Hi all,

i'm behind a wireless router and I forwarded all the ports, however I still cant connect to internet games,

does anyone know if i have to alter any ingame options or something?

both, neither work

have no firewall, just the router

which ports have you forwarded?

only those are required if you'd like to have direct ip games
DirectPlay 8 Ports

2300..2400 UDP inbound and outbound
6073           TCP inbound and outbound

make sure you have 2300-2400 defined as udp portrange.
a friend of mine who should have enough knowledge about networks did exactly as stated in the help file but he couldn't host either. maybe thats related cause i have a tool installed called dxport which reduces and restricts port usuage to only a few ports of ten.
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Even if it isn't stated in the compatibility list. This tool is also compatible with dxport. they have a nice forum just for port forwarding with routers over there. maybe you can get better help over there with experienced ppl in this matter.

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yea, thats the point, so dxdiag would save you some work. or your could try to adress a port range to forward. that should be possible on most routers. what kind of router are u using?

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i don't know that router. but i know medion and i assume that this router wasn't that expensive
maybe it's the router i can't say, some routers have problems with many connections or much traffic, but theoretically it should be no problem to host a game with it BUT if you have other problems with it anyway, why don't invest some money in a better router and sell your old one via ebay?

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what are the other problems with your router?

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