Help. A buddy I play AoE2 with had his dad over for a week, and suddenly we can no longer connect on multiplayer games of AoE2. My buddy has no idea what his dad did to his computer, but so far he has tried messing with firewalls with no luck. He has Windows XP and uses an actiontec GT 701WG DSL modem. He restored to an earlier point (prior to his dad's arrival,) and no luck. HELP!!!

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Help. A buddy I play AoE2 with had his dad over for a week, and suddenly
we can no longer connect on multiplayer games of AoE2. My buddy has no idea
what his dad did to his computer, but so far he has tried messing with
firewalls with no luck. He has Windows XP and uses an actiontec GT 701WG DSL
modem. He restored to an earlier point (prior to his dad's arrival,) and no
luck. HELP!!!

Age of Empires 2 I believe uses the following ports:

Allow an initial outbound TCP connection on port 47624.
Allow subsequent inbound and outbound connections on TCP and UDP ports
2300-2400.

Are you using the ICF or another firewall?

--
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Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
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How can I activate a port? Is there a software or something?

"Steven" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I activate a port? Is there a software or something?

I'm presuming you mean open or forward a port. It depends how your PC is
networked.

Are you connected to a router/NAT or is the modem simply plugged into your
machine?

If you're behind a router/NAT, then you'll need to go to it's own config, as
it will need to be told where to forward the traffic.

If you're using a modem directly into your PC, then it should be an option
in your software firewall to allow ports to be opened etc.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

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hi i'm pieter and when i join msn gaming zone it all works fine whit afe of empires 2 but when i get the screen where i have to wait to join the internet game my game stops responding please help me it yoused to work on my win 98 but now i got a new comp whit xp it won't work... i already tried tech support and dl all usable patches i don't know what to do anymore

thanks ahead man remember i'm from belgium so not all the same as in america or so

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Steven" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news2C809E8-A6B0-4323-85B2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How can I activate a port? Is there a software or something?
>
> I'm presuming you mean open or forward a port. It depends how your PC is
> networked.
>
> Are you connected to a router/NAT or is the modem simply plugged into your
> machine?
>
> If you're behind a router/NAT, then you'll need to go to it's own config, as
> it will need to be told where to forward the traffic.
>
> If you're using a modem directly into your PC, then it should be an option
> in your software firewall to allow ports to be opened etc.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
> http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
> http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.
>
> *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>
>

Hi Pieter,

Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck! :-)

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
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"pieter kerkhofs" <pieter (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| hi i'm pieter and when i join msn gaming zone it all works fine whit afe of empires 2 but when i get the screen where i have to
wait to join the internet game my game stops responding please help me it yoused to work on my win 98 but now i got a new comp whit
xp it won't work... i already tried tech support and dl all usable patches i don't know what to do anymore
|
| thanks ahead man remember i'm from belgium so not all the same as in america or so
|
| "Paul Smith" wrote:
|
| > "Steven" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news2C809E8-A6B0-4323-85B2-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > > How can I activate a port? Is there a software or something?
| >
| > I'm presuming you mean open or forward a port. It depends how your PC is
| > networked.
| >
| > Are you connected to a router/NAT or is the modem simply plugged into your
| > machine?
| >
| > If you're behind a router/NAT, then you'll need to go to it's own config, as
| > it will need to be told where to forward the traffic.
| >
| > If you're using a modem directly into your PC, then it should be an option
| > in your software firewall to allow ports to be opened etc.
| >
| > --
| > Paul Smith,
| > Yeovil, UK.
| > http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.
| > http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
| > http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.
| >
| > *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
| >
| >
| >
| >