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Originally posted by MahlerIsGod
Greetings All,
This is a gaming question at heart but really a computer question. I can't play games like UT 2004 and Counter Strike because my IP address is masked by a router. My house is wireless and we each have a USB network adapter that we use to connect to the internet. Is there a way to unmask my IP address so that I can access servers for games like BF 1942 and the like? (I just played some UT 2004 at a friends house and now I am hooked). Thanks and cheers
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Originally posted by JohnnyRoyale
You don't need to "unmask" your IP address to play BF 1942 or CS. Trust me, I play all the time, no problems. It sounds almost like the TCP/IP ports are blocked on your router, so you can't make the connection from your machine to the server. Do you have access to the router configuration? Can you check & see if there are any blocked ports?
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Johnny is right. You need to find out the port needed for the games you want to play. Most of the tech support people for the gaming companies can tell you which ports need to be unblocked. After you know which ports that need to be opened, you just go into your router configuration and open them up. I had to do this to play EQ a few years ago. A friend of mine had to do it to play Battlefield 1942 at all. My family just bought a new router, and I seriously need to configure it once I go home if I'm gonna want to play games this summer.
-Lasereth