I know that MSN's "ZONE" did support Rebellion about one or two years ago. I played XWing Alliance then and was surprised to see it still there, given MS' usual policy. You should be able to play with your buddy, you just need his 'real' IP number, when he's dialed in. Try emailing, or some instant messenger for this. He just needs to open a Dos-Box and type in ipconfig. That'll give him two IP numbers along with subnet mask stuff, that you don't really need there. The IP number (usually the upper), that does not match the number he's already given to his pc, is the number he currently has. That number changes every time he re-dials ! Only the one, who plays server needs to give his IP number to the other, btw. Hope this helps you !