How to Play Baldur's Gate 2 Multiplayer over the Internet
Is your computer on some sort of network?, Make sure every player who wants to play with you has done the same previous steps. , Open Baldur’s gate 2, go to “Multiplayer”, go to “Connect” and choose the TCP/IP protocol (very important). , You or one...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Is your computer on some sort of network?
If you answer NO and your computer is directly connected to the internet then continue to the next step.
Otherwise, you will need to do the following:
If you answered yes to the previous step then you need to get your local IP.
To do so, open a command prompt (Start Menu
-> Run
-> (Type: “cmd” and click “OK”)).
After that, you have to do what is called “Port forwarding”.
If you are on a bigger network and you can’t mess with the actual configurations, then contact your network administrator and ask them to do the following:
Go to http://portforward.com/ and click on the router your are using In the list of games, select :
Baldur's Gate I and II Follow the instructions there: if it says you can’t open that many ports (2300 to 2400, 6073) then you must do a DMZ.
If so, do some research with Google on: how to create a DMZ to your computer (If you try to do a DMZ, it's strongly suggested that you do some research on “What is a DMZ”).
When everything is done, you must now get your external IP address.
To do that, go on web sites that shows you your external IP address. -
Step 2: Make sure every player who wants to play with you has done the same previous steps.
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Step 3: Open Baldur’s gate 2
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Step 4: go to “Multiplayer”
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Step 5: go to “Connect” and choose the TCP/IP protocol (very important).
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Step 6: You or one of your friend must create a game and the others can connect to him by typing his (not your) external IP when prompted to do so at the “Join game” window.
Detailed Guide
If you answer NO and your computer is directly connected to the internet then continue to the next step.
Otherwise, you will need to do the following:
If you answered yes to the previous step then you need to get your local IP.
To do so, open a command prompt (Start Menu
-> Run
-> (Type: “cmd” and click “OK”)).
After that, you have to do what is called “Port forwarding”.
If you are on a bigger network and you can’t mess with the actual configurations, then contact your network administrator and ask them to do the following:
Go to http://portforward.com/ and click on the router your are using In the list of games, select :
Baldur's Gate I and II Follow the instructions there: if it says you can’t open that many ports (2300 to 2400, 6073) then you must do a DMZ.
If so, do some research with Google on: how to create a DMZ to your computer (If you try to do a DMZ, it's strongly suggested that you do some research on “What is a DMZ”).
When everything is done, you must now get your external IP address.
To do that, go on web sites that shows you your external IP address.
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