can't host games on labtop!

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gameplaya
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can't host games on labtop!

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I dunno wat it is but evrytime i try hosting on my pc game rise of nations, it never allows me to host it. i tried turning off my firewall but the problem still occurs. Does anyone know wat else i can do?
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If you're behind a router..may have to open/forward ports on the router..to the LAN IP of your laptop, which you would want to make static.
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YeOldeStonecat wrote:If you're behind a router..may have to open/forward ports on the router..to the LAN IP of your laptop, which you would want to make static.
yes i have a wireless router and play on my pc but how do i open the ports?
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but how do i open the ports on my labtop? where do i go on my labtop to do that?
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