Windows 7 Networking & Games
Windows 7 Network With Games (LAN)Not workingI've searched on the web and tried solving this on my own. Didn't get far. Please help.In windows 7, You can create network connections to connecto to the internet, I have one of these, Then I have a Hamachi connection and my normal Local Area Connection.When I disconnect hamachi and my internet, I can host and play games in Warcraft 3, but as soon as i connect to the internet, I have to run the game through hamachi in order to be able to see or host game in warcraft that others can join. This is only withwarcraft.Most other games I tried playing over a Local network just doesnt work. Tiberium wars for one. It runs fine, single player and online. Demigod as well. Worked 100% On windows Vista, but no luck yet on windows 7.Yes, All the correct ports are linked to the games in the firewall as far as i'm able to check. It took me a while to figure out how the firewall works, but its correctly done. All the games are allowed in the firewall and the ports they normally use allowed with them. Even tried disabling windows firewall. Also tried making my Local Area Connection the primary connection, but the internet connections does not show up in the list when you go to: start/control panel / network and sharing centre / change adapter settings / [Press ALT] Advanced / Advanced Settings / Adapters & Bindings. (Which is what people reccomended I change when playing over hamachi to make hamachi the main adapter in Windows Vista so i thought i'd try it with windows 7 to make my local network my default connection)I also tried runing my internet connection from my router and just normally connecting through lan with NO other network interfaces on. Games still won't pick up the other players or hosts. Extra note on Tiberium Wars: In the network settings you can select which IP it should run on. Hamachi, LAN or internet connection, Even selecting it there on LAN didn't help. Tried this on 2 PCs both running windows 7, and another running windows Vista. Nothing worked.Current system: Core2Duo 2.66 GHzGeForce 8600GT4 GB RamRealtech GBit LANWindows 7 RC1 Build7100All software running latest updates / patchesAlso:Removed all software network relating from ym pc including hamachi VPN software, no luck. Games still only work over internet and cannot see LAN games. I know from experience with windows vista, that there is some setting somewhere I proibably need to change or something, but I have gone through the firewall (even disabled it) and the network and sharing centre. no luck so far.
June 8th, 2009 6:08pm

So you can do Battle.net within your network, but not on the internet?
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June 9th, 2009 11:06pm

No, I can access internet and everything works on the internet. But i cannot join or host Local games. Like on LAN. Home network and so on.
June 9th, 2009 11:11pm

All works. Just updated to build 7201
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June 11th, 2009 10:10am

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