I found a player who plays the same time as I do. We spoke on the phone and tried to use the TCP/IP Direct Play method over the internet to connect. When he set up the game I could not connect to him. I got as far as the screen where I should type in my name, but the field below that where his game should have been was just empty. When I set up the game he had the same problem. The game field was empty and he could not connect to me. We both double checked our IP addresses, and they were both correct. We both have the 1.01 Patch installed on our games, so the different language versions should not be a problem (he plays the German version, I play the US English version). He has played this game against other players before, so I am going to assume it is a problem on my end. I have a DSL Router in my apartment, where 4 people can surf the net from one DSL connection. Does the DSL router act as a proxy server? My connection the DSL Router is not even via a LAN cable, it is with the USB cable to the router. I thought the router always acted as an addition hop into the internet to my Internet Serviuce Provider. How can I solve this problem guys? Any ideas or solutions would be most welcome! Uthrac