Netplay - failed to initialize

ooskay

Dear All,
I do realy need help to fully understand how netplay works.

On Retropie on pi3,
When i update port/ip on netplay configuration tool, i see that it does not update retroach.cfg in opt/config/all or arcade selection. Just it update retronetplay.cfg .

Retroarch.cfg still contains old informations. How i do fix that? Is there have a priority logic to load which configs to be used first when a lanch a game over the netplay?

Second question;
is there have any full log other than, /dev/shm/runcommand.log to able to use to tract whats going at the background when a client or host ran a game over netplay?

and last question,
with the same setup, Lan to Lan works well. But most times getting "failed to initialize" message for the setups when client or host not in same network. I've configured port mapings/nats/forwards on HOST and it works as should be. On host, ports valid and opened and waiting to packets. but client side getting failed to initialize error and i can not figure out what is the issue...

What/where should i change/look/check?

thanks advance..
Ps:If is there any paid support for netplay , i'm in.. please get in contact with me..

saccublenda

@ooskay You can try following the instructions here.

ooskay

@saccublenda

Thanks for the suggestion. But i guess it is for guest viewers on lobi not p2p connection so client or host based player’s issue that what i’m having now.

Still should i try? Also using Attract Mode to ran the run-command/game not Retroarch’s GUI.
So to where I should put this symbolic links?

saccublenda

@ooskay It is not a solution for viewers, but for guest connection to netplay lobby. I’ve never used attract mode, but I think the problem is related with retroarch rather than with the frontend, so the same workaround should apply.

ooskay

I did but still getting failed to initalize error on Client. Same machine runs Host perfectly but whenever selected client, its gives the error...
Do u have any other suggestion?

saccublenda

@ooskay Check the router configuration for the right port to be open (it usually is 55435).

ooskay

Solved..
I've updated the ownership of below folders and all files under it..
sudo chown -R pi:pi /home/pi
sudo chown -R pi:pi /opt/retropie/configs

it fixed the issue, when IP or any change such as C or H , has been made on netplay setup . it wasn't update the "netplay_ip_address = " in retroarch.cfg accordingly.

thank for helps.