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computer help please?

well i have got age of empires 3 and i want to play online but whenever i try to join a game i get a message popping up saying failure to join game i went on to ensemble studio forum and they said some checks i should do • Power Cycle your network hardware: Turn off your modem, router, and computer. Wait a few minutes then turn them back on one at a time in the listed order. Some routers need to be power cycled to except new versions of software such as Age of Empires 3. • Disable Anti Virus, Anti Spyware, and other security software while you play Age of Empires 3. • Upgrade your firmware on your router and your network card. • Verify your Firewall or internet security software is allowing AGE3 to pass through. • Disable your Firewall or internet security software temporarily while you test connecting to the game. • Toggle UPnP (If you have UPnP on, try turning it off and if you have UPnP off, try turning it on.) • Change your DMZ settings • Port forward UDP and TCP/IP ports 2300-2310 to your machine. If that range does not work try expanding it to cover ports 2300-2340, or try using the OverridePort command listed below. • Some routers have a Gaming Mode. Be sure to enable that option if your router supports this feature. • If your router has logging turned on make sure to clean off your logs or restart logging before playing Age of Empires 3 • Change your computers IP on your router. Example: if your computer sits at 192.168.0.100 change it to 192.168.0.200 Im not that good with ICT and i dont know how to do any of those. and could someone tell me which one is most likely to work. im running avg and i turn gameing mode on when playing on age of empires. my router is a BT home hub my my computer is conected with cable if that is any help?

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1. If you type your ip into the search bar you can access your router menu once there you can see the option DMZ also if you go to VIRTUAL SERVERS this is were you can add ports, you just use one line and you enter the port numbers you want (eg 23544- 24544) in the fields specified on the line and your IP which you can find out if you go to your control panel - network connections then right click on your connection (local) and click status you should see your ip hope this helps you