Cannot Connect to Lobby

Ginga92 · Post by **Ginga92** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:31 am

It goes like this

My PC<-----Sister<-----Modem<------ISP

Now i Keep getting the Cannot Connect to Lobby Error. I've Tried Enabling the Port 2300-2400 in Windows On BOTH mine and My Sisters Firewall, Allowed it in Zone Alarm on both Pcs, Used DXport to Force ports 2300-2400 On BOTH mine and my sister's PCs and I still get the Error.

I'm getting really Pissed OFF!

Help?

P.S. My modem is a Motorola SB5100

GreyVulpine · Post by **GreyVulpine** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:00 am

Ginga92 wrote:QUOTE (Ginga92 @ Jul 6 2006, 08:31 PM) It goes like this

My PC------>Sister------>Modem------>ISP
Now i Keep getting the Cannot Connect to Lobby Error. I've Tried Enabling the Port 2300-2400 in Windows On BOTH mine and My Sisters Firewall, Allowed it in Zone Alarm on both Pcs, Used DXport to Force ports 2300-2400 On BOTH mine and my sister's PCs and I still get the Error.

I'm getting really Pissed OFF!

Help?

P.S. My modem is a Motorola SB5100

Uh, so.. Lemme get this straight, you're using ICS to forward the connection from your modem, to your sister's computer, to yours?

-GReyVulpine

Ginga92 · Post by **Ginga92** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:04 am

Ok, My Modem (Motorola SB5100) is connected to my Sisters PC which it then Routs to three other Computers, Mine, My Brothers and my Dad's.

NEW DEVELOPMENT
It works on my Sister's PC

GreyVulpine · Post by **GreyVulpine** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:53 am

Ginga92 wrote:QUOTE (Ginga92 @ Jul 6 2006, 09:04 PM) Ok, My Modem (Motorola SB5100) is connected to my Sisters PC which it then Routs to three other Computers, Mine, My Brothers and my Dad's.
NEW DEVELOPMENT
It works on my Sister's PC

What I'm trying to figure out, is HOW your sister's PC is routing the connection between your three computers. Does your sister have 4 Network cards in her computer? Is she using ICS (Internet connection sharing)?

From what I can gather, your sister's computer needs to forward the 2300-2400 ports from its taking from the modem, and (where the problem is) needs to forward those ports to yours.

-GReyVulpine

Ginga92 · Post by **Ginga92** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:33 am

She has a Four-Slot Network Card

And how do i get it to foward the ports to me?

Yea, She is Sharing the Connection

Post by **Tigereye** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:39 am

Ginga92 wrote:QUOTE (Ginga92 @ Jul 6 2006, 11:33 PM) She has a Four-Slot Network Card

And how do i get it to foward the ports to me?

Okay okay we understand the hardware that wires the connection to your computer. But what about the software? Which program/service running on your sister's computer is forwarding the packets to your computer?

Is it Microsoft's "Internet Connection Sharing"?
Is it a VPN tunnel?
Is it NetworkMagic?
Is she forwarding the packets manually by screaming OneOneZeroOneZeroZeroOneOneZeroOne! down the stairs?
Is it something else?
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Whatever it is, you need to configure it to forward ports 2300-2400 from her computer to your computer.

--TE

Ginga92 · Post by **Ginga92** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:16 am

on my SISTER'S Computer I went to the Connection Properties->Advanced Tab

Internet Connection Sharing-> Settings

Then Added a Service

E.G.

Description of Service:
Alleg Ports

IP address of computer that will be using this service:
192.168.0.24

External Port:
2300

Internal Port:
2400

With TCP selected

Anyway.... It worked for me so I'm Happy =3

ImmortalZ · Post by **ImmortalZ** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:13 pm

Ginga92 wrote:QUOTE (Ginga92 @ Jul 7 2006, 11:16 AM) on my SISTER'S Computer I went to the Connection Properties->Advanced Tab
External Port:
2300

Internal Port:
2400

With TCP selected

Anyway.... It worked for me so I'm Happy =3

Uhh, from what I see, it shouldn't work. Maybe you typed it wrong here. But who am I to complain? You're in. Enjoy the game! May I suggest @CDT? /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />