ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

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.

That was just one example. ^^

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote: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.

Well not everyone can configure the routers their internet connection is served on [School connections, for example] and anyone using USB Modems are stuck.

Though does that apply to the hosting game only? It would be interesting to try... though it would still be nice if wee can get players to use the network correctly.