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[Hippoman]

so i got everything up. DF .03, Putty, and Term.
Then in putty i switch it to Telnet, then put in my IP address, then port 8000 instead of the standard 23.
Then I click launch and it shows a box with a green square, beeps and closes.

Ok so the 127. one works, but My ip doesnt. My port is closed isnt it?

[SolarShado]

i'd say, suspect your firewall.

crazy idea: do you have more than one active network connection? (e.g.: wifi and ethernet)

[Hippoman]

No idea.

[SolarShado]

laptop or desktop?

have you ever tinkered with virtualizaton (Virtual Box, VMware, etc.) on this machine?

the reason I ask, is that i've had trouble with programs (not this one, something of my own creation) listening to connections on the wrong NIC.

I have no idea if this program would be susceptible to this bug; I'm not entirely sure what causes it.

[Hippoman]

Desktop.
One of two remaining desktops.
Is not directly connected to router.
I can no longer mess with internet settings.
I have no idea what vitural box is.

[SolarShado]

Desktop and no virtualization... no, probably just one net adapter, there goes that idea.

look at your firewall settings.

it sounds like you've got more than one computer on a network, try connecting from the other machine?

[Hippoman]

Will not and cannot connect from other machine.
Parents.

Firewall eh? How would I check that? My dad downloaded like 40.

[SolarShado]

Firewall eh? How would I check that? My dad downloaded like 40.

O_O

Okay, is this your personal machine, or a family computer?

If it's yours, start un-installing. Figure out what you've got (look through the start menu, add/remove programs list, system tray, etc.), do a little research and figure out the best of the bunch. Ditch the rest.

If it's not, carefully explain to your parents/whoever that you need no more than one active firewall, and that more than one can actually interfere and cause headaches. Then, see above.

Once you're down to one firewall, you'll probably have some across it's settings dialog or whatever.

[Hippoman]

There probably only two or 3 working firewalls.
Its all microsoft bullshit.

[SolarShado]

At any rate, make sure there's only one running. If it's a decent one, it shoud've given you a prompt of some sort the first time you ran DFterm.

McAfee's is something like "program blocked, click here to change."

The one in Win7 give you a pair of check-boxes to allow access on public/private networks.

Those are the only ones I'm really familiar with, but I imagine others would act similarly.

[Hippoman]

It did tyhat for DFterm. but not for Putty.

[SolarShado]

outbound traffic usually isn't restricted... still, figure out which firewall(s) are active and dig around in the settings. post the names/versions if you have trouble

[Hippoman]

When I open it with a fortress running it says a running DF can be attached to slot one. How do I do that, I can't type anything in the CMD, and I didn't see any faq packaged with it.

Quick guide:

1. Start dfterm
2. Grab a telnet client. You need this also on the machine where you start dfterm. This is probably PuTTY for you.
3. Telnet to 127.0.0.1, port 8000 (you can replace 127.0.0.1 with your IP address, other players need that)
4. You should see something already. Press CTRL+A and then type in your nickname and press enter.
5. You are now in chat. You can type your message here and press enter.
6. You can attach the DF process to the screen by typing "/launchdf" to chat. Again, check for supported DF version. Launch DF before doing this step.
7. You can start playing by pressing CTRL+A while in chat and CTRL+A again to return to chat.

Ports and addresses can be tuned. More slots can be created, if you are into that. The detailed manual is in a file called manual.pdf

Ok so I got my friend to join. I put in 127.0.0.1
He put in my IP address. But when he typed something it closed.
What do I do?

[Adeon]

When I open it with a fortress running it says a running DF can be attached to slot one. How do I do that, I can't type anything in the CMD, and I didn't see any faq packaged with it.

Quick guide:

1. Start dfterm
2. Grab a telnet client. You need this also on the machine where you start dfterm. This is probably PuTTY for you.
3. Telnet to 127.0.0.1, port 8000 (you can replace 127.0.0.1 with your IP address, other players need that)
4. You should see something already. Press CTRL+A and then type in your nickname and press enter.
5. You are now in chat. You can type your message here and press enter.
6. You can attach the DF process to the screen by typing "/launchdf" to chat. Again, check for supported DF version. Launch DF before doing this step.
7. You can start playing by pressing CTRL+A while in chat and CTRL+A again to return to chat.

Ports and addresses can be tuned. More slots can be created, if you are into that. The detailed manual is in a file called manual.pdf

Ok so I got my friend to join. I put in 127.0.0.1
He put in my IP address. But when he typed something it closed.
What do I do?

I think its unlikely this is a dfterm issue. Maybe your network has not been set up correctly. Go to http://www.canyouseeme.org/ to check if your port is open.

Did your friend see anything when he connected? Or was it just black screen and then it disappeared.

[Hippoman]

When I open it with a fortress running it says a running DF can be attached to slot one. How do I do that, I can't type anything in the CMD, and I didn't see any faq packaged with it.

Quick guide:

1. Start dfterm
2. Grab a telnet client. You need this also on the machine where you start dfterm. This is probably PuTTY for you.
3. Telnet to 127.0.0.1, port 8000 (you can replace 127.0.0.1 with your IP address, other players need that)
4. You should see something already. Press CTRL+A and then type in your nickname and press enter.
5. You are now in chat. You can type your message here and press enter.
6. You can attach the DF process to the screen by typing "/launchdf" to chat. Again, check for supported DF version. Launch DF before doing this step.
7. You can start playing by pressing CTRL+A while in chat and CTRL+A again to return to chat.

Ports and addresses can be tuned. More slots can be created, if you are into that. The detailed manual is in a file called manual.pdf

Ok so I got my friend to join. I put in 127.0.0.1
He put in my IP address. But when he typed something it closed.
What do I do?

I think its unlikely this is a dfterm issue. Maybe your network has not been set up correctly. Go to http://www.canyouseeme.org/ to check if your port is open.

Did your friend see anything when he connected? Or was it just black screen and then it disappeared.

It was black unless he typed something. it looked like cmd.
Port 8000 is closed for me. Damn super firewall thing.
My dad set it up so we need to add in mac addresses from computers in order for them to connect to our network.