Setting Up the First Server

Configure the Router:

• Access the Linksys router web pages by pointing your browser to 192.168.1.1
• Select the 'Status' page and write down the following:
  • WAN addresss
  • DNS addresses (e.g., 123.456.789.012)
• Select the 'DHCP' page and then select 'disable' and 'apply'.
• Select the 'Advanced' and then 'Forwarding' tab and enter the following line of data:
  • Service Port Range: 9998-9998
  • Protocol: Both
  • IP Address: 192.168.1.10
• (PC, only) In the same page enter the following additional line of data:
  • Service Port Range: 9990-9990
  • Protocol: Both
  • IP Address: 192.168.1.10
• Select 'apply'.

Configure the First Computer:

Macintosh:

• Access your TCP/IP control panel (Apple->Control Panels->TCP/IP)
• Set 'Configure' to: 'manual'.
• Set the 'IP Address' to: 192.168.1.10
• Set the 'Subnet mask' to: 255.255.255.0
• Set the 'Router address' to: 192.168.1.1
• Set the 'Name server addr' to: the DNS addresses you wrote down previously.
• Close the window and select 'Save'.

PC:

• Access your Network control panel (Start Menu-> Settings-> Control Panel->Network
• Select the "Identity" or "Identification" button and write down your NetBios Name andWorkgroup Name. Go back to the Network control panel.
• Select the list item that looks something like: TCP/IP->"Your NetWork Card Description"
• Select the "Properties" button
• Select the "IP Address" tab
• Select the "Specify IP Address" tab
  Set the IP Address to: 192.168.1.10
  Set the Subnet Mask to: 255.255.255.0
• Select the "Gateway" tab.
  Remove ANY items in the "Installed Gateways" list.
  Set the New Gateway to: 192.168.1.1
  Select "Add"
• Select the "DNS Configurations" tab.
  Select "Enable DNS"
  Set the "DNS Server search order" to: the DNS addresses you wrote down previously
  ( Probably needed) Set the "Host" to: your computer's NetBios name you wrote down previously.
  ( Probably not needed) Set the "Domain" to: your workgroup name you wrote down previously.
• Click OK, then OK again.
• Shut down every computer on the network.
• Restart the computer you just configured.

Other possibilities:

• Delete Microsoft's ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) software, or other ICS software on all Networked computers.

Configure the Palace Server:

Mac:

None Required

PC:

• If you have a redirection service, write down the name you have registered your palace as (e.g., my_palace.dynips.com).

In the following instructions:

• The current value for 'your_palace_address' may be a name (e.g., www.yourpalaceaddress.com) or a numeric address (e.g.., 123.456.789.012). Also, the number at the end of the current line may be missing. No matter what the current line looks like make sure the final line looks as shown.
• 'your_static_IP_or_redirect_address' is your static address (if you have one) written down previously, or, the name you've registered with a redirection service.

Make the following changes with your pserver off.

• Open the folder that you installed your pserver into
• Open your 'pserver.prefs' file in a text editor and edit the following lines:
  • Change: URL "palace://your_palace_address:9998"
    To: URL "palace://your_static_IP_or_redirect_address:9998"
  • Change: HTTP_URL "http://your_palace_address:9990/palace/media/"
    To: HTTP_URL"http://palace://your_static_IP_or_redirect_address:9990/palace/media/"
  • Change: AVATAR_URL "http://your_palace_address:9990/palace/avatars/"
    To: AVATAR_URL "http://your_static_IP_or_redirect_address:9990/palace/avatars/"