Automatching issues after installing new Ethernet card

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I've recently needed to replace the Ethernet card in my PC because the old one died. Ever since replacing the card though, I can no longer host automatch games...and the games the automatch system attempts to join me to only work maybe 1 out of 3 times.

I didn't change any of my router settings, just installed a new Ethernet card.

If it creates me as a host, it just sits there on the 2/2 players automatched screen and does nothing. If it creates me to join a game, it also does the same thing 2 out of 3 times. Only very rarely can I get an actual automatch that works.

I've tried using DMZ, I've tried forwading my points. No luck at all. I can't get automatch to work correctly.

What I want to know is why the hell I have no issues with custom games.

Does anyone know of some specific setting I need to use with my Ethernet card to get automatch working correctly again? My new card is a Tenda TEL9901G (Gigabit).

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[SubakuGaara]

is everything fully up to date? all updates from the manufacturer installed?

also run the NAT test

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Yeah everything's fine.

Though I think I found the problem. I was using DMZ before I changed, and I checked my DMZ settings and they were using a different IP to what I now had...changing the card must have changed my local IP. I changed that to the correct one and it seems good now *shrugs*

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