TCP/IP Games...

Ragnarok · #1 March 14th, 2002, 08:26 PM

Hmmm..... I was wondering if any of ya'll could help me out here. Me and my bro just bought SE4 Gold and we live an hour apart, so we wanted to start a IP game. But when we set everything up just like the book and stuff says to do it won't let either one of us connect to the host. I tried being host and it wouldn't let him connect, then he tried being host and same thing happened. Do any of you know what's happening here? But when I tried the game between my computer and my parents computer it worked just fine through IP connection. What's wrong? If any of you could help I'd be thankful!

Richard · #2 March 14th, 2002, 09:41 PM

Are either of you running a NAT firewall or something like Zone Alarm?

That is probably the issue.

Ragnarok · #3 March 14th, 2002, 10:39 PM

Well I thought we weren't, but I forgot that I had a firewall set up. That explains it, thanks for suggesting that though.

Richard · #4 March 14th, 2002, 11:26 PM

You can still play with a firewall, you just need to open up certain ports.

JohnG · #5 March 15th, 2002, 12:35 AM

Is there any hope of getting TCP/IP play to
work through a NAT firewall? I haven't
managed to get it working, even putting
my machine in the DMZ.

PvK · #6 March 15th, 2002, 11:26 AM

People say they are putting their machine in the DMZ... I rather thought that meant in front of the firewall, no? Therefore, your problem would be something else at that point.

PvK