Hayes Microcomputer Products ADSL Ethernet Modem - Manual (Page 20)

16 Hayes ADSL Ethernet User’s Guide
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Online Gaming
2.1 Do I Need To Do Anything?
There are three cases where you need to set up your modem in
order to play online games.
 If you are using your computer to play a “peer-to-peer” or
“head-to-head” game over the Internet, you always have to
set up the modem unless you linked up to your partner by going
to a web site. A peer-to-peer game is a game where two players
are competing directly against one another. Popular peer-to-peer
games include Age of Empires, Command and Conquer, Dark
Reign 2, and Unreal Tournament. If you are unsure whether
your game is a peer-to-peer game, check the game instructions.
 If you are using your computer to play a multiplayer game
and you want to host the game. Popular multiplayer games
include Half Life, Diablo II, Delta Force, Hexen II, Myth,
Quake II, and Warcraft II, III.
 If you are playing an online game using Xbox Live or
PlayStation 2.
In all three cases you will need to:
• Choose an IP address for gaming.
• Open one or more ports in the modem’s built-in firewall by
setting up a filter so that the firewall doesn’t block the other
players.
• Assign the filter to your Internet connection.