02-14-2005, 06:10 AM
magisleepy,Feb 14 2005, 05:24 AM Wrote:Thanks for the advice, but my dad's super paranoid, and he thinks everything I touch will be destroyed. I might be able to use the other ones to play with some close friends. Not that I dont' wanna play with you guys, but, hey, maybe some of you do live in Plano, Tx.
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So make him fix it! ;) Really though, there's something wrong with its configuration if you can't even enter chat successfully. My suspicion is some very stupid attempts at anti-port-scanning code are interfering. A correct connection to battle.net goes as follows:
You open a TCP stream to bnet (henceforce BNCS) on port 6112.
It sends a batch of UDP datagrams at you to determine whether your connection is suitable for online play.
You open a secondary TCP stream to the same BNCS on the same port to retrieve files such as the ToS.
I suspect that your router is reacting stupidly when the UDP datagrams arrive and classifying the BNCS as a "malicious entity", which it then forbids you to connect to for fetching the ToS. Hopefully this information will help your father identify what's wrong with the router and fix it. :)
Modem play is pretty simplistic, and limited to 2 people per game. It's been ages since I had anyone to play with over modem, but if you find local area friends and have trouble with modem play, someone here can probably assist you.