Whenever I hook myself up to an online game, In particular Warcraft 3 on battle.net, I can always join games, but I can never host them. Iâve been told itâs because I have a firewall. Is it possible that I can just disable it for that game or only allow certain games access to it? I really donât want to compromise my computer safety by disabling the whole thing. Especially since Iâm hooked up to two other computers by network. If anyone knows anything about how to resolve this type of problem, it would be a big help.
Hey Fargate!
I have that same problem also. I too would be interested in seeing any solutions for this? I have tried everything from disabling the firewall, using port forwarding for opening port 6112, etc.
Okay, if you have hardware firewall, try skipping that and see if it works. Also, if youâre using Windows XP, keep in mind that it has an internal firewall also.
I forgot to mention, I access the internet by router, meaning I have access from one of the other computers in my house, which Iâm connected to by network. Could that affect anything? I am using windows xp, but I donât think the internal firewall is enabled right nowâŚyou can view that by right clicking on the LAN properties or whatever right? The box that appears under the advanced tab isnât ticked as far as I know. I have no clue if I have hardware firewall? Does that usually come with your computer? How can I check and, how do I skip it? I take you mean disable by skip right?
If you have a router that would affect things - I access the internet through another PC and I have problems with some games sometimes.
Youâll need to forward port 6112 to your computer (look in the Advanced tab of your LAN to find out your IP address).
Also, if you have a router, there is really no need to have another firewall attached to your computer. The router acts like a firewall in itself - lets things go out, but not come in. You need to set up port forwarding and things like that in order to allow incoming connections. Thatâs whatâs meant by the phrase âhardware firewallâ.
edit: If youâre using Windows XPâs built in router thang, then you need to double click on your cable or DSL connection and go to Properties -> Advanced -> Settings -> Add. Type in âWarcraft 3 hosting TCPâ for the service name and your IP adress for the âComputer hosting this serviceâ. Then enter 6112 for both port settings and select TCP as the type. Then repeat this process, but entering UDP instead of TCP, and make sure the boxes are checked in the Advanced Settings box. You might also need to disable and reenable your DSL or cable connection afterwards as well, I dunno.
Well the only problem is when it comes to this kinda stuff Iâm really quite computer stupid :(âŚOk so I followed exactly what you told me to do in the EDIT bit of your postâŚI donât think I had the thing enabled before but I guess it is nowâŚIâll go test it âŚI really hope this works >_<!
EDIT: It didnât work :(! I guess adding the firewall to my LAN connection really couldnât have helped mattersâŚI did exactly what you saidâŚno luck :-/âŚI even disabled, re-enabled plus restarted my computer. Could the fact that maybe the computer Iâm accessing the internet from has a firewall? But you said all I had to do was âfowardâ port 6112âŚand Iâm pretty sure thatâs what Iâve done. Anyways Iâm pretty sure itâs rightâŚI added twoâŚone UDP and one TCPâŚoneâs called âWarcraft 3 hosting TCPâ and the other is of course called âWarcraft 3 hosting UDPâ. If I wasnât using the built in XP firewall thing to begin with should I have fowarded it in some other wayâŚis there another way or something else I should be doing? I dunnoâŚ
When you say turn off ALL the firewallsâŚthat includes the firewalled LAN connectionâŚbut once I doâŚI no longer have the port fowarding thingyâŚbecause those options are only enabled when the LAN is firewalledâŚwhat other firewalls might I have? Under my LAN properties it says in the general tab that Iâm using âCNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapterâ to connect. Thereâs a configure option under it. Is that some sort of firewall thingy. I just honestly dunno what to look for and what to disable. Would disabling firewalls include the one say on the computer Iâm accessing the internet from? Am I supposed to set up some sort of port fowarding options with that connecter CNET thing?Ah this is so annoying >_<âŚ
Thanks for all the help so far, your being very patient :p.
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