03-09-2007, 06:29 PM
Yep, anyone that wants to connect to your game will have to use the IP address that your ISP provider gives to you.
If people are still having trouble connecting to your game one of a couple of things could be wrong;
1. one or more firewalls on your system or router may be blocking the port your using, most software firewalls have some kind of notification system the first time an application or game tries to connect to the internet. If not you will have to check the firewall providers website or manual for how to allow the port your using for your game. Likewise for a firewall supplied with your router. NB - There is supposed to be a bug associated with using the default port 4000 on the original MS and Windows XP, I'm not sure what the bug is but I've set the default to 7000 on Cerberus.
2. port forwarding will need to be set up on your router so the host computer can communicate with the outside world (and vice-versa), http://www.portforward.com seems to be the best place for an explanation on how this works and how to get it work with your router.
If people are still having trouble connecting to your game one of a couple of things could be wrong;
1. one or more firewalls on your system or router may be blocking the port your using, most software firewalls have some kind of notification system the first time an application or game tries to connect to the internet. If not you will have to check the firewall providers website or manual for how to allow the port your using for your game. Likewise for a firewall supplied with your router. NB - There is supposed to be a bug associated with using the default port 4000 on the original MS and Windows XP, I'm not sure what the bug is but I've set the default to 7000 on Cerberus.
2. port forwarding will need to be set up on your router so the host computer can communicate with the outside world (and vice-versa), http://www.portforward.com seems to be the best place for an explanation on how this works and how to get it work with your router.