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[PTTG??]

That's OK with me too. Give it a go, Aqizzar.

EDIT: I had to restart my machine, by the way, so my old IP is wrong now. Let's try our yours.

[Aqizzar]

Okay, I've got the game hosted, how do I know what IP to give you?  And is that really a wise idea?

Also, my browser is all messed up because of SMAC's color palette.

[PTTG??]

Start>run "cmd" enter.
"ipconfig"

Somewhere it will mention the IP Address given to you by your ISP or Router or other Internet connection; give us that one.

[Aqizzar]

192 168 0 15

Add dots to make it work.  I'll be waiting.

[PTTG??]

Very strange, can't get it to work. Are there any other IPs mentioned? Are you sure that all your firewalls and security systems are off?

[Il Palazzo]

Same here. This is very unfortunate. We need Spartaaaaa.

[Aqizzar]

Well, it also lists a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0, and a gateway of 192 168 0 1

And yes, I'm sure I turned off my firewalls.  Just double checked to make sure.

[PTTG??]

Still not happening.

Some routers have hardware firewalls, and there is a chance that that is causing our problems...

I'm really scraping the bottom of the barrel here, but I suppose it's worth a shot; try hooking your computer directly to the modem, if you're using cable/whatever. If you're already directly connected, then I really am out of ideas. Solar flares, maybe?

[Aqizzar]

Yeah, I don't have a router or anything, my computer is as directly connected as cable technology allows.

I think I'm just going to have to sit out the simulmatches.  Damn.

I really can't think of what else would be blocking a connection.  Except perhaps the stock Windows Security Center firewall, which for the life of me I can't figure out how to turn off.

[PTTG??]

I really can't think of what else would be blocking a connection.  Except perhaps the stock Windows Security Center firewall, which for the life of me I can't figure out how to turn off.

Wellll, Thar's yur problem!

Start>Control Pannel>Windows Firewall>The Red one.

[Aqizzar]

How the fuck did I go this long without knowing that?  I thought the Security Center one was just a fake.

And I'm beginning to realize what a horrible exercise this is, announcing my IP address and that I'm turning off all my firewalls.

Anyway, give it a shot now.

[PTTG??]

Crispy Canned Cat Crap at Costco! What is blocking this connection!? Could you double-check that IP? If you reset the computer or router, it could conceivably have changed.

[Il Palazzo]

just so you know, windows firewall doesn't have to be disabled - just add terran.exe(in our case) to the exceptions list.

[Aqizzar]

192 168 0 15

Unless there's some other Masonic IP Address I don't know how to get to, that's exactly what it says.

[PTTG??]

Ok, well, now that we have your firewall down, let's try the other way; I'll host again and let's see if you can access it.

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