Part One:

1. Open your Internet Browser. (Firefox. Internet Explorer.)
2. Go [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] and create and account if you don't already have one.
3. Log In, and click on the "Services" tab.
4. Now, Click on Dynamic DNS.
5. Click on Create Host.
6. Fill out the fields. Leave everything default except wildcard. Make sure it's checked.
7. Click add host, and your done with part one.


Part Two:

1. Go to Start. Then Run.
2. Type. C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\
3. This will open a folder, Click on Host.file and open it with Notepad/Wordpad.
4. At the end of the file add the following.
CODE127.0.0.1 (Dynamic DNS)
(Internal IP) (Dynamic DNS)
(External IP) (Dynamic DNS)
Dynamic DNS = The DNS you just created at DynDNS.Com

Internal IP = Your IP of the computer you are running the Ascent server on, This can be found by going to Start, then Run. Typing in CMD, once the Windows command Prompt opens type in "ipconfig". You will get a readout the one you are looking for is "Ip Address" it normally starts with 192.

External IP = You outbound ip assigned by your ISP. You can find by going [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

5. Save and Quit.


Part Three:

1. Open your Panex Gaming Repack folder which is saved in your C:\.
2. Open the Ascent folder.
3. Open your ascent-realms.conf file with Notepad/Wordpad.
4. Change


5. Change




That's what it should look like. If your confused, you can watch the video, and it give a better explanation.

6. Save and Exit. Your done with part three.


Part Four:

1. Find out what the IP Address is, which allows you to connect to your router. I know Netgear is 192.168.0.1. If you don't know.. Ask your parents, a friend, or your routers help line.

2. Once you connect, it should ask for a Username & Password. The username is Admin. The password is either admin, or password.

3. Forward the following ports. If you don't know how.. Ask.

*Note: Don't use DMZ! It doesn't work. Period.*



4. If your router has a built in firewall, disable it. Along with any windows firewall you have. Unless you know how to set an exception.

5. If Your having issues and you need help with portforwarding use this guide: How to portforward


Part Five:

Connecting to your Ascent server.

1. Open your World of Warcraft directory.
2. Copy your realmlist.wtf, and rename the second one to realmlist2.wtf. (This is so you still have the live server addresses.)

3. Open your realmlist.wtf in Notepad/Wordpad.
4. Delete everything, and add "set realmlist 127.0.0.1"
5. Save and Exit. Move on to part six.


Part Six:

Getting your friends to connect to your Ascent server.

1. Have them open their World of Warcraft directory.
2. Have them make a copy of their original realmlist.wtf, so they can still play live WoW.
3. Have them open realmlist.wtf in Notepad/Wordpad.
4. Have them delete everything, and add "set realmlist (Your Dynamic DNS, which you created in part one.)
5. Have them Save, Exit & Connect.

Part 7

1. Please +rep for the time that went into this!
2. Thank the topic so that everyone will see it!
3. Vote Yes on 1183! jkjk
4. But Really Vote Yes on Poll!

If you did everything correctly. Your server is now public. No Hamachi. Your friends can connect and your server is fully public.