Microsoft KB Archive/227157

Unable to Play a Network Game of Need for Speed III Using ICS

PSS ID Number: Q227157 Article last modified on 06-08-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to join a multiplayer game of Need for Speed III on the Heat Web site, you may receive the following error message:

Sorry, Unable to launch game: Need for Speed III is temporarily unavailable. Please try a different game.

= CAUSE =

This issue can occur if you join an online game hosted by someone using the same ICS host computer that you use.

NOTE: All requests sent from the ICS host computer use the same IP address. Therefore, no two computers using the same ICS host computer, including the ICS host computer, can join the same online gaming session.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, disable ICS, and then connect each computer to the Internet.

For additional information about how to disable Internet Connection Sharing, refer to the following Knowledge Base article:

Q230112 How to Disable Internet Connection Sharing

After you disable ICS, configure each computer you want to use to connect directly to the Internet.

= REFERENCES =

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========================================================= Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool dun win98se Version : WINDOWS: Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.