LAN Issues, Need Help. Can't set up server.

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Horn-Swoggler
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LAN Issues, Need Help. Can't set up server.

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Alright, so I know you probably think I am incredibly impaired if I don't know how to set up a LAN server, but that's not actually the case. I have been playing Armagetron with friends at school for the past week or so, and one day, I came home and wanted to play a quick game with my brother. It worked fine, but the next day, it didn't. I hosted, but he couldn't see it on the server list. We refreshed it, closed the game, reinstalled the game, looked all over the internet for help, but were unable to find anything. So I thought, let's see what happens if he trys hosting, maybe it's his computer and he can't host. But no, he can host just fine. I have literally tried everything, like port forwarding and anything else I thought could do anything to help, but I still can't host LAN matches. But the thing that is confusing is that it worked 3 days ago. Please help, as I would really like to get back to playing Armagetron with my brother/friends, and be able to host!
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Re: LAN Issues, Need Help. Can't set up server.

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Two possible reasons I can think of:
1. Your brother messed with the min and max port settings in the network setup. They need to include the port you're hosting on.
2. A personal firewall software on your computer or your brothers computer randomly decided to start blocking packets. Given the vast number of possible products and my unfamiliarity with any of them (apart from Norton; if that is installed, reformat your hard drive) I can't give proper help for that case.
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Re: LAN Issues, Need Help. Can't set up server.

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Alright, I'll look into that and mess with it some more. Thanks for your reply!
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