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[Jarno Mikkola]

I HAVEN`T PLAYED BG2 IN YEARS AND WANT TO PLAY WITH ALL MY OWN CHARACTERS THIS TIME I HAVE A CLEAN INSTALL OF BG2 AND TOB WITH PATCH ON WINDOWS XP AND WANT TO PLAYER A MULTIPLAYER GAME BUT CAN`T START A SERIAL CONNECTION WITH ANY PORTS GAME DOSEN`T DO ANYTHING WHEN I CLICK NEW GAME JUST STAYS ON THE SAME SCREEN BUT DOESN`T FREEZE

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JJ. Now, the problem most likely is that you have a virus protection/firewall program that 'protects' from 'unauthorized network connections', and you have to turn that off or allow the BGMain.exe, to actually play the multiplayer game in the BG2 that uses the TCP/IP format...
You do that most easily by trying to start the multiplayer game, then push the Windows Button, the virus protection/firewall program should say that the game is trying to make the connection, which you should either be able to allow, or just turn off, and when that's done, returning to the game should allow you to play the multiplayer game.

Edited by Jarno Mikkola, 23 November 2009 - 02:36 AM.

[Sammi Somara]

Dude. I have the same problem. I think it's the fact that my internet connection is provided by the college though, and they probably have something in place that's blocking it.
Either way, your problem probably is a firewall or something.
It could also be your router. Certain types of routers make it hard to establish connections with other ports. I'd give you the technical terminology, but I totally forgot it. ^^;