Ok.. i was wondering how this would work and if it is possible. I have halo 2 installed on my computer. I also have the dedicated server installed on my computer as well. I have gotten as far as putting the DS as a service for windows as well as I have created my custom .hpl file. The Server is up and running and I can see it when I browse for a server in the Halo 2 game itself. Problem is when i click on it to join the server it tells me that I cant join and to try again later. All others that I have contacted are able to play in the server but I cant from my computer. the server is running off a seperate live account, than the one i use to actually play the game. Ive tried diabling the firewall but to no avail. My router has ports forwarded to my computer (http port 88 and http/udp port 3074). I also tried to DMZ the firewall to allow anything to go through but that didnt work either.. I know its communicating since I can see it. Just cant join the server. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. I have another computer I can use to host DS but unless I have to, I dont want to have to dig that thing out just to run one server.