You receive the "Cannot join the selected game" error message when you try to join an online game of MechWarrior 4 (837868)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
  • Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance

SYMPTOMS

When you try to join an online game of Microsoft MechWarrior 4, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot join the selected game. There may be networking problems or the server may be gone.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if Internet Connection Sharing is installed and is running on your computer.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, disable Internet Connection Sharing before you join an online game. To disable Internet Connection Sharing, follow the steps that are appropriate for your operating system.

Note This behavior does not occur with Internet Connection Sharing on Microsoft Windows XP.

Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

For additional information about how to disable Internet Connection Sharing, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

230112 How to disable Internet Connection Sharing

Microsoft Windows 2000

To turn off Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections.
  3. Right-click the connection that you have shared, and then click Properties.
  4. Click the Sharing tab, and then click to clear the Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection check box.
  5. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

Instead of playing a game from the computer that has Internet Connection Sharing enabled, you may be able to play from another computer on your network by using the computer that has Internet Connection Sharing enabled. This ability depends on the operating system of computer that has Internet Connection Sharing enabled:
  • Windows Millennium Edition (Me): You can play with other Windows Millennium Edition (Me)-based computers and non-Windows Millennium Edition (Me)-based computers (that have DirectX 8 installed), except in a ZoneMatch instance.
  • Windows 2000: Only one computer at a time can play through the server to the Internet. The computer must have a minimum of DirectX version 7 installed.
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition: You cannot play multiplayer online games by using a Windows 98 Second Edition Internet Connection Sharing-based computer. This operating system does not support the DirectPlay Protocol Flag.
For additional information about how to troubleshoot multiplayer issues, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

240429 DirectX: Ports required to play on a network

309128 MechWarrior 4: Error message when you attempt to connect to multiplayer game

819836 Games: How to troubleshoot multiplayer issues

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
Keywords:kbnetwork kberrmsg kbprb KB837868 kbAudEndUser
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