mp connections problems.

[sitting_duck]

Put up a mp game last nite to help bala ( who is in england ) get aquainted with multiplayer. Kamikaze joined with no problem, but bala just sat on "loading"

 

Had bala try some various things (turn firewall off, etc etc) but nothing helped.

 

Had bala host a game, which i could join with no problem.

 

Out of desperation, went into my router and turned on dmz (kind of a stroke of luck, cause kamikaze, had just told me about that dmz setting, I never really knew about it)

 

With all the ports open, bala was able to join my game.

 

I must have port forwarding done correctly (2300 in udp and 28883 to 28887 in udp) done correctly, or kamikaze, or anyone else for that mattere would not be able to join, and bala is the first one in a long time that has ever had a problem with connecting to me.

 

Was wondering if there are addtional ports that need to be enabled for other countries....seems to me that is just about the only thing that could be going on here, unless i am missing something else.