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Schrullenhaft, thanks for your reply - I think I'm sorted now (see below). Wow! What can I say - massive thanks Redwolf. I was sure I had configured the router and firewall properly, but like a doughnut failed to realise that the CM program actually had to be 'listening' to get a positive response. Your IP teller is bang on in every respect - got my 'external' IP, the relevant PC's LAN IP and correctly told me what was going on with the relevant port. All I have to do now is wait for my regular opponent and I to finish work today and we can resume playing TCP again. Once again, many thanks. [ November 23, 2006, 04:06 AM: Message edited by: Panzertwat (FGM) ]

I've used www.canyouseeme.org/ to check if port 7023 is open and it tells me 'connection refused'. Am I correct in thinking that this implies the port isn't open? According to the router, it is open and mapped to the correct PC (it's mapped to 192.168.xx.xx). Is there another reason why I might be getting this message?

Sorry, forgot to mention the OS... it's Win XP SP2 (fully patched) and port 7023 is open both ways - at the routers forwarding table and the firewall of the relevant PC. When you mention supplying the IP of my router, I presume you mean getting my opponent to connect. I use whatsmyip.org to establish my IP address, as the IP of the PC running CM is an internal (192.168.xx.xx) address. Is there a way of checking (similar to ping or ipconfig perhaps) if I have the correct port is actually open both ways? Is there anything else I'm missing? Thanks for the reply.

I have a home network with 4 PCs and 3 Macs on it, plus various printers and other network devices. The network runs through a Netgear FS116 fast ethernet switch (16 ports) into a Netgear Router for Internet access. I have opened the recommended ports using the router's port forwarding table as recommended by the CM manual and mapped the relevant PC's IP address to the open port. However, my opponents still can't connect to my machine when I supply the IP. Am I missing something? Has anyone else experienced similar problems? Can anyone help? Many thanks in advance...

Check out this thread regarding the PSW 232 for more information about these vehicles operating in reverse...

OK - I have a Radeon X300 Series, which connects via VGA. Is that enough information, or do I need to provide more?

Thanks for the replies chaps. It's not the size that is the problem, it's the proportions of the screen. I've been trying to get it to 'postbox', but it just keeps scaling to the full width. I can't seem to find a setting that will allow me to centre the screen output instead of scaling. Any ideas as to where this might be?

I recently purchased a 19" widescreen TFT monitor which runs at a screen res of 1440x900. My other 3d games (particularly Rome: Total War) look stunning, but the jewel in the crown, ie: the CM series, look rubbish - with badly anti-aliased text and graphics slightly out of focus. I've trashed the preferences and tried each of the available screen settings offered by each of the CM games, to no avail. It's almost like the available resolutions are too 'square'. Can anyone help me resolve this, or recommend a solution that doesn't involve me reverting to my old CRT monitor? Thanks in advance for any responses...

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You may like to try FGM - the friendliest CM’ers on the web... Few Good Men ...make sure you visit the forum.

No need to apologise, I know how frustrating it is to be on the wrong end of a slow turn rate. I'm almost firing on all cylinders again, so we should get our game finished - it'd be a shame to deny you the win :eek:

Yeah, well you don't have to guess, his opponent is me. As I explained some time ago on this message board, at the start of this round of the tournament I had a serious accident that involved me almost blinding myself and breaking fingers on my right hand. This caused a dramatic slow down in my initial turn rate. Doing my best to return a turn a day now...

Without doubt, one of my favourite bits of Kraut kit - whether being lugged across the battlefield or called in by a forward observer. However, in reality it was reckoned that the quickest one of these beauties could be assembled and ready for action was in about 3 minutes. Our lovely pixellated CM Germans can slap one together in around 30 seconds and be banging out the rounds straightaway. And only the other day, the dreaded Mr Yormsha pointed out to me that in CM this unit can be transported by a Kubelwagen. I immediately had visions of one of those 'how many students can you get in a Mini?' competitions - I mean 6 blokes and all that kit, not to mention the ammunition. In a Kubelwagen? That's some fast-moving German firepower readily available and my new QB line-ups look more like episodes of the Dukes of Hazzard. All I need now is a Mod to make the Kubel look like an orange Dodge Charger with a Confederate flag on the roof...

Back in the saddle now chaps, but have not heard from my St Nazaire opponent (Jon L?) in well over a month. Other two games progressing nicely, if a little behind schedule due to me keep injuring myself...

Being the happy owner of a lovely dual-processor, loads of GHz, super powerful G5, I can't wait to see CMx2 running at the speed of light on my Mac... So I guess that's a yes - "I'll buy that for a dollar" (™Robocop...)