How to connect 2 PCs for gaming

6 Oct 2006 8:24 AM

GT

I have a Netgear ADSL router with built in firewall and I use ZoneAlarm on
my WindowsXP Pro installation. My friend, in another town also has a netgear
(different model) router with hardware firewall and a cable modem. He has
McAfee Security Center with Personal Firewall - latest version.

I take my laptop round to his and we both like to play Stronghold Crusader
amongst other games across the network, so we have it cleared in our
software firewalls, but we would also like to play remotely through the
above equipment. The games won't connect, so we suspect we need to change
some firewall settings probably in the hardware firewall. We don't really
know where to start and a web search for material has just baffled us with
jargon. Is there a simple way to get our 2 games to 'talk'.

Thanks.

6 Oct 2006 6:20 PM

Doug Sherman [MVP]

Not familiar with Stronghold Crusader. According to
http://www.gameconfig.co.uk/ you need to open:

TCP Ports 2300-2400,47624 UDP Ports 2300-2400

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

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"GT" <ContactGT_remo***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Netgear ADSL router with built in firewall and I use ZoneAlarm on
> my WindowsXP Pro installation. My friend, in another town also has a
netgear
> (different model) router with hardware firewall and a cable modem. He has
> McAfee Security Center with Personal Firewall - latest version.
>
> I take my laptop round to his and we both like to play Stronghold Crusader
> amongst other games across the network, so we have it cleared in our
> software firewalls, but we would also like to play remotely through the
> above equipment. The games won't connect, so we suspect we need to change
> some firewall settings probably in the hardware firewall. We don't really
> know where to start and a web search for material has just baffled us with
> jargon. Is there a simple way to get our 2 games to 'talk'.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

7 Oct 2006 1:49 PM

GT

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <nodspamherman@notampabayspamforme.rr.com> wrote in
message news:OSHBdQX6GHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Not familiar with Stronghold Crusader. According to
> http://www.gameconfig.co.uk/ you need to open:
>
> TCP Ports 2300-2400,47624 UDP Ports 2300-2400
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

Thanks. Excellent website. We'll use that for out other games too, if we can
figure out how to 'open ports' on our netgear routers!