"connection timed out" error

[sadCreature]

i often try to play internet games. i can join them, but after one or two minutes i get an error:
"Network Error
Connection timed out"
I've got the version 1.23 but no tsf

can you help me?

[Coppertop]

This (http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=9102) should probably help.

[Radium]

When this is fixed will you re-register as "HappyCreature"?

[sadCreature]

When this is fixed will you re-register as "HappyCreature"?
I dont understand this. Ive got a WLAN and what must be fixed?

[sadCreature]

How do i open/forward a port?

[Shiverz CC]

I agree with sadCreature there isnt a good enough explaination because not everyone understands how to open ports (I don't) please someone if its not any trouble make a easier step by step guide for us less knowledgeable ones.

[sadCreature]

now, i have checked this. so, its not a firewall/router... problem. What else could it be?

[Link]

There are step-by-step guides available, including the link from Coppertop. That one puts emphasis on getting someone else to do it, and on reading the manual. Because all configurations are different, a guide cannot be made that tells you exactly how you can do it. There is another article available here (http://link.idlegames.com/~cbruton/jj2_gateway.html), which goes into more specific detail on configuring routers to work with JJ2.

sadCreature, there is no other cause for this problem than a firewall or a gateway\router. Please thoroughly read through both of the links I gave, and if you can't understand them yourself get someone else to do it for you. You should also read the manual for your router. Windows XP has a built-in firewall that may be enabled. You should ensure that it is disabled as well.

[sadCreature]

i dont know how to forward ports.
does anybody know a port forward-tool for win xp?
i searched for one but i only got linux port forwarding tools.