Enet and hamachi not working

[Remixful]

Clientside

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host = enet.host_create()
server = host:connect("localhost:7302")

Serverside

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host = enet.host_create("localhost:7302", 2500)

I tried putting my hamachi's IPv4 address in host_create on the server's side as well but it would return nil. I also tried putting my hamachi IPv4 address clientside. My friend tried it out and didn't work. He allowed the program through the firewall as well, but still no success. It works locally for me though.

Please help, thanks in advance!

[raidho36]

Try using the following on the server side.

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host = enet.host_create("*:7302", 2500)

[Remixful]

No luck This is quite frustrating. I've had another friend test it as well.

I'm hoping I don't have to move over to another networking library. :/

[raidho36]

The ENet library is perfectly good for the job, it must be an error on your side. Not using proper IP, not using proper configuration, etc. Not to mention that Hamachi requires some tinkering to get it working at the most basic level, I think it requires launching the library from within itself or else it does jack? And all it does is emulates LAN over WAN, it's only for games that don't support online multiplayer; since you got direct access to the networking library you might as well implement just that and connect the players over the internet "directly".

You'll have to try reading the manual for all the software involved. Networking isn't easy by any measure.

[Remixful]

Well, this is embarrassing. I didn't have the hamachi network driver installed for some reason. I installed it and now everything is working fine, I can also use my hamachi ip for connecting and hosting now!



Thanks anyways

[zorg]

Well, this is embarrassing. I didn't have the hamachi network driver installed for some reason. I installed it and now everything is working fine, I can also use my hamachi ip for connecting and hosting now!
Thanks anyways

Do note that hamachi does slow things down... can i ask why you aren't just using enet without relying on hamachi?
The only reason i could come up with is that, for whatever reason, you can't forward ports on your router/etc.

[Remixful]

you can't forward ports on your router/etc.

This exactly. No router access - I don't pay for the internet so my parents don't want me hosting stuff - until I can get a server on my own.

Otherwise, I would've just forwarded the port by now.

[zorg]

you can't forward ports on your router/etc.

This exactly. No router access - I don't pay for the internet so my parents don't want me hosting stuff - until I can get a server on my own.
Otherwise, I would've just forwarded the port by now.

Completely understandable, despite the irony that hamachi will probably mean a lot more traffic than if you just forwarded one port...
But yeah, parents, would be hard to explain, what can you do

[raidho36]

If you have enough spare cash, you can rent some VDS, eliminating problems with port forwarding and whatnot. Low powered ones come at affordable price tags. Plus you can host your website on the same server - not a very good idea tho if you don't plan on renting the server persistently.