Could you elaborate more on "doesn't work"?

What happens when someone tries to connect? On thier end and yours?

Do they simply time out, or is some error presented? Do you see any connection attempts on the POL console?

Can you ping the server from the client machine? And the client from the server? ("ping [IpAddress]" at a command prompt)

If you do a "netstat -a" on the host machine (at a command prompt) while the client tries to connect, can you see their connection?

Is there a router involved? If so, is it between the host and the client? Is port forwarding enabled on the router for port 5003 on internal connections?

What does the login.cfg file look like on the client machine?

Do normal networking functions work on the client/host, such as file sharing? Are both machines on the same subnet/network? I assume this is a peer-to-peer network? So no domains or active directory invovled.


Hmm, thats all I can think of now, but these are all the initial questions I would be asking myself to troubleshoot and isolate the problem.

a window pops up and says "Couldn't connect to Ultima Online. Please try again in a few moments."

there is a router, thats on my brother computer, dont know how to check the port on it

the login.cfg file looks like 'LoginServer=192.168.0.100,5003'

The "couldn't connect" means the client cannot "see" the server. If the machines are on the "inside" of the routwr thwrw should be no problems connecting through the LAN unless Windows firewall is blocking them or you have some other firewall involved.

ahhh.. so if i turn firewall off maybe it should work?

No need to turn it off. Just open the port on the firewall you are trying to connect to.

"No need to turn it off. Just open the port on the firewall you are trying to connect to."


sorry but i dont understand that :(

I assume your firewall has some way to configure which ports are open to the Internet. It is within this configuration screen/window that you open or close a port.

Yukiko wrote:I assume your firewall has some way to configure which ports are open to the Internet. It is within this configuration screen/window that you open or close a port.

lol. i tried doing that for him, yet the router still blocks connections going through the router. does it to me too.