Command and Conquer cannot Direct Connect with MN-500

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Turn the firewall back on, immediately. You need to forward the proper port
to the machine on which the game resides. Take a look at this Knowledge
Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240429
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
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"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am trying to play a buddy a DIRECT CONNECT game in
> Command and Conquer General and I received a CONNECTION
> TIMED OUT. My friend is using a direct connetion to his
> DLS modem, while I am using a wired connection through my
> MN-500. I have disabled the firewall so that all ports
> are open and we still cannot connect. I can PING his WAN
> IP address and he can PING mine, but my friend cannot
> PING the address of my PC that was assigned by the
> Microsoft router. Any suggestions??

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Look on web sites for the game or read the manual, Mike. The information
usually comes with the game itself.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"MIke" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Turn the firewall back on, immediately. You need to
> forward the proper port
>>to the machine on which the game resides. Take a look
> at this Knowledge
>>Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240429
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:04e201c4c8df$db7b2740$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to play a buddy a DIRECT CONNECT game in
>>> Command and Conquer General and I received a CONNECTION
>>> TIMED OUT. My friend is using a direct connetion to
> his
>>> DLS modem, while I am using a wired connection through
> my
>>> MN-500. I have disabled the firewall so that all ports
>>> are open and we still cannot connect. I can PING his
> WAN
>>> IP address and he can PING mine, but my friend cannot
>>> PING the address of my PC that was assigned by the
>>> Microsoft router. Any suggestions??
>>
>>
>>.
>>How do I know what Port numbers to assign on the
> router? it lists for Direct X7 and *, but I am on
> version 9.0C
>

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You need to look in the documentation which comes with the games for each
one specifically. They do vary, as you may have noted from the Knowledge
Base article. This web site (or further search in Google) may help you:
http://www.portforward.com/cports.htm
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"MIke" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Chris, I did so and have ran the DXDIAG test, It does
> not list any games which is strange since I have Command
> and Conquer, Rise of Nations and about 7 others. It says
> test runs normal, so how do I know which ports to enable
> for inbound and outbound???
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Turn the firewall back on, immediately. You need to
> forward the proper port
>>to the machine on which the game resides. Take a look
> at this Knowledge
>>Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240429
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:04e201c4c8df$db7b2740$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to play a buddy a DIRECT CONNECT game in
>>> Command and Conquer General and I received a CONNECTION
>>> TIMED OUT. My friend is using a direct connetion to
> his
>>> DLS modem, while I am using a wired connection through
> my
>>> MN-500. I have disabled the firewall so that all ports
>>> are open and we still cannot connect. I can PING his
> WAN
>>> IP address and he can PING mine, but my friend cannot
>>> PING the address of my PC that was assigned by the
>>> Microsoft router. Any suggestions??
>>
>>
>>.
>>