So I am trying to get numerous networking tutorials working but they all fail when I try to get them to connect with another machine. Locally, they all work like a charm but not so much when trying to get this over the net. I tried Photon and Smartfox with the same results for both. I have a feeling this has something to do wih my router blocking connections. I guess I have a few questions also, can I use the 127.0.0.1 localhost ip address to attempt connecting to PC’s on the same network, like a LAN connection? Is the only way around this whole router problem is by port forwarding? Can I have a router and still start a server that will work? I’m sure there is something else I should ask but I have been trying this out for the past two days with no luck… and tired. Also is LAN very similar to the whole networking thing in terms of connecting, sending and synchronizing?
can I use the 127.0.0.1 localhost ip address to attempt connecting to PC’s on the same network. No, Thats a loopback which you can’t use on the network.
Is the only way around this whole router problem is by port forwarding? Probably.
Can I have a router and still start a server that will work? yep with forwarding.
Also is LAN very similar to the whole networking thing in terms of connecting, sending and synchronizing?
Lan = Local network. ( use of private ip’s mostly ) so yes it’s about the same.