Phoenix is really good but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tim Procter]

Try mine now Phil, Got a couple on here hosting it with a modem instead of a router.

BIZARRE???

[pxr5]

just a guess it be your firewall settings. or check your network settings, internet protocol, make sure TCP/IP settings are set to "permit all".

[Smoothound]

Firewall is off

Router is on DMZ plus ports 9000+ are open and forwarded

where do I find the TCP/IP settings on PC, it's a foreign system to me

[pxr5]

to be honest dude its highly unlikely you have your filters enabled thinking about it but if you want to check....click on my computer, "my network places" on the left panel, view network connections, right click on your connection and go to properties, then click internet protocol and click properties, click advanced, options, properties.

[Smoothound]

Stupid thing is I can join any session I want but just can't host one!!

[Tim Procter]

Well I see you are on my session Phil, Shall I close this and you open one, Can but try.
Tell me your session name.?

[Smoothound]

Sorry wifes grabbed PC now

[Tim Procter]

Sorry wifes grabbed PC now

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[trebor27]

DMZ is a setting you configure on your home gateway/router/modem etc...

So first you need to work out how you configure this "box of tricks"....

My Netgeard DG834G is configured through a "web-page" that is stored on the box of tricks it's self....

What modem/router/home gateway do you have?

Cheers
Rob

[Tim Procter]

Been in there Rob, Its a Speedtouch 585 Router but since then I have tried a Speedtouch ADSL modem via USB and just got the same results.

As quoted I can host any session I want and people join no problem, Ask Smoothound.. but wanting to join other sessions they are very restricted as to what I can join.. This is the problem and I don't know why.

Why can I join "some" sessions but not others. It doesnt make sense to me..

Can you join any session that is showing in the program thats active.???

[Smoothound]

It's odd I can join any but can't host, exactly the opposite...

[trebor27]

Just had a random thought... You do have the option ticked to "advertise" your session don't you? This is a tick box in the window when you are setting up a hosting session.

DMZ should over rule your "open" ports. Effectively DMZ opens up ALL ports....

What firewall are you using?
Do you have any VPN software installed? Normally work related stuff so you can secury connect to say your works network over the internet? But I have seen that vpn software often has a firewall hidden away inside it....

I use Cisco Systems VPN software, you can turn the firewall off in this software seperately from your usual firewall....

I'll just do a littel googling on your modem and see if I can spot anything regarding it for you....

Cheers
Rob

[trebor27]

PS.... Sometimes I can see sessions on the web, but I can't join them! I suspect these sessions are being advertised, but the individual who is hosting it has a firewall that blocks the network traffic so I can't connect to it.. (Phoenix says somethig like connection failied after trying a while...)

I had this very problem until I DMZ'ed my machine.. Then configured just the ports required after identifying it was the port forwarding being the problem.(As DMZ worked and non-DMZ didn't I knew it was ports that needed forwarding...)