{{i have been playing with computer since the ZX-80 so im its not like i dont know what a LAN is. }}
Ok.
{{thing is , connecting Through the Loopback adapter works or for those of u who dont know 127.0.0.1.}}
K. So Trem run!

{{i am using Zone alarm as firewall}}
DING!.. zone alarm bad, software firewalls bad, hardware firewalls good.
{{ on all computer and router firewall is off. i have even tried quiting zone alarm on my DNS and my computer and then trying it but still no go.}}
You can use netcate to pipe whatever data is send to port 26000 to the screen. Then send something to that port from a computer of a friend on other location. If data can enter, theres not conexion problems. If the other guy cant even ping, of course theres a problem.
{{i think im gonna install Linux and try that.}}
Whatever. You will learn TONS with linux.
{{what is weird is the Master server has noticed me but sais that im am timeout.}}
You to master:
Hello, I am alive. My Ip is 127.0.0.1
Master to you:
ERROR: failed conexion to 127.0.0.1
yea, thats can be because you aren't really reachable from the master server ip :I ..but, of course, you can access internet.
means: ports are not forwarded.
{{DNS is on a fixed lan ip but rest of computers are Dynamic ip.
Internet ip is not static or dynamic. its a Sticky ip unfortuanely}}
My english is bad, but from the smell of this is wrong. DNS will point to your router 299.299.299.299, and the router will forward the port to your computer 192.168.0.33. Having "DNS fixed to ip lan" seems totally wrong.
whatever.myip.com -}} 192.168.0.33 wrong!!.
whatever.myip.com -}} 299.299.299.299 ok!
Commodore 64 is better!