Welcome Dreadnought!
What type of internet connection do you have? I've heard from many, and experienced myself, that it is almost impossible to get a TCP/IP multiplayer game to work with a dial-up modem. If you have something other than a dial-up, let us know your system specs, and see if we can work from there.
-Jafin
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Proud Citizen of the United States of America
The Original Arch-Mage of the HADB
Destroyer of the evil Bunnies
Proprietor of the Boogre Bar
The not-so-secret admirer of Lioness
Mage of the Court of Lady Lioness