Age of Empires 2 Conquerors (AOE2) multiplayer LAN problem Vista-XP

[xrande]

Nostalgic moments of going back to AOE2. :D Too bad I cannot seem to play multiplayer LAN with my friends.

Currently I have 3 Windows XP PC/Laptops, 1 Vista. I have googled, read most of TechArena's tips and helps. But still no good. All my WinXP machines can connect fine. But not Vista.

Problems:
- WinXP created game. Vista can join, but ALL XP machines cannot receive information from Vista machine. So if they change group number, new civs or whatever, or click READY, XP machine doesn't register anything
- Vista created game. XP tries to join but hangs at the "Joining Game" screen. Have to press ESC to cancel.
- So problem is XP cannot receive information from Vista. Vista cannot seem to "access" XP either.


Tested:
- Removed firewall
- Open up ports
- Disable UAC
- Installed LLTD in WinXP
- Disabled iPv6 and what not that's not in WinXP's network protocols
- Even regedit of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CONTROL -> LSA -> restrictanonymous (change value to 1)


Can someone help please??!!

=) aDk

did you check

I meant you would search the site for patches, they have them a pack for
multiplayer options.

[xrande]

Nope. If I could played over Internet I would. I just want to play it over LAN. My internet is not good enough to handle 4 PCs to join igzones.

[simon1975]

Just tried myself last week, it wouldn't work using Vista laptops.
So we used a Vista laptop & a XP laptop (both wireless) but used a cable. after a few tries the XP hosted the game and 2 Vista machines connected and played fine. We then somehow got the Vista m/c (when hard wired to the XP ) to host, both the other Vista m/c connected then we simply disconnected the XP m/c. and we all played a game.

It may not matter but we didn't uses the 1.0c patch (the previous attempt didn't work) we used the 1.0b + used the original disc and didn't use a NoCD crack.

[dbks]

ok i found a solution

the solution is:

in vista, goto your firewall exceptions list
(center network and shared resources> Windows Firewall >change config > exceptions Tab)

once there eliminate from that list :

-Age of Empires II Expansion
-Auxiliar file from Microsoft DirectPlay

make shure
you have checked Notify when firewall blocks a new program

Acept and close everything

then start the game, host a multiplayer using TCP(LAN)

THEN Alt+Tab (dont setup anything yet) and then wait until windows (wakes up from underground) and shows you your desktop, then where firewall you will be noticed about 2 programs

Unblock Both

return to the game

then join aoe from your others XP machines normally as should expected

ok thats all, everytime you want to host the game you'll have to do every step

best regards from paysandu, Uruguay