router

[Dave]

Hive: Please try using a bit of punctuation ... makes these threads much easier to read, especially when we start getting in to the good stuff.

Anywho, check www.PortForward.com, find your Router Model + Make, and follow the instructions from there. Right at the start, it should tell you how to connect to your router.

The following two IP's are the most commonly used to manage routers:

http://192.168.0.1/
http://192.168.1.1/

Also, you can go to:

Start>Run>cmd [enter]

Type: ipconfig

You'll see an IP come up (hopefully one) - try to connect to it - you should be logged in to your router management.

Let me know how it goes,

Dave

[Hivetactics]

how do u connect to the ip address that comes up

[Emp_Leader24]

just type the ip address in the address bar like you would a website without any www.'s or what not.

[Hivetactics]

Ok did all that but once u get to the site what do u do?

[Emp_Leader24]

umm, what do you want to do?

[Hivetactics]

configure it so i can play aok, it is stopping me from enter either cs1 or cs2 or rr and any rooms at all for any game

[Emp_Leader24]

you'll need to open up ports 2300-2400, the process of doing this varies from router to router thou.

what kind of router do you have?

[Hivetactics]

it is wireless and has the numbers 2.4 GHz 802.11g it is for dsl that is all i know

[Emp_Leader24]

ok, try this, pick your router from this page here, then click w/e game, and follow the steps it gives you, let me know if you don't understand something.

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers...routerindex.htm

[Hivetactics]

ok it ask for my static ip how do i find it out?

[Emp_Leader24]

Start>Run>cmd [enter]

Type: ipconfig

its right there

[Hivetactics]

Open a web browser like internet explorer or Netscape. Enter the ip address of your router in the address bar of your browser. In the picture above the address bar has http://www.google.com in it. Just replace all of that with the ip address of your router. By default the ip address should be set to 192.168.1.1.

when i put in my ip it says page cant be displayed

[Emp_Leader24]

You have to put the router ip address there, and once you access the router you use your ip address.

[Hivetactics]

Ok how do i know my routers ip adress?

[Dave]

Hive:

we've gone through this. Start>Run>cmd ipconfig

192.168.(something).1 = router IP - probably.

Open Internet Explorer, type that in the address bar - where you type in Zone.com , etc.
You'll get your Router page come up.

Follow the guide from PortForward.com . On your Router somewhere, you should have something like 'D-Link' , 'LinkSys' , 'Sitecom' - or something like this, the make + model of your router.

It may also have it on your router config page.

Select your router from the list on http://www.portforward.com/english/routers...routerindex.htm , choose "Age Of Empires II", and follow the instructions.

Lastly, you may or may not have a static IP. It doesn't really matter, as far as I know.

Visit http://www.whatismyip.com/ - Right at the top of the page, you'll see "Your IP Is **.*.**.***" - that's your 'WAN' IP - it might be static. Don't worry about it.

That's pretty much everything.
Lastly, Emp_Leader -- Nope. The IP you said (ipconfig) would be Internal, not External.

Cheers,

Dave

[Hivetactics]

ok when i go to portforward i find my router then what do i do it ask for static ip u said skip that part if i skip that part what do i put in the address box at the top of page

[Dave]

Hivetactics: Your ROUTER IP address. (Start>Run>cmd , ipconfig - usually 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 )!!

[Aket]

wow u dont use computers much do u ? lol anyway its fairly simple whats the nam e of the router?

[Hivetactics]

Not 2 much lmao when i do that it goes to a 2wire site is there were it is supposed to go

[Aket]

what the site say?

[Hivetactics]

it says 2wire then next to that it says system, broadband link, home computers, and firewall

[Aket]

:/ take a picture plz

[Hivetactics]

ok i have never taken a ss before

[Aket]

omg ur almost impossable to help hit prt scrn(like ur taking a pic in aok) then go int paint and paste save as then up load and post herew

[Hivetactics]

i know how to do it but it alwasys take forever for the image to upload it has been uploading now for almost 10 mins and it always says file exceeds max_file_size

[Aket]

compress or save as a different file type

[Hivetactics]

your gonna think i am a dumbass but how u compress or save it 2 another file lmao i suck at computers so bad

[Aket]

OMG I GIVE UP ON U

[Hivetactics]

o well i guess i quit aok then thanks for helping me i guess if a mod gets on here just close the topic

[Dave]

Hive, ignore Aket, he needs help to. And he's impatient.

Hive: To take a Screenshot, hit PrintScrn. Then, go in to Paint, paste the screenshot in (Ctrl+V).
Choose File> Save As .

In the bottom box (Save as Type, 24-bit Bitmap) - change that so it says "JPEG (*.JPG, *.JPEG, *.JPE, *.JFIF).

Save again. Image will be much smaller.
Then upload to ImageShack (www.imageshack.us), and show us the link.

On the other hand: Does the page look like this?



If so, keep reading.

At the top, with the 4 tabs - choose the one which says "Firewall".
Click "Firewall Settings".

Choose your computer from the list (Step 1).
Click the "Allow individual Applications" button.
Choose "Add a new user-defined application".

Application Name: AOE21
Protocol: TCP
Port FROM: 2300
Port TO: 2400

Application Type: None (default).

Then "ADD DEFINITION".

Add another one, using the following settings:

Application Name: AOE22
Protocol: TCP
Port FROM: 47624
Port TO: 47624

And lastly, another one:

Application Name: AOE23
Protocol: UDP
Port FROM: 2300
Port TO: 2400



One they are all added, select your computer from the main screen again.

Select AOE21 from the LEFT BOX and click Add.
Do the same for AOE22 and AOE23.

When you're done, press "Done" in the bottom right of the screen.

That should do it!

Let me know if you have any problems.

Lastly, Aket - this is the "Tech Support" problem - with time, you'll learn you need a LOT of patience when it comes to helping people with computers. Don't lose it, try to be helpful - if you can't, then don't post.

Cheers,
Dave.