rolltide Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hey all, this may be a dumb question but is there a way to play CMSF over the internet with someone that's not on your LAN? We've tried entering our IP addresses but haven't been able to figure it out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Yes, TCP/IP should be playable between two players not on the same LAN. However, due to the amount of data that goes back and forth, you may see pauses, delays and possible dropped connections. You may want to try smaller battles and maps initially to see how well you can remain connected. Larger battles and maps will have more data and you can potentially see more 'drops' with such games. Your firewall, for both players, needs to have TCP (and maybe UDP) Port 7023 open in both directions (sending and receiving). This firewall can be Windows Firewall, any third-party security software firewall and whatever network/modem/router firewall you may have. All of these need to have this port open in order to play. You may also want to set exceptions within your security software for the CMSF (and module) executables (anti-virus, 'real-time' and firewall exceptions/ignores). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolltide Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 We got it to work by following your instructions - thanks so much for the helpful answer! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$Pec5 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 How does PBEM work when attempting to play someone who is not on your LAN line? It seems that this is the more bug-free option compared to TCP/IP considering that with PBEM will not be subject to the pauses and delays caused by the the large amount of data going back and forth during a TCP/IP game. I have a friend that lives in a separate state who I would like to play. We are wandering how to set up a PBEM game. Do you have instructions on how we could do so, Schrullenhaft? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I believe this answer from the CMBN Tech Support thread should be applicable here with CMSF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Wargamer Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Check out drop box.....this is what we use for our Campaign games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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