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Hey, i was wondering why i couldnt host games on Counter Strike? Alot of other people can and i cant, even if my firewall is completely exited. On another game called JediKnight i try to connect directly to someones IP and it doesnt work but everyone else can join it.

Can anyone help?!?!

-LuKe

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Quick troubleshooting checklist that narrows the cause and gives practical fixes. is right to have you look at the ADSL gateway settings; start by proving whether the game server is running on the PC or being blocked by NAT/firewall before changing anything on the modem.

Confirm the server is listening on a port and identify the process:

netstat -ano | findstr :<port>
tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>"

Use the game docs or the game UI to find the server port, replace <port> and <pid> above, and verify the server process shows up. If nothing listens, the game isn’t actually hosting. If it listens, move to network tests.

Isolate network vs host firewall problems: try to connect from another PC on the same LAN to the host’s local IP. If LAN clients connect but internet clients cannot, it’s NAT/port-forwarding or ISP-related. Some modems do not support “NAT loopback” so testing from inside the LAN using the public IP can give false failures — test from a friend or an external port-check service. Temporarily disable any third-party firewall and the Windows firewall to test; if that fixes it, add a permanent exception for the game executable (not just random ports).

If the ADSL device lacks DMZ/port forwarding options, options are: enable UPnP on the gateway (if the game supports it), assign a static local IP to the PC and ask the ISP to open or forward the port, put the modem into bridge mode and handle the PPPoE/dial on the PC, or use a VPN/virtual-LAN tool to host without router config. Always use a static LAN IP for the host before forwarding, and be cautious opening DMZ or wide port ranges — limit the exposure to the game ports and the host IP.

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Jedi Knight goes straight through a software or router based firewall, I've played every game in the series online and it never failed to work. But it does sound like you aren't getting out. Are you on a router or other hardware firewall?

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Im not on a router or a hardware firewall.. I only got a software firewall (Trend Micro Internet Security)

With my ADSL i can go to the config page and change some internet stuff on there but i just dont know what to change.

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> With my ADSL i can go to the config page and change some internet stuff on
> there but i just dont know what to change.
Look through the options for some mention of DMZ. Let me know and I'll walk you through what to do about it and give you sufficient warnings. :D

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Hey, i have tried all the DMZ stuff and there is nothing about DMZ or port forwarding or anything on it

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