🚀 go-pugleaf

Thanks for the info guys.  We have pretty much given up trying to play using
a router.  Which limits our ability to play since my bro-in-law must share
his connection with two computer junkies - namely my sister and my niece!
:-)

Nathan

"Steen Gellett" <steen@gellett.net> wrote in message
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> "Nathan Brazil" <natebrazil@[no+spam)hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:mqycnR_hAO9l56-iU-KYvg@comcast.com...
> > Greetings all...
> >
> > A friend of mine has done everything in his power to try to get C&C
> Generals
> > to work with his Linksys router.  We know that his options.ini file is
> fine;
> > he's called support and their advice did not help.  I've completely
turned
> > off my firewall and this does not help.
> >
> > He cannot connect either "online" or via network direct connect.  He's
set
> > his firewall to "DMZ Mode" (I believe that's the name of this mode)
where
> > his system should be wide open to anyone - including crackers
> unfortunately.
> > But that does not even work.
> >
> > I can see his name appear when I try being the server but he gets a
> > "connection time-out".
> >
> > We can play fine if he connects his cable modem directly to the wall and
> > does not use this router at all.
> >
> > It would seem that it's simply impossible to get C&C Generals working in
> > multi-player mode using this manufacture's router.  Has ANYONE managed
to
> > get this game working in multi-player mode with a Linksys router?
> >
> > Any "secret tips" that may help - some idea that support wouldn't even
> know?
> > (We've tried to set up a VNC but were unable to get it working).
> >
> > Nathan
>
> If you get this "program" to work with ANY router then you are the first
one
> in the history of earth !!
>
> The "net" part of this program ( game ) has been programmed by a pair of
not
> so well trained monkeys !!
>
> EA has released a patch that should solve the problem,
> ( this time 4 not so well trained monkeys have programmed the patch )
> so it does not work, and EA dont fu.....  care ??
>
>
> >
> >
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