Re: age of empires 2 tcp/ip multiplayer problem

Hi guntek,

First step in troubleshooting your connectivity issue is to elimate
both routers from the equation and see if you're able to connect.

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guntek Wrote:
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| My friend and I have aoe2 on winxp pro machines. I have a westell 327 router
| and he has a D-Link DSL router. We have forwarded the correct ports. He can
| see my game when I create one but gets dropped when he tries to join the
| game. I cannot see any games he creates when I try to join his games.
| Firewalls are off on both winxp and routers. Any ideas.


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