other thread: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?312442-Looking-for-casual-fsx-servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Just to note here that if one needs to have port 80 forwarded then your ISP may block that port. OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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