Ian HEUER Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hello I am new to VS and was able to set up a server on my own pc that my friends can play but when I try to join it I get an error message of "no message could be made because the target machine actively refused it". The server works for my buddies but not me, is there something I'm missing about server hosting or do I just need to disable the server and use the open to internet feature when I want to play with my friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakko Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I don't have a solution, but I'm watching for an answer. We've had this problem as well. I was told that our internet router was probably blocking access. The default port is 42420, if that is any help. Edited October 8, 2020 by dakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyron Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Wait, you're trying to connect to your own server running on the same computer? You should definitely be able to connect using 'localhost' as address 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitro Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I am having the same issue. port forwarded 42420 on both my and my friend's routers but still can't connect to each other. Even tried connecting to my own IP and I get this message "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it..." (shows ip and port) and that with dedicated server. The Single Player just gives me a Upnp error when my router already has that enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel Monleón Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 I am having this issue connecting to a g-portal server. No password or whitelist. I am able to connect, but my friends can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggbean Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Hello, I am having the same kind of connection issues as OP. I have tried several ways to address the issue, including reinstalling the game, logging out and back in, reattaching to the server, etc. I was previously able to access this server on a different computer but when I switched to a new computer, I suddenly had an issue logging in. Edit: So I think I fixed the problem as I am now able to connect Edited March 26, 2021 by ruggbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerLord Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 7:30 AM, ruggbean said: Hello, I am having the same kind of connection issues as OP. I have tried several ways to address the issue, including reinstalling the game, logging out and back in, reattaching to the server, etc. I was previously able to access this server on a different computer but when I switched to a new computer, I suddenly had an issue logging in. Edit: So I think I fixed the problem as I am now able to connect It would be very kind of you if you could at least try to specify what you did to fix this. Just typing "I fixed it" in a thread should be a ban reason... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggbean Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 8:23 AM, DerLord said: It would be very kind of you if you could at least try to specify what you did to fix this. Just typing "I fixed it" in a thread should be a ban reason... If I remember correctly, the port number on the back of my server ID was not input correctly when moving to a new computer and I had to double check my server ID against the port number. It would also be very kind of posters to sometimes show screenshots or exact logs of the issues that they are trying to get fixed, especially because there are multiple reasons why an issue can occur, especially on such an early access game. Did OP fix the issue? If not, why not come back and tell us what they did to fix it. Not sure who hurt you, but to insinuate that what I said or didn't should constitute a ban is rather extreme and I hope you have a better day about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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