Hey,

I was wondering if there was any way to run a Halo Custom Edition dedicated server on an actual server without running the program on your computer.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Alright, I'll bite.

First, I need to know a few things:

1. Do you have an extra computer that you plan to run this server on?

a. It should be running a copy of Windows XP or newer (Server software will work).

2. Do you have access to your household router?

a. Do you know how to access it and change port forwarding settings?


I'll assume the first question is a yes, seeing as that's the nature of the question itself. I'll also assume that it is running a valid copy of Windows.

Now, these tutorial will help you in setting up the server:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=323
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=316
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=314


Now, if you don't know anything about port forwarding, this part will by far be the most tricky for you, it's also where I see most people mess up as you can't give too specific instructions as everyone has different hardware.

If I remember correctly, the Halo CE game runs on port 2302, you will have to tell your router to take all connections on that port and send them to your server. To do this, you will need to access your router and forward that port to your server PC. I found a helpful website when learning how to do this would be
http://portforward.com/

You need to look up your specific router and how to forward port 2302 to your computer on that router. After all that is done you should have a working dedicated server.

Edited by Somone77 on Jul 27, 2011 at 04:46 PM