Can't get netplay to work, very frustrating

StreetProdigy · Post by **StreetProdigy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:10 am

Ok, so I have forwarded my ports, am using Zbattle and so did/is my friend. When we try to play a game when I am hosting it says found client and his screen still says connecting to server. When he hosts it still says searching for client and mine says connecting to server. My question is, why do our screens say different things when we switch hosting and most importantly how can we get this to work because I really wanna play some mario and battletoads. Also we tried disabling our firewalls and are both using vista if that matters.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:35 am

Make sure your friend also forwards his ports.

Do you have a hardware firewall? such as router?

StreetProdigy · Post by **StreetProdigy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:33 am

Joe Camacho wrote:Make sure your friend also forwards his ports.

Do you have a hardware firewall? such as router?

My friend did forward his ports, and I have a router in my house aswell as a gateway. But I figured if the ports were forwarded then the firewall on my router wouldnt matter.

Post by **odditude** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:55 pm

StreetProdigy wrote:I have a router in my house aswell as a gateway.

Please clarify. A "gateway" is usually a router+cable/dsl modem in a single device. Do you have one of those AND a second router?

StreetProdigy · Post by **StreetProdigy** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:43 am

I think its an access point, actually its a router configured to be an access point. Either way I think the problem is on his end because like I said my screen would say found client as his would still search for a client when we switch hosting. But I am willing to try anything that you think would work because I really want to play some battletoads.