Doomseeker does not have any servers!

[Goldenflare5643]

So recently I got Doomseeker bundled with Zandronum and I want to play it with my friends at my local library...
I attempted to run Doomseeker and instead of servers appearing up like they do on my computer, nothing came up! I looked in my configuration settings and everything was normal...

At this point I am stumped... I have no clue why this is happening, anyone know whats wrong?

BTW I am not sure if there is a Doomseeker Wiki but if there is: i'm not going there cause I want Experienced Doom Professionals which I know inhabit this forum to help me, because I always find the Wiki confusing...

--Thank you!

[Tapwave]

You tried it at a library? That must be why, a lot of libraries have some seriously restrictive network access policies.
Also, seriously, you don't need to color everything. I'm using the dark theme unlike most people and I can't read half of what you write.

[Rachael]

Experienced Doom Professionals? If I get a title like that I may as well get some compensation for it. Do you do Paypal?

Joking aside - it's more than likely firewalled. Why do you want to play at a local library so bad, and not home? That's not what libraries are for. If they have a firewall it's there for a reason. That being said, if you have administrative access to the computer there are ways to bypass the firewall but they aren't simple, especially for a direct application such as Doomseeker and Zandronum.

[Goldenflare5643]

Damn... Well is there any way to bypass it without disabling it?








BTW, funny joke!
Seriously though, you know your stuff when it comes to this. Me; i'm a kid who wants to know but at this point in time knows pretty much just 'resurrect','idfa', and 'give everything'...

[Rachael]

Using your own computer (such as a laptop) - yes.

Using the library computer - also yes (maybe), but much much harder and may not even be possible without administrative permissions.

[Goldenflare5643]

What I mean is there a way to do that with something like the cmd program...
Like some code or commands.

[Caligari87]

Probably not, because even if you use cmd, you still need to be an admin to disable the firewall. If it's a library computer, I can virtually guarantee you're not an admin.

[Rachael]

You can try using an anonymous VPN but those tend to be laggy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=anonymo ... eamonkey-a - you'll have to find a service, unfortunately the only way to do this is by trial-and-error unless you know someone who's already done it. (I personally don't, so someone else may have to chime in)

You then invoke "ncpa.cpl" (you can type this into a Run prompt or directly in the start menu) and create a VPN connection in the Network Connections control panel that appears, putting in the server name and starting it and giving the credentials when it asks.

[Goldenflare5643]

But how about a bat file server, a game of mine uses a bat file to set up a LAN server and it goes right past its firewall, so if that works then wouldn't it be the same if I could find out how to do that with doom?

[Rachael]

The file server has to support incoming VPN connections. But otherwise, no. Everything you're doing is by port number and protocol, and it is possible to filter everything except ports 80 and 443 which a lot of public network providers do - which, you guessed it, instantly disables the great majority of non-browser based multiplayer games.

The only reason VPN would possibly work is because the SSTP transport uses port 443, but even that is questionable because Windows won't even connect to it without a proper certificate. To any external firewall application the outgoing VPN connection may well just look like a connection to an https:// site. However, an internal firewall (one directly installed on the computer) would definitely know better, and you'd still have problems even with a VPN since it will manage the VPN connection itself, as well.

[Caligari87]

A bat file is just a list of commands. You can try opening it with Notepad to see what it does.

[Goldenflare5643]

That is a bat file, but the commands from the one for that other game got past the fire wall..fire wall..fire wall..fire wall.. fire wall..fire wall..
(huge statement echos through time and space)




And i'm using a Chromebook right now so I cant open it...

[Rachael]

Color/size abuse aside.......

Do you have a copy of said .bat?

And i'm using a Chromebook right now so I cant open it...

Even better. That can be translated into an .sh file which a chromebook will read.

[wildweasel]

That is a bat file, but the commands from the one for that other game got past the fire wall..fire wall..fire wall..fire wall.. fire wall..fire wall..
(huge statement echos through time and space)

Please stop using the color and size tags.

[Caligari87]

Even better. That can be translated into an .sh file which a chromebook will read.

Assuming the relevant commands are available on a Chromebook... I hope OP realizes it's a bit more complex than just changing the extension