Thanks Luftwolf - I need to set aside a good wedge of time to get my head round the various problems.
I use both a software firewall and the routers own firewall. Some wall reduction will be necessary for DW MP but I am still
considering what loss of privacy is entailed and must balance this against the many benefits and joys of MP.
Open ports = guests/intruders in the home.
Once you have tasted the fruits of MP - SP seems tame. Nothing like the devious unppredictable human brain/nature.
Had a modem before when MPing SC. and the settting-up was relatively painless.
My computor is reaching 'maturity' and a new babe can share separate tasks and deliver game testing by LAN.
I have decided to defer MP until that time and climb the router mountain then.
