C&C Generals: Zero Hour home networking prob

I'm not sure if this is a game thing or a network thing but we're trying to play Zero Hour on our home network. Even though both laptops can play the game, access the internet and view files on the main computer, we can't seem to get the laptops and/or the desktop to play the game together.

The two laptops are what we're primarily trying to use for the game.

Dell Inspiron B130
Win XP
Pentium M
Processor 1.73 GHz
795 MHz, 504 MB of RAM

Network Adapters
- Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
- Dell Wireless 1470 Dual Band WLAN Mini-PCI Card

Dell Inspiron 600m
Win XP
Pentium M
processor 1.50GHz
598 MHZ, 512 MB of RAM

Network Adapters
- Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
- Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection

The router we're using is a Linksys WRT54GS V.5

In Firewall settings, the Game exception is selected in both of these laptops.

I am at a loss as to what to try. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you have to offer (besides the old sledgehammer stand-by ).



Esther

 

Maybe you could try a 'virtual LAN' such as Hamachi.
www.hamachi.com