Microsoft KB Archive/258604

= How to Play Internet Games Through a Firewall or Proxy Server in Windows Millennium Edition =

Article ID: 258604

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258604



For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 323712.



SUMMARY
This article describes how to play Windows Internet Games through a network firewall or proxy server. These games include Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Hearts, Internet Reversi, and Internet Spades.



MORE INFORMATION
To play Windows Internet Games through a network firewall or proxy server, the following requirements must be met:  Your network administrator must configure the firewall or proxy server to allow the games to pass information through the proxy server or firewall. The following TCP ports on the firewall must be open:

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Keywords: kbenv kbfaq kbinfo KB258604

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