OK So I actually fixed this by accident and didn't give you all the info. So in your server folder you will have a text file that is called "config-path". That is the file path I gave you before. That tells the server where to find the server config settings. OK. Now you need to go to your roaming ...

This was the solution! Thank you.

You need to edit the config path in your server files to navigate to a Factorio Server file in your Roaming folder. Here is my example.

ORIGINAL: config-path=__PATH__system-write-data__/config#

MY SERVER PATH: config-path=C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\Factorio-Server\config#

I am trying to host a dedicated server on my home PC and its running good, I can connect, people on my network can connect, and my friends at other locations can connect. No issues there. The issue occurs when I have the server, just the headless server not the actual game, running on my home PC and ...