On Tuesday 03 July 2001 18:58, you wrote :
> Is there any particular reason why a base install would not allow a user to
> play games such as Half-Life or Quake3 from behind the MandrakeSecurity
> SNF? The person with the problem has used manually written IPMASQ scripts
> in the past but is having trouble now. I don't have any specifics at the
> moment, just hoping that there is something that may be known by simply
> mentioning the subject of gaming.
>
Hi,
Actuallay there are very good reasons that it does not work by default:
allowing games means opening several ports from the outside.
To allow games, you must open incoming high ports (> 1024) in the Internet
Traffic menu (the protocol is often udp for games). The exact range of ports
depends on the game, and Florin has just described a way to see the exact
rejected ports.
Regards,
Renaud
