I can't join any games.

Plato Karamazov · Post by **Plato Karamazov** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:01 pm

I forwarded port 1234, but I cannot join any games, nor can anyone join my games. What should I do?

I'm running Windows XP SP3, have an nVidia 7950 GT gfx card, AMD Clawhammer 3700+ 2.4 GHz CPU, and 1 GB DDR RAM.

ddd · Post by **ddd** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:28 am

forward your port

Tirili · Post by **Tirili** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:33 pm

Hi Plato Karamazov

Maybe there is a firewall on your computer or on some router between you and others blocking some packets?

I think there is a microsoft firewall in windows enabled by default, but I don't know what it does.

You could try with a friend if you can play together in your local network.
That would mean that your friend and you are connected like this:

YourComputer <-----TwistedPairCable---> Hub/Switch <------TwistedPairCable--->Friend'sComputer

or like this:

YourComputer<---CrossOverCable--->Friend'sComputer

And if that works, you could conclude, that the source for the problem is not on your pc.
Then it's probably your internet router, which has a firewall enabled, that blocks packets to or from your computer.
What you must add to your internet router's firewall then is a rule, which allows tcp-packets from WAN to LAN (at least to your computer's address) to pass.

I hope you can connect like this!

Don't forget to come back and post your results.