Total Annihilation - TCP/IP play - Windows 2000- help!

[Captain Penguin 0]

My friend and I want to play Total Annihilation (version 3.1c, boneyards version, with Core Contingency and Battle Tactics installed) online using the TCP/IP protocol.. we are both using Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, Directx 8.0a.

 

When he goes in and hosts a game, and I try to join, nothing appears on the Game list.

 

One site said that the person hosting has to put his own IP in when it asks for an IP. We tried that, still didn't work.

 

To make it worse, I can't host because of my linux firewall.. so I am on an internal IP.

 

 

help!!!