At 01:27 PM 11/30/2003 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Saturday 2003-11-29 at 20:18 +0100, himbA wrote:
I already have all ports open (1:65000) on linux firewall and still network based games do not work. I belive I have to forward these ports to my notebook?!
A firewall with all ports open is useless, like a house with doors removed.
As mentioned above, opening all ports on your firewall makes your firewall useless. To figure out what ports you actually need open use the info at either of these links: - DirectX: Ports Required to Play on a Network, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=240429 - Which ports are used by insert game here, http://www.u.arizona.edu/~trw/games/ports.htm, Most likely your firewall is using some form of Network Address Translation (NAT). If this is the case, you may or may not be able to get your games to work. DirectPlay tends to be somewhat problematic with firewalls & NAT. For more info: - NAT and Network Games, http://www.u.arizona.edu/~trw/games/nat.htm - Gaming Help, http://www.practicallynetworked.com/support/gaming_help.htm If none of that helps, try doing some searches on Google for more info. Mark McKibben manzabar@mchsi.com http://www.avalon.net/~manzabar ICQ# 8476502 May there always be work for your hands to do; may your purse always hold a coin or two; may the sun always shine on your windowpane; may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; may the hand of a friend always be near you; may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.