Battlezone 1

Hey everyone, after 3 years of trying everything to solve my router issues, I have finally done it. By setting a DMZ and by making my IP address dynamic. For some strange reason, I had to make my IP address dynamic and not static in order to set a DMZ.

I have a BT Homehub 2.0 router which is apparently quite a popular router, so for anyone who has router issues and can't find a solution, then try setting a DMZ.

The reason why I had to set a DMZ was that too many players were connecting to me through port numbers like 63273 and other random ones that weren't in the range that BZ typically uses (21000 - 22000). My router is too tight to allow different ports permission and so it would take me a very long time to write down which port numbers people were connecting to me through and then forwarding them ports on my router's settings.

To work out what port numbers other players are using to connect to you through, download Wireshark. It is a Network Protocol Analyser which tells you what you need to know.

------If anyone needs help configuring their BT Homehub 2.0 to allow Battlezone multiplayer to run without crashing or losing connection, then feel free to PM me------

Solution solves:
100% loss for players in lobby.
Losing connection when joining a game.
Not connecting properly to a game. (e.g. map not loading, endless . . . . . in the game text.)
Crashing and receiving an 'Unhandled Exception' warning message proceeding to a black screen.
Players in the lobby suddenly dissapearing.

I mean without lol