Okay, I used vortex and have everything working now thankyou all. Great forum!

These links are great, but i've run into a problem. If I type the direct IP into the descent multiplayer menu and hit 'scan for games', nothing happens. Should I be waiting for longer? Also, I went through Kquery and it didn't show any available games... and I know that isn't right. Is it because of ...

Thanks guys, I'll check out these and see if it works!
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- me

Okay, the inevitable "I'm new here!". I have descent 3, and a (broadband) internet connection. I dont know what kqwery is. Or anything. You get the idea? :D Is there a complete "for dummies" style guide for using mutiplayer for someone that hasn't done it before? Where do I start? Man, how stupid I ...