Running Multiplayer Races Using rFactor 1.

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Overview This document is to help the average computer user setup their firewall and or router so that they can play and host rFactor races. Section 1: Hosting a race versus joining a race To join a race you do not need to change anything to your existing Internet connection. To host a race you will need to all other drivers to connect to your computer. By hosting the race you can specify the rules, trac and allowa!le cars. In order to have other drivers join your race you will have to open ports in any existing firewall. Section 2: Port n!or"ation To host games or a dedicator server you will need to open some ports so that other drivers can connect to your game. There are three types of games you can host. "ou can host a #$% only game, an Internet only game, or a #$% and Internet game. For any game you want to host on a #$% you will need to open up the ports in Ta!le &.'. #a$le 2.1 (orts re)uired for successfully hosting #$% races (ort %um!er Transport *escription +,,,T.( /ession, 0ace and .hat Information +,&12*( #$% 3uery Information +,+12*( 0ace 4vent Information

If want to host the game only over the Internet you only need to open up the ports in Ta!le &.&. #a$le 2.2 (orts re)uired for successfully hosting Internet only races (ort %um!er Transport *escription +,,,T.( /ession, 0ace and .hat Information +,+12*( 0ace 4vent Information

Section %: Port Forwar&ing an& Firewall '(ceptions %.1 Section Overview In general, some type of firewall protects computers on the Internet. If you are not !ehind any type of firewall you can ignore this section. $lso if you never intend on hosting any races you can s ip this section. %.2 )escription o! a !irewall $ firewall is either a piece of software that runs on your computer or a hardware device that sits !etween your modem and your computer. $ router that performs networ address translation is considered to !e a firewall. .ommon software firewalls are 5one$larm, Blac I.4, %orton Internet /ecurity, 6c$fee Firewall and 7indows 8( /ervice (ac & firewall. #in sys, %etgear, *lin , Bel in and .isco manufacture common hardware firewalls. %.% )river *oin Se+uence 7hen a driver attempts to join your race, that driver will get the address of your race from either a matchma er service or !y direct I(. 0egardless of which way the driver gets this information, the driver will attempt to connect and !e confronted !y your firewall. If your firewall does not let him in, he cannot join your race. "ou firewall must !e setup so that when the driver attempts to connect to your race it forwards his connection re)uest to computer hosting the race instead of !loc ing the re)uest. 9nce your firewall is setup correctly the driver will !e a!le to join your race. %., -llowing access In order to host a race you will need to configure your software and/or hardware firewall to allow other drivers to connect to your computer. To do this you will need to ena!le port forwarding or add exceptions to your firewalls rules. It is !eyond the scope of this document to give detailed instructions on how to ena!le port forwarding or exceptions for every possi!le software and hardware firewall. /ection , attempts to give instructions for the most popular firewall solutions. (lease consult documentation that came with your firewall product. 9nce you have discovered how to setup port forward and/or setup firewall exceptions you will need to ma e sure those changes reflect the ports listing in #a$le 2.1 and 2.2.

Section ,. Setting up port !orwar&ing an& !irewall e(ceptions /ection ,.' 7indows 8p /ervice (ac & /oftware Firewall 0ight .lic on 6y %etwor and /elect (roperties you should see a window li e Figure ,.1.1.

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0ight clic on your networ adapter and select (roperties. "ou should see a screen li e Figure ,.1.2.

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/elect the $dvanced ta! and then clic on the settings then you should see a screen li e Figure ,.1.%.

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.lic on the 4xceptions ta!. "ou should see a screen li e Figure ,.1.,.

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.lic on $dd (ort: "ou should see a screen li e Figure ,.1...

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4nter in the information !ased on #a$les 2.1 and 2.2. "ou will have to add a port for each row of those ta!les. 9nce you;re done you should see something li e Figure ,.1./.

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$t this point you have successfully setup 7indows 8( /ervice (ac & Firewall to allow hosted races on this computer to !e joined. 6a e sure that any other hardware firewalls are also properly configured.