Ok last night I ran into every conceivable problem trying to get games going in Gamecenter, at one point my buddy MantaRay was causing fails (not intentionally) every time I tried to get into a challenge. I was frustrated because some people could connect and others could not. I started to look for problems associated with Gamecenter and in the Apple support page I found this information on port forwarding. I realize that some of you have probably already done this nifty little entry in your routers but I had not. After creating the port forwarding I noticed right away that my connection times are greatly improved and I was able to connect easier than before. I am still not able to connect to MantaRay and still get a failed bro if I put you into a challenge. This I don't understand.
If you are on a Wi-Fi network that is behind a firewall, see below.
About firewalls
Frequently used by corporations and educational institutions for increased security, firewalls block certain Internet traffic from entering or leaving a network.
Internet traffic moves through a firewall based on service-identification numbers called ports. Certain ports must be open for Game Center to work. Network administrators typically open a minimal set of network ports, allowing the traffic for approved applications to enter and leave the network while blocking other network traffic.
Ports to open
If the Wi-Fi network router you are connected to uses a firewall or security software to restrict Internet access, contact the network administrator and refer to this article. To use Game Center on a restricted Wi-Fi network, port forwarding must be enabled for these ports:
443 (TCP)
[URL="tel:3478-3497"]3478-3497[/URL] (UDP)
4398 (UDP)
5223 (TCP)
16384-16387 (UDP)
16393-16472 (UDP)
The Wi-Fi network administrator can refer to their router, firewall, or security software documentation for information about configuring port forwarding.
I would encourage everyone to allow port forwarding if you are playing behind a firewall, you can always delete the entries later if you choose. Here's to better Gamecenter action.
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After I got your invites it fed me a network error. Anyway, I tried inviting you, Manta, and POLEREX but to no avail. It immediately says "Failed" for all three of you.
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By the way, I get that same message every time I try to join DarkRacer in a game.
the port forwarding not too complicated provided your router is not too old. Just log into the admin access and look for advanced settings, typically you should see/find a tab or some other identifier that says port forwarding. Once there it is straight forward you put in the beginning port and ending port number and udp or tcp and then the IP address of your ipad/iPhone and apply. When there is only one port number it would go in the beginning and end (twice). You will end up with a table showing what's printed above. I don't think this is an end all fix all but it has helped my connection times and speed in connecting.
i may not be explaining this too good so I put a link that may answer more completely.
http://m.wikihow.com/Set-Up-Port-Forwarding-on-a-Router
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I will try this, but I'm wondering why this all the sudden has become an issue. It never was before and I have not done anything to my router/iPad to change the circumstances. Oh well. I'll keep working on it and hopefully the issue will magically disappear. My connection seems to have gotten better over the last hour or so.
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