Computer freezes when trying to connect to multiplayer games

[Snowhobbit]

Okay, last week me and a friend were happily playing eu2 multiplayer with eachother, using the 1.09 patch, I was hosting. Anyways now when we try to connect to eachother the game freezes along with the computer, this only happens to whomever is trying to connect though, there've been no changes to mine or my friends eu2 folder.
Can anyone help me with this extremly frustrating issue? :wacko:
edit: I'm not sure if this should be in tech support/bug/multiplayer

 

[Castellon]

All MP related issues go in the MP forum.
*Moved

 

[Swuul]

Freezes as in "freezes for a while, then give an error message" or "freezes totally so I have to manually shutdown the computer"?

 

[Snowhobbit]

the second kind, the really bad kind, I noticed that it happened when I accidentally entered a "bad" ip adress aswell (I swapped two numbers) I've tried reinstalling and applying the latest patch, to make sure we both have the same version but the problem persists. The same thing happens if we try to play CK togeother. :wacko:

 

[unmerged(10915)]

This happens to me with ZoneAlarm. The firewall prompts if eu2 should be allowed access to ports etc., sounds kind of like the same problem as you have .

 

[Snowhobbit]

Thing is I disable my firewall for online gaming, could it be my friends firewall?
And why would I crash with my firewall disabled when I'm trying to join her game even if she had a firewall? This issue is really bugging me as I found mulitplayer eu2 alot of fun so any help at all is really appreciated

 

[unmerged(1631)]

Thing is I disable my firewall for online gaming, could it be my friends firewall?
And why would I crash with my firewall disabled when I'm trying to join her game even if she had a firewall? This issue is really bugging me as I found mulitplayer eu2 alot of fun so any help at all is really appreciated

Heya, I was told when I got back into EU that after you enter your player name to lean on the delete key and delete all the spaces after your name. I'm not sure if it is a problem anymore but it did work for me and that was with the latest patch. Worth a try anyway.
Also it could be your friends firewall. Can she shut it off or open ports?

 

[Swuul]

You both check the usual suspects:

1) Firewall allows EU2 traffic (or firewall is off).

2) IP field is clear before typing IP (to avoid empty spaces, and also avoid a situation where there actually is an IP written ther but "out of view".

3) Check your IP addresses, and make sure they haven't changed (in case you have dynamic IP's).

 

[Snowhobbit]

I'm not sure what the problem was, but connecting via valkyrianet resolved the issue, so it probably had something to do with the ip..
Anyways, thanks for all your help, I can finally go back to multiplayer with my friend

 

[admiral drake]

I'm not sure what the problem was, but connecting via valkyrianet resolved the issue, so it probably had something to do with the ip..
Anyways, thanks for all your help, I can finally go back to multiplayer with my friend

before you type your ip adress hek if you got the option join clikable

if you can clik on it, it basicle means you got empty space that needs to be deleted, clik on the midle of the bar with your mouse

 

[volksskina]

My freezes sometimes when i try to exit MP games
its sucks, because i have to restart the Pc