AoE II Expansion: Unable to Join Multiplayer Game (268811)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors
- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 2.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
This article was previously published under Q268811 SYMPTOMS When you try to host an Internet multiplayer game of
Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, other players may be
unable to join the game. CAUSE This behavior may occur if more than one network interface
card is installed in your computer.
When you click IP
Address on the Multiplayer Game screen in Age of Empires II Expansion:
The Conquerors, the game may report an incorrect Internet Protocol (IP)
address. RESOLUTION If your guest players are unable to use this IP address to
connect to your game, use the IP Configuration tool included with Microsoft
Windows to determine the IP address for the network interface card that you
want to use for the game. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- In the Open box, type
winipcfg, and then click OK.
- In the unlabeled box, click the network interface card that
you want to use to host the game.
Note If you want to use a dial-up Internet connection to host the
game, click PPP Adapter. - In the IP Address box, note the IP address
for the network interface card, and then click OK.
- Provide the IP address that you noted in step 4 to your
guest players.
The guest players should now be able to connect to the game
that you are hosting.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb KB268811 |
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