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XP doesn't accept incoming connection


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heyindie

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FIrst of all, hi everybody, this is my first post here!!

i use win xp pro w/sp 2, and this is my problem: i created a vpn with a friend of mine, everything is perfect, except for one thing: i can connect to him (i mean, he acts as server) but i cannot be the server, when he tries to connect to me, he gets a connection refused error.. another example, i can play games as client but not as host... i can use a software for remote desktop (VNC free edition) and i can see his desktop (act as client) but he can't see mine (he gets timeouts and connection refused errors)...

i shutdown the firewall, the antivirus, and lowered internet security in windows, but i never managed to make it work!

help...! i don't know how to fix this issue! :tazz:

thanks in advance!
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gerryf

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and if you are sitting behind a home router, did you set up a dmz or port forwarding to your machine?
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i forgot to say that every p2p program works perfectly, so i'm a little confused!
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no router...that vpn was created directly with winXP: me and my friend have nearly identical system specs on that, we both have a usb adsl modem..
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