Multiplayer Trouble...

[HolisticGod]

All,

Having exhausted my own (limited) technical capabilities, I thought I'd turn to the forum for assistance...

I recently had DSL installed at home, through a network, allowing me, for the first time, to use multiplayer here... However, each time I try to connect, whether through VNet or directly, I receive an error message stating that the IP address on the other end was not found.

I've looked over the FAQ and manual, but nothing I have tried thus far seems to work.... Any assistance would be very much appreciated.

 

[unmerged(6757)]

How many times haev you tried it? If they have a firewall you will not be able to connect with them unless they first open up a few ports. Plus sometimes you just can't join no matter what. I have had it happen a few times. Plus it helps sometimes if the game you are joining is being hosted by someone on your continent, it also makes in game play more stable. Other then this I guess I could also ask:

1. Do you have a firewall?
2. Do you have 1.05 patch?
3. Are you using any modifacations? i.e... EEP, Edited events etc...


All I can think of for now, sorry if this does not help.

 

[HolisticGod]

BUB,

Thanks for the reply-I think I've narrowed it down to a pesky firewall... I control it, but I'm at a loss as to reconfiguration.

Pointers?

 

[unmerged(6757)]

Here you go try this:

open up ports 47624 and 23000-24000 and redirect them to your lan-IP.

Thanks to Mauzzer who shared this info with me a very long time ago.