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Welcome to the help thread, in here, we the FMO community, will try and help you with your FM issues when trying to play online.
If your having problems hosting/Joining a network game then please make sure you have read through and followed our FAQ
If you are still having problems once you have followed the FAQ then please post in this thread, in order for us to then help you further, we are going to need as much information as possible from you, by this we mean the following types of information:
Operating system?
Service packs installed?
Net connection?
ISP?
Router involved?
Anti virus software?
Firewall software?
If unsure, please ask!
It is possible that you cannot play online because your firewall is preventing you from doing so, in this case you could disable your firewall and then see (test) if FM works via Online play. Obviously, some firewalls may also have configurations which will “allow” certain applications to bypass it. (Please consult your Firewall manual)
Also relating to your firewall, it is possible to “forward” ports on your router to enable FM to communicate, please note, there are many different types of modems/routers out there on the market and they all function differently too, however, if you require some more information about Port Forwarding, then please visit the following website : http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm and look for your modem in the list. The ports that require forwarding are 10093 and 10094. (Please consult your Modem/Router manual if unsure. It is your own responsibility to forward ports)
If you are not sure what your IP address is then you can use the following website to find out : http://www.whatismyip.com/ (This is the address to give to all the people you wish to join your network game)
Please remember, we will not configure your router or firewall for you, that’s upto you to do, we will only advise you on what the possible causes are that you cannot host/join a network game.
Previously Asked Questions
Q. "Does everyone in an online game need to be running the same version (with the patch or without)?"
A.Yes everyone needs to run the same version
Q. "How do I regain control of my team?"
A. "Left click on your name or team and a pop up should appear - resume control of team x."
Q. "What do I do if I have two IP with a / in between?"
A. "This will be because the host has a router. One of the IPs is his/her internal IP and the second is his/her external IP. The host gives out the second IP to those trying to join. It can also be found at whatsmyip.com mentioned earlier in the thread.
Q. " When I try to connect a pop up saying "unable to connect to server" what do I do?
A. "The host or someone connecting has not forwarded ports for their router so will be unable to join. Refer back to the opening post for information on how to forward ports.
Q. " Hi I want to set up a game of FM online, do we need the same databases?"
A. "Everyone playing the game will need the exact same database in order to run a stable online game.
12-07-2006, 09:26 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #2
how comes i can not start an online season but i can join one. i always seem to get two ip addresses and i do click the run as server button. i have wireless does this matter. any help would be great
12-07-2006, 10:26 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #3
Me and my mate are trying to set up an online game but it always comes up wit 'Cannot Connect Server' and i've read the FAQ but im still confused. Any help would be lovely. Thanks
Sean
12-08-2006, 12:30 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #4
pennyonacard: have you read the FAQ? have you read the help in the opening post of this thread? Please try these things out first.
Sean06: Where are you confused? We are confused ourselfs cos we dont know where to start!
Please guys, when posting for help give us as much information as possible, the more you tell us what you have done and how then we are able to get a better picture of what is going on with your setting.
Thanks!
12-08-2006, 05:14 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #5
Operating system? Windows??
Service packs installed? ??
Net connection? Internet explorer
ISP? ?
Router involved? No
Anti virus software? Yes
Firewall software? Yes but I blocked it
12-08-2006, 05:14 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #6
Originally posted by Sean06:
Operating system? Windows??
Service packs installed? ??
Net connection? Internet explorer
ISP? ?
Router involved? No
Anti virus software? Yes
Firewall software? Yes but I blocked it
Have you port forwarded to that IP address?
12-10-2006, 09:35 PM
FMO Help Thread - Ask All Your Questions In Here! Post #10
I have been hosting an online game since FM2007 came out using Hamachi on Win XP SP2. Everything was working great and we had 4 players in total, last week we installed the patch and everything was still working fine. Today when we tried to play, only one person could connect to the game at a time. When the second person tried to connect they couldnt see the server. I did have some trouble connecting to Hamachi earlier so guess this could be the problem? The only other change i can think off since last week was downloading IE7, would this have any effect on the network settings? Does anyone have any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks.
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