Choosing Which Server You Want To Play Tutorial

Technical Support
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Make sure you added the rule both in inbound and outbound

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I told you that i did everything what you say :slight_smile: i added the rule both in inbound and outbound too :slight_smile: , im gonna record and upload video to let you see if there something wrong or what.

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it didnt work for me im still in ME.
can Exitlag affect this by any chance? do i have to turned it off?

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I think it might, if it for example disable the firewall, or it changes some of the firewall rules.

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how did you know the ip address for the ME servers

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hi im an australian and i was wondering if i could block the american servers while im playing with a american so they play on australian servers and if so what is the ip for the american servers thanks in advance :slight_smile:

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You can do it using these values:
From: 24.105.30.0
To: 24.105.30.255
For US West I think
From: 24.105. 62.0
To: 24.105.62.255
For US East.

If that didnā€™t work then just disable the rule to return back to normal

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What are the IP values of australian servers? I need to connect to PSE1 (Singapore) servers while playing with an australian friend.

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How does one enable firewall to be public? Since Iā€™m not sure how.

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Itā€™s important to have Microsoft Defender Firewall on, even if you already have another firewall on. It helps protect you from unauthorized access.

  • To turn Microsoft Defender Firewall on or off:

    • Select the Start button > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security and then Firewall & network protection . Open Windows Security settings
    • Select a network profile.
    • Under Microsoft Defender Firewall , switch the setting to On . If your device is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps. For more info, contact your administrator.
    • To turn it off, switch the setting to Off . Turning off Windows Defender Firewall could make your device (and network, if you have one) more vulnerable to unauthorized access. If thereā€™s an app you need to use thatā€™s being blocked, you can allow it through the firewall, instead of turning the firewall off.

Directly from Microsoft website

Sometimes I noticed antiviruses interfere with your firewall settings and rules which make this solution not work.

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Iā€™m on Firewall & network protection but I donā€™t see anything saying ā€œWindows Security Settingsā€, and all three of the networks, Domain, Public and Private say that no action is required.

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I think the antivirus is taking over the firewall settings

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Man YOU ARE A LEGENDā€¦I FINALLY GOT RID OF THOSE STUPID SERVERSā€¦Cheers MATE!..sorry about Caps im just super excited :smiley:

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Thank for providing this solution.
Randomly connecting to ME Servers and having double the ping was so annoying.

Blizzard should add a ā€œPreferred Serverā€ setting in their options.

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they are too lazy to do that unless there is money involved!

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How to do the opposite? Connect to ME server and block the EU one. I live in Pakistan and we have VOIP blocked. I unlock VOIP using a VPN, but it automatically connects me to the eu servers. I get 170 ping there, 60 on ME. I wish to connect to VPN and keep connected to the ME server.

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why you wanna play on a trash server? Im from Pakistan as well & most of Pakistani players choose to play on EU instead M.E

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Iā€™ve been playing since a year or two maybe. Using this method, I also initially thought I would play on EU server. Tried 4-5 rounds on QP. Got a variety of braindead players. Rein who randomly charges in without support. Battle mercy who pulls guns on the faces of people and leaves her healing duties. Widowmaker who wonā€™t switch if she isnā€™t getting picks because of bad skills and unaware to the extent she wonā€™t switch. Lucio who wonā€™t get off speedboost and goes off on his own.

All this in 5 consecutive matches. My expectations of the ME server was ruined. Not worth increasing ping if 70% of the matches Iā€™d get are like this.

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Would adding similar firewall rules that block those IP ranges to your routerā€™s firewall also work? If so people not using Windows or playing Overwatch on consoles can connect to the servers they choose, yes?

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Yes, thatā€™s possible also.
Doing that on router, it means thest it will apply to all devices that connnect that router