Can't connect in MP even with port forwarding done and zonealarm off!

[HarryInk]

I FALL OVER BACKWARDS WITH JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the way out, I click on the topic below mind about LANing and read JMM's reply:

Re : LAN... and another question
« Reply #3 on: Today at 01:14:28 » Quote 

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For LAN game, I never open a port.
Just the firewall asked me if I accepted the communication between the PCs.
Answer "Yes" to begin the game.. no more

Attention : the IP address is internal address, generally 192.168.x.x
You can get it with the command ipconfig in a Dos Window

I try 192.168.1.3 and, as we say in Australia, 'Bob's your uncle!!', I am connected!!!!!  Fuggin amazing.

[HarryInk]

Even more progress.  I've just linked up the laptops via a D-Link switch.  Interestingly the WIN7 'B' computer hosted successfully, while 'A' couldn't: but that could still be an issue of me and IPs lack-of-prowess. 

HOWEVER, my winners-are-grinners news is that this means I have learned how to link computers and should soon get to that happy place I've been dreaming off with LG of a tabletop of 4+ LANed computers, 4+ players, drinks and nibbles, and plenty of chatter while the computers do all that hard dice rolling, measuring, minor tactical fiddles and rules-lawyering.

Thanks to all contributors to this thread for helping out.