Stuck on "Connecting... (takes up to 1minute)"

[MightyBuffalo]

We've been trying to play Red Alert 1 on LAN or online, but can't get past this "connecting" message on any PC we've tried (I think we've tried 4, different OS etc).

 

This is all we get:

(22) [10:28 PM] * September 22 2016 - www.cncnet.org

(22) [10:28 PM] * Type '/help' to view a list of game lobby commands.

(22) [10:28 PM] * Connecting... (takes up to 1minute)

 

We've disabled Firewall, attempted to forward the ports - although we can't test that in the lobby because any typing just says "Error: You are not connected!", tried on a VPN, changed DNS (Google/Level 3).

 

I can't find a log other than the chat log.

 

We don't really know what else there is to try?

[MightyBuffalo]

I just installed it on my MacBook using Porting Kit and that does connect.

So it seems to be a VMWare issue - I found another thread from January with the same issue: https://forums.cncnet.org/index.php?topic=5337

[Tore]

Yes, the client has some strange issues with virtual machines, but it works fine on normal hardware for some reason.

[alexover9000]

Gutted !!! Setup win 10 VM for this !