my firewall is off and every time i try to play counter strike : source and
battlefield 2 i barely get into the game and it says "there is a problem with
your connection" and then kicks me off the game. FIREWALL IS OFF.

Hi fuzzninja7,

Sounds like there's a firewall in your Router or Broadband Modem:

Call the tech support for that unit, and ask them to either setup a "DMZ"
(De-Militarized Zone which means the firewall is disabled) to bypass the
built-in firewall, or open the necessary ports in the equipment with you.

Here's the List of all Ports used by Zone
and DX Games: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/PortRoute.html#ports

To setup your router yourself visit: www.portforward.com/routers.htm


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fuzzninja7 Wrote:
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| my firewall is off and every time i try to play counter strike : source and
| battlefield 2 i barely get into the game and it says "there is a problem with
| your connection" and then kicks me off the game. FIREWALL IS OFF.