Client connects to server, but Network.peerType returns Disconnected until next click

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1

Hey all :slight_smile:

I’m kinda new with all this Server-Client programming, so I followed some tutorials which gave me a basic idea of how to make it work, but now I have this really annoying problem

When I click a login button, it should run my Network.Connect(“127.0.0.1”, 2602);
After this I should be online with my client, which is true, because I check for connections on my Server which tells me that I have one signed on, but the wierd thing is that when I print(Network.peerType);
I’m given Disconnected, even though my Server says I’m connected.
Next time I click the login button, it tells me I’m Client

Might it be because of my code that takes too much time to run?

function OnGUI(){

if(!loggedIn){

	if(!registering){
	
		GUI.BeginGroup(new Rect(Screen.width/2 - 300, Screen.height/2 - 300, 600, 600));
		GUI.Box(new Rect(0,0,600,600),"Gladiator Wars");
		
		username = GUI.TextArea(new Rect(200,50,200,25),username);
		password = GUI.TextArea(new Rect(200,75,200,25),password);
		
		if(GUI.Button(new Rect(200,100,200,25), "Login")){
			
			Connect();
			
			print(Network.peerType);
			
		}

    }

}

}

function Connect(){

if(Network.peerType == NetworkPeerType.Disconnected){
	
	Network.Connect("127.0.0.1", 2602);

}

if(Network.peerType == NetworkPeerType.Client){

	networkView.RPC("Login", RPCMode.Server, username, password, Network.player);

}

print(Network.peerType);

}

2

Network.Connect() needs some time to made connection.

Try to use :

// For Server
    function OnPlayerConnected (player : NetworkPlayer) 
    {
        networkView.RPC("RequestLoginInfo" , player , true);
    }

// For Client
    @RPC
    function RequestLoginInfo (loggedIn : boolean)
    {
       networkView.RPC("Login", RPCMode.Server, username, password, Network.player);
    }

or use function OnConnectedToServer () in client

3

Sorry, it’s late to answer this, but google shows this link in first place when I search for “Network.peerType”.
For those people who came here looking for answer about this problem, it isn’t a unity bug, just set “Run In Background = true” at Player Settings and “Network.peerType ==NetworkPeerType.Disconnected” is work fine.

Para quem está lendo em português, se não setar “Run In Backgroud = true” em Edit/Project Settings/Player e fizer testes locais em sua máquina conectando duas instâncias do jogo, a que tem o server estará em background quando o cliente conectar, e Network.peerType continuará == NetworkPeerType.Disconnected e os exemplos encontrados na net não funcionarão.

Espero ter ajudado.