I'm running D2 with D2X-XL. When someone (usually my brother on the same router) connects to a game I host my game crashes right when we both first spawn. I tried it on another computer and the same thing happened. I can play single player fine (and D1 fine).

Any ideas? Thanks

If i create a D1 or D2 game and then have my brother join it (who lives in my house) using the ip 10.0.0.6 (my router based ip) can a 3rd person who lives wherever in the world join it? Using my external IP address? (68.254.148.170). I tried it once but it did not work.. any ideas? I hope Im just ...

thanks fellas

thanks again =)

what method do you guys suggest for online play?

yep, got it. thanks!

Also, how can I get multilayer in D2? There is no field to add in the hosts IP.

If you try to play online with D1X or D1X-Rebirth you should open UDP 31017 on your router. To play D2 online you currently should use D2X-XL - D2X-Rebirth supports online mode via UDP/IP in the next version. You can also use KALI with all versions. any idea how I can open UDP 31017? I'm in my ...

i'm also trying to play online with D2

thanks!

whats the best way to do it? I tried giving some1 my IP but it said 'handshake timeout'. Maybe it's because i'm behind a router?

Any guides out there? Thanks.