hosting a game on age of empires

[Guest]

i can join other peoples games but i cannot host,,, when i try using game spy
arcade it comes up and says """ game spy arcade has detected that your
computers internal ip address(192.168.1.3) is different than its external ip
address (217.43.170.123). this is caused by firewalls, a NAT proxies, or
other unusual network configurations and may prevent you from hosting a
game.""" i have turned off my firewall, open specific ports but still doesnt
work, someone told me i might need to configure my router , i have tried but
not realy sure what im doing , please could you help me in this matter.
cheers
keith richardson

 

[Guest]

will someone please help me ,im at the end of all hope

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi rickyroonie,

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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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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rickyroonie Wrote:
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| i can join other peoples games but i cannot host,,, when i try using game spy
| arcade it comes up and says """ game spy arcade has detected that your
| computers internal ip address(192.168.1.3) is different than its external ip
| address (217.43.170.123). this is caused by firewalls, a NAT proxies, or
| other unusual network configurations and may prevent you from hosting a
| game.""" i have turned off my firewall, open specific ports but still doesnt
| work, someone told me i might need to configure my router , i have tried but
| not realy sure what im doing , please could you help me in this matter.
| cheers
| keith richardson

 

[cmj]

i agree, im hopeless ive tried everything!

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