Noiseman Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 I seem to vaguely recall the solution to this problem being mentioned before the Great Wipe so I'm not panicked, but I'll ask for advice before tinkering. I seem to recall that the solution has something to do with Windows XP firewalls. They have to be turned off or there is a way to get around it. As far as I know, I have no other firewall type protection active, which is why I turned on the XP firewall on in the first place. Any advice would be appreciated as I'd like to host a game tonight. Edit to add: I can connect to another computer hosting with a dial up connection no problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 To turn off the Windows XP Firewall service go to Control Panel > Network Connections control panel > double-click your network adapter ("local area connection") > click Properties button > Advanced tab > 'Internet Connection Firewall' section, uncheck the check box to turn off the firewall. The other question is whether you are receiving an unique, public-routable IP address. Most broadband cable providers are providing such IP addresses, but there's a possibility that you aren't getting such an address. If that's the case, then you'll generally be unable to host, but you should be able to hook up as a client. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noiseman Posted June 29, 2004 Author Share Posted June 29, 2004 Originally posted by Schrullenhaft: To turn off the Windows XP Firewall service go to Control Panel > Network Connections control panel > double-click your network adapter ("local area connection") > click Properties button > Advanced tab > 'Internet Connection Firewall' section, uncheck the check box to turn off the firewall. The other question is whether you are receiving an unique, public-routable IP address. Most broadband cable providers are providing such IP addresses, but there's a possibility that you aren't getting such an address. If that's the case, then you'll generally be unable to host, but you should be able to hook up as a client. I'll give it a try, many thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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