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I understand connection via the Internet and connection via your local area network but a recent article implies that you can connect directly over the Internet if you know your Host's IP and he begins a Session. I have Hughes IP and my buddy has a DSL IP. He found HIS IP by going to www.yourip.us ..... I then pinged him and got a response. He can ping me. We both disabled our Firewalls just in case ... but so far ... no hook up. He goes into Local Area Network under Multiplayer and Hosts a Session and I go into Connect Directly.  The following from FSIndier seems to indicate we are implementing it correctly ...  

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Connect Directly as an Alternative to Using Gamespy.      

If you know the people you

if he creates the session under "local network", then the session will only be able to be accessed from a computer that is directly connected to his.  it probably wont work over the internet.