UDP_OpenSocket: bind: WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL, why, why, why?

[HotJuly]

Winsock Initialized
Opening IP socket: 70.222.127.424:27960
WARNING: UDP_OpenSocket: bind: WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL


I'm not on a router and I have windows firewall turned off. Google search
shows that when it happens it always happens because of router/firewall, so
I'm posting here just in case someone has had the problem and fixed it. I
keep getting the above warning when I try to run my game. When I try to run
the game I get the same message for every game port all the way up to 27969.
I restarted comp and modem server times. I uninstalled the game and
reinstalled it.

Any thoughts?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi HotJuly,

Sounds like there's a firewall in your Broadband Modem:

Call the tech support for that unit, and ask them to either setup a "DMZ"
(De-Militarized Zone which means the firewall is disabled) to bypass the
built-in firewall, or open the necessary ports in the equipment with you.

Here's the List of all Ports used by Zone
and DX Games: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/PortRoute.html#ports

To setup your router yourself visit: www.portforward.com/routers.htm


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HotJuly Wrote:
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| Winsock Initialized
| Opening IP socket: 70.222.127.424:27960
| WARNING: UDP_OpenSocket: bind: WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL
|
|
| I'm not on a router and I have windows firewall turned off. Google search
| shows that when it happens it always happens because of router/firewall, so
| I'm posting here just in case someone has had the problem and fixed it. I
| keep getting the above warning when I try to run my game. When I try to run
| the game I get the same message for every game port all the way up to 27969.
| I restarted comp and modem server times. I uninstalled the game and
| reinstalled it.
|
| Any thoughts?