Trouble connecting to mp games | resolved

[paradoxharbinger]

i've had problems connecting to mp games, (read not being able to connect at all). i've tried things like setting the firewall to allow dom3 through and to allow my opponents ip address, turning off the firewall and removing the router and connecting the cable modem straight to the pc and i get nothing. the funny thing is that i don't seem to have any trouble connecting to a blitz server.

anybody have any suggestions?

[Gandalf Parker]

I dont understand.
You connect to a blitz server but not to an MP game?

[paradoxharbinger]

yeah pretty bizzare

[Gandalf Parker]

As I understand it, there shouldnt be a difference.
Do you mean blitz server like my blitz games on my server?

[paradoxharbinger]

i have no problems connecting to one of your blitz servers, but trying to host a game, no one can connect to it, or if i am trying to connect to someone else's host, i cannot get connected.

[Gandalf Parker]

Very strange.
I dont know why connecting to my server should be any different than anyone elses

[Folket]

I could be that the port used for that server is used by some other of your programs.

[paradoxharbinger]

is there a way to check which ports are in use?

[Arralen]

If youy could provide some more details about your machine and the general setup ...

I assume you're using Windows XP ..

Open a CMD window, type "netstat -a -n"
You can copy&paste the output via the windows' menue.

[paradoxharbinger]

sorry, should have thought to list a little about the pc:

winxp pro
intel p4
502(?) mb ram
directx 9c
comcast cable internet

should prolly be attempting to connect a dom3 game when i get the netstats, right?

[Hullu]

Isn't connecting to a blitz server connecting to a MP game? As in, everything about it is equal? Isn't blitz just the name for the gameplay style - as in fast turns many done in rapid succession - and it's from the machine's point of view exactly the same as any internet connected MP?

[paradoxharbinger]

yeah, which is why this seems so odd to me

[paradoxharbinger]

i forgot to mention this, slipped my mind, but i figured out why the game was not connecting. the ip i was seeing was my local ip. i used an online tool to tell me what my actual ip was. if youre having this problem, a simple google search ought to turn up such a tool, i dont have the link at the pc im on unfortunately.