Cannot link with lobby system for online

[Joey_Deaconus]

Everytime I try and connect with the lobby system to get into an online game I get a 'check your Internet connection, firewall and router' message.

My internet connection is fine. In fact I have been online writing this shortly after trying to get online DoW working.

I have registered my name and password with the online lobby system as when I try to do it again, it tells me I cannot use the same name.

hateful hateful hateful.

I turn off zonealarm and get the same thing.
I am running 1.2 patch
Fresh installation, no changes to Windows XP

All and any help appreciated.

[ÜberJumper]

Post your warnings.log after a failed connection attempt.

If you're at university, chances are they may have blocked port 6667, thus preventing you from connecting to peerchat.gamespy.com.

[Joey_Deaconus]

Warning.log file as requested.

Tried to turn off firewall, got same results.
Have tried pinging peerchat.gamespy.com and am getting replies WITH firewall UP.

Any ideas?

Thanks


17:04:31.2 EnterMultiplayerForm registering with lobby
17:04:31.7 Lobby - LOE_LobbySystemConnectionResult received
17:04:34.2 GameSpyLogonForm registering with lobby
17:04:40.1 Lobby - LIE_Initialise received
17:04:40.1 GSPeer::Logon - 7 XXX
17:05:01.6 GSCHAT - ciSocketConnect - couldn't connect to peerchat.gamespy.com, error 10060
17:05:01.6 App : Creating session
17:05:01.6 GSPeer::Dispatch::OnChatConnect 0, '(null)'
17:05:01.6 GSPeer - Disconnect
17:05:01.6 Lobby - LOE_LogInResult received
17:05:06.0 App : Closing session
17:05:09.5 GAME -- Ending FE
17:05:09.7 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
17:05:10.2 SPOOGE -- 177.00MB available texture memory
17:05:10.2 SPOOGE -- 178.00MB available texture memory

[ÜberJumper]

Are you at school/university?

It certainly looks like port 6667 is being blocked.

[Joey_Deaconus]

Thanks for the response.

I am not at Uni (anymore), I'm at home trying to connect with Ntl cable. I am told Ntl cable might block this port for security reasons so does anyone else successfully play DoW online via Ntl cable?

I had installed Windows XP service pack 2 (has been uninstalled now).

Do you know how I can check if my 6667 port is being blocked?

Regards
J