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ace

i switched to xp and since then i havent been able to
play risk II. i get left behind at launch. i disabled
firewall but ports still show up on test as blocked. i
have gone to nibbles worble and one other i cant
remember. i have been working on this for 1 1/2 months w/
no success.
 
Hi Ace,

Are you sharing your internet connection?
If you are, then most likely you have a router or modem
with a built-in NAT (port based) firewall. You'll have to
forward the ports to pass through it to play online. :-)

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| i switched to xp and since then i havent been able to
| play risk II. i get left behind at launch. i disabled
| firewall but ports still show up on test as blocked. i
| have gone to nibbles worble and one other i cant
| remember. i have been working on this for 1 1/2 months w/
| no success.
 
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