Connection Help

Freakshow · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

Hey, everytime i try to connect to my friend nothing happens, it says Calling... and then a few seconds later it stops and nothing happens. I tried going to www.whatismyip.com and gettin my true IP (it kept giving me a static one on apprentice) and gave my true IP to my friend and the same thing happened to him, it just said Calling... and then nothing, anyone have any ideas to help? Very Happy

Fear · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 4

It can be because you're behind a router, if so, you have to portfoward it to allow incoming calls from apprentice. To do so, your router will cointain a manual where it will be explained, u access the router's page (normally something like 192.168.1.1) and follow the instructions. There is also information regarding it on guides, here in m-l.

If this is not the case, you aren't behind a router so it can be your firewall blocking incomming calls, you should disable it and test again.

If as last case your in school or work where you can't access the router, there is a little program that will allow you to host games if your opponent also has it. It's the Hamachi program also described in guides.

To get your real ip, say "//say $ip" on irc, go to your router homepage (192.168.1.1) or go to ms-dos and write "ipconfig".