i need some tech help?

[moose]

i really need some help guys. i know very little about network options so this is utter jibberish to me. i need to be able to open some ports to play splinter cell chaos theory online otherwise it doesn't work. i have an ethernet switch/router if thats any help.

below is wot i'm supposed to open:

Problems with Firewalls : If you have a firewall on your Internet connection,
the following ports should be open (consult your firewall documentation):
TCP 40000 to 43000 included
UDP 44000 in input/output
UDP 45000 in input/output
UDP 45001 in input/output
UDP 7776 in input/output
UDP 8888 and the next three ones in input/output
UDP 8878 in input/output
These last two ports can be configured via Default.ini file. Please note that
in case port 8878 is not available, the next 10 ports will be automatically tested.

thanks

[Fusion]

You should only need to open ports if you intend to host games (assuming they designed the netcode sensibly). I haven't bothered to open any ports on my router, and I can play Pandora Tomorrow online with no problems.

You will need to open ports if you want to host games, this will be probably be done by going to the homepage of your router on your lan (mine netgear router is http://192.168.0.1/) and using the control panel to configure the various port forwarding rules. If you are not certain about doing this, I suggest you leave it well alone and play the single player mode :)