This Router will refuse to work with GPGNET, this is the Solution to our Problem:

Dont forward the Ports 30350-30351 to your PC, or else the Router will somehow malform the Packets so GPGNET will refuse to connect.

Please make this Topic a Sticky one, so other Netgear-Users will be able to play online / get new Patches.

in German:

Wenn ihr einen Netgear-Router habt, auf keinen Fall die Ports für GPGNET (30350 bis 30351) an euren PC weiterleiten (Port-Forward), denn ansonsten wird das Gerät eventuell die Pakete irgendwie verändern, sodass GPGNET rumspinnt! Der Port 6112 reicht völlig aus, mehr muss man nicht weiterleiten

Hmm, is it just that model that does this?

in general, manufacturers tend to use older software, modernize it and use it for the new product... so this Problem may appear on similar Models.

Thanks for the help! You've been linked and stuck in the General Networking FAQ in the GPGnet FAQ section.

I'm still getting the error message


AppName: gpg.multiplayer.client.exe AppVer: 1.5.52.0 ModName: msvcr80.dll
ModVer: 8.0.50727.363 Offset: 00008a8a

When Im loading to get into the game the whole games goes into windows mode and I get a error message and it asks if I want to reply it to windows support. After I have choosen to report it or not the GPGnet crashes and the game is still stuck on the loading and I can get into the game where you can choose team and so on.

I have open the port 6112 dunno what to do more! :s

Could somebody please delete this? not related, wrong Thread, just wants to draw some attention

nP, always tryin to help (even if it doesnt sound like that sometimes...)

But why does the Multiplayer FAQ tell to forward those ports? Are they needed now or not?

In German:
Ja wasn jetzt? Die 30350 sind laut Anleitung zu forwarden, das sagen die doch nicht zum Spass oder?

das Problem tritt anscheinend nur bei Netgear-Routern auf, bei guten Routern würde es in diesem Fall keinen Unterschied machen ob der Port weitergeleitet wird oder nicht... ich dachte, man kann Netgear vertrauen, war wohl ein wunschdenken

ok, ich wunder mich nur, warum das auch ohne die 30er Ports geht? Wie gesagt, sonst hätte GPGnet das nicht hingeschrieben....?

Can't find the FAQ right now, but as far as I remember, it tells you only to open the ports (if necessary), not forward them. 6112 UDP is and always was the only port, that has to be forwarded.
Well at least I don't forward anything else . All the other connections on the other ports are only outbound connections, afaik.

i just discovered that "forwarding ANY of the needed Ports" @ Netgear RP614 renders the game unable to connect / start GPGnet!
Dont forward ANY Ports with this Router!

I think that's because UPnP is messing around.

don´t suggest things if you dont even know my configuration. UpnP was deactivated ever since

Well ok, I meant it sounds like it is