Re: [Freeciv] Problem Playing a Local Game

[lduperval@xxxxxxxxx]

On 27 Dec, hop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm not certain if this is a bug report, or simply my mistakes, but
> here it goes. I'm having difficulties playing a simple local game of
> me vs. computer. I start the server without problems, but when I try
> to connect to the server, i receive a "Destination Net Unreachable".
> Of course, I use a dialup PPP for my internet stuff, so I connected
> to the internet, then tried to connect to my local game. It fails,
> giving me a "Connection Refused".
> 
> The strange part is that when I start the server, it says that it is
> ready to receive new connections. (Nothing shows up in the server's
> output when I try to connect, btw).
> 
> When I try to connect to my local game, I use "localhost" as the
> address that the game is located at, and I use port 5555, (default).
> The port settings appear to match.
> 
> If its relevant, I'm using linux 2.0.34 (redhat 5.1). Everything
> compiled and installed without a problem.
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin Hopkins

Does "ping localhost" work? Try connecting to 127.0.0.1 instead of
localhost to see if it changes anything.

Good luck!

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