Re: [Simply Computers] Hosting game problem

 

Hi David,

Thank you for responding.
The game is Far Cry 2. We hope to solve the problem before Far Cry 3 comes out this year.

thank you again for your help

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, David Ron <david.m.ron@...> wrote:
>
> This is totally on topic. It does sound like an issue related to how
> routers share your connection with multiple computers using "Network
> Address Translation". Depending on the game, there may be a workaround.
> What's the game?
>
> --David
> Please pardon my terseness; sent from my phone.
> On Dec 31, 2011 5:02 PM, "mybnprofile" <mybnsfrr1@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I hope this topic is allowed here. If not please let me know.
> >
> > I have a PC game that I can host as multiplayer online and have people
> > join my room. That all works great. The problem I am having is that I have
> > another PC here that family members want to play in my multiplayer games
> > and cannot join. the game on the other PC tells them that they cannot join
> > at this time try again later and my ping shows as 9999. The other PC can
> > join other rooms in the game, just not mine. Well try again later has gone
> > on for about 2 years now with no change. I have looked at the game website
> > and many others for a solution, with no luck. From what I have seen on some
> > of the websites is that it is a modem/router issue, because we are behind
> > the same modem/router. I have a Netgear B90-755025-15 modem/Router that I
> > just received from the phone company. I had hopes that the new router would
> > solve this problem. Though that is not why I got a new one. I don't know a
> > thing about ports, so any help would need to be step by step. I don't know
> > if I can name the game on the group or not, It would pobably be hard to
> > help me without that info. just let me know and if it's OK I will. It is an
> > older game from 2008.
> >
> > Host PC
> > emachines ET1161-07
> > Vista Home Premium 32bit
> > AMD Athlon dual core processor 4050e 2.10 GHz
> > 3.0GB Ram
> >
> > Other PC
> > Compaq Presario SR5233WM
> > Vista Home Premium 32bit
> > Intel Pentium D 2.8GHz
> > 4.0GB ram
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>

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