Senseito7 Wrote:I've used Hamachi to play AoEIII previously (over the internet over 2 computers in the same house xD) and found the Ping to be an effective test. AoEIII connected very quickly upon entering the IP of the computer hosting the game.

There's a good chance you were actually connecting through LAN, or at least, not through a NAT device.

By the way:

Quote:Most people turn to use Hamachi for old DirectPlay 7 games. However if your router can port forward and you can configure it then you don't need Hamachi at all.
Most 1990-1999 games uses DirectPlay 7 for networking (eg. Age of Empires II, Die By The Sword, Total Annhilation, MageSlayer, Take No Prisoners, etc). If one is behind a NAT router and wants to host a game then they require to port forward DirectPlay 7 ports (range 2300-2400 plus 47624).
However some NAT routers are not capable of forwarding port ranges. It is still possible to host games behind a NAT router with only 3 or 4 ports forwarded (instead of the 2300-2400 range). The ports needed are TCP 2300, UDP 2350, & TCP/UDP 47624. This assumes this is the only DirectPlay 7 game running.

So don't need Hamachi for AOE2.