Article ID: 941207
Article Last Modified on 8/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Games for Windows - LIVE, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
SUMMARY
When you use Games for Windows - LIVE on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may have to manually configure some settings.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows Server 2003 does not support UPnP architecture. Games for Windows LIVE uses UPnP architecture for certain connectivity-related procedures. Therefore, if you want to use a Windows Server 2003-based computer together with Games for Windows LIVE, you may have to manually configure some settings. For example, if you want to run a Games for Windows LIVE Dedicated Server on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, you may have to use the Routing and Remote Access Service to enable connections. This is because Games for Windows LIVE uses UPnP architecture for Network Address Translation (NAT) negotiation.
THINGS TO TRY
- Open all the required ports to allow clients to connect to your server.
- Use the Routing and Remote Access Service to allow connections.
- Disable NAT Services or put your Dedicated Server in a perimeter network (also known as a DMZ, demilitarized zone, and screened subnet) to allow client connections
Method 1: Open the required ports
For more information about ports that you must open in Microsoft Windows Firewall to play a Games for Windows LIVE game, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
937424 Ports that you must open in Microsoft Windows Firewall to play a Games for Windows LIVE game
Method 2: Use Routing and Remote Access
For more information about how to use the Windows Server 2003 Routing and Remote Access Service, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
837453 How to use the Windows Server 2003 Routing and Remote Access Service or ISA Server 2006 or ISA Server 2004 with a DSL router for Internet access
Method 3: Configure the router
Warning This workaround may make a computer or a network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.
- Remove or disable the NAT service on your router.
- Use the perimeter network feature on your perimeter network feature-supported router.
For information about how to perform these tasks on your router and about any security implications, view the router product documentation.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to set up Internet Connection Sharing in Windows Server 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
324286 How To Set Up Internet Connection Sharing in Windows Server 2003
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