How to create the local server for a game

How to create the local server for a game

Games have the network mode. Depending on that, the Internet or a local area network is available to you, you can create the own server. Settings in this case will differ not strongly from those which are usually used at a game online.

It is required to you

  • - connection on a local area network;
  • - Internet access for obtaining information and downloading of programs.

Instruction

1. Learn type of your IP address. If you want to use your computer as a game server, it is the best of all to use the static address. Dynamic IP also quite will approach, however you should tell periodically it to other users of the server for connection to it. Usually the address changes at reconnection, in this case browse it by means of the menu of special online services of definition of the IP addresses. If you use VPN connection, the address can not change long time even at reset of the computer.

2. Install the software for creation of the local server on your computer. Select among available that program which best of all approaches under features of your game and which interface for you would be most clear. Best of all ask other users what programs they install for creation of the local server on this game.

3. After software installation pass to creation of the server. Enter your IP address in the local area network and use it as the key address of the server. Think up the login and the password for an input on your discretion. Select type – opened or closed. You can also use similar programs for connection to already available game servers.

4. Start a game for which you create the server on your computer. Pass into the mode of a multiplayer or a network game and enter settings of the address of your server. Other players should use the similar version of a computer game also. Also they need to install, start and configure the program for connection to your server, here it is the best of all to use the same program, as it was involved in its creation, but it is necessary to select item of connection to already existing game server and to enter data of the login and the password.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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