Even if you have an amazingly up to date computer and are on the same LAN, there’s a chance you’ll have this problem. This is a problem that plagues Age of Empires II.You may need to restart your computer for this to take effect. Make sure Hamachi appears at the top of the Connections list by using the up and down arrows and click OK. In Vista/7, press Alt to bring up the menu and select Advanced -> Advanced Settings. To do this, go into Network Connections (from Network and Sharing Center, or My Network Places). You could also try changing the network priority of the Hamachi interface.Although Hamachi2 works fine for me, and every version of Hamachi previously has worked fine, some people report only to be able to get the game working with Hamachi verison 1.0.1.1 which you can download here.You will still need to make sure the ports are open and forwarded on your router and firewalls. The above information about firewalls and port forwarding still applies here.For example, if you are running Windows Vista and your friend is running Windows XP SP2, you may need to change the compatibility settings for AOE2 to Windows XP SP2. If you are not both using the same operating system, the person(s) with the more recent operating systems may need to enter compatibility mode to match the person with the least recent operating system.Problem 2 – Can see the other game, but “Unable to Join Game”: You should also add EMPIRES2.exe and AGE2X.exe to your firewall exceptions list. If you are not using Hamachi, you will need to properly open and forward these ports on your router. This applies particularly if you are not using Hamachi, but you should do it as well if you haven’t disabled your firewall on the Hamachi network. The ports you will need to open on your firewall are: TCP 47264, TCP 2300-2400, UDP 2300-2400 in both incoming and outgoing directions.In Vista/7, you might consider changing the Hamachi network interface over to Private/Home which will disable a lot of the security. If the network you join is only with your friend or is with trusted people, you could even consider disabling the firewall on the Hamachi network completely. The IP address you enter should be the other person’s Hamachi IP address which you can find by looking in the Hamachi window. Out of experience, I’ve found that selecting the LAN option in AOE2 doesn’t always show the game and instead you need to enter the IP address when prompted after selecting the TCP/IP option.
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