Remote server up/down status

[thefile]

Is there a way I can tell that the remote server is up other than starting the FG client and trying to connect? (i.e pinging the IP on a specific port)

[Andraax]

If you know the IP address, you can check it using this web page (https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/). The port is usually 1802, unless your GM has told you otherwise.

[thefile]

How do I translate the alias to an IP?

[Andraax]

You can't easily, that I know of.

[Trenloe]

How do I translate the alias to an IP?
Try to join game and look in the console.log file in the FG data directory - this shows the IP address matched to the GM's alias the last time they started a campaign.

[ivell]

Old topic, but looks like the check for port does not work anymore for FGU. Tried the tool mentioned above as well programically do it from my own interpreter and always says port is closed even though my players can join the game. Any ideas on why/how?

[Imagix]

FGU uses UDP and not TCP. The tool mentioned above only tries to establish a TCP connection.

[ivell]

Yeah, found out few minutes ago with Wireshark. Thanks anyway.