Disconnected from Ironclad Online

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I have a Linksys WRT54GS with fully udpated firmware.  I tried port forwarding, and when that didn't work I reset the router to factory defaults.  Still nothing.  I have Vista and only run the default OS Firewall along with Symantic AV.  Windows Firewall says that Sins has full access.

No matter what I do, the game won't connect to Ironclad Online.  I am able to play every other online game I can think of with no problems (WoW, CoD4, any Steam game, etc).  What is so different with Sins that it requries me to turn my computer and network upside-down just to have a chance at connecting?
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
What's the error message you get? Are you sure you have the latest version of Sins? That's usually the main culprit behind people not being able to connect to ICO. The port forwarding should only be needed for hosting a game (but you aren't even that far).

-HM
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
You also need to turn on Gaming mode to allow these type of connections...off by default...Port Forwarding only tells the Router to forward the traffic....still need to tell the router to "allow" the traffic as well...

You'll usually see AOL Messanger, Yahoo, MSN, etc, which you add the SOS port as a custom application
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
My router doesn't appear to have a "gaming mode" that I can see. I've looked through all the options.

I'm running Sins 1.04, just downloaded it last night.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Again, what's the error message and when are you getting it? As soon as you try to login to ICO with your password?

-HM
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
If u get that message when trying to join a game, it's the host; he hasn't set up his connection right...
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
I'm getting it whenever I try to log in or register using the game's interface. It sits there for about 15 seconds then gives me the "Disconnected from Ironclad Online" message. Again, all other games on my machine can connect to their respective online communities perfectly fine. It's only Sins that I'm having a problem with.