Ok this is interesting i have found other games will allow one player to be hosted but multiple players get the boot with linksys
I upgraded to a linksys BEFSR81 Router to see if the extra money helped. Resulted in nobody being able to log in period. I am wondering if the problem is that I am using a Linksys Router. But when i try to connect directly with the server without the router it has problems too.
Sooo... I am going to change my internet provider to DSL Extreem hoping that will help. But the following article is interesting regarding Linksys routers.
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...r_help_pg4.htm
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In general, assume that you will not be able to use the Linksys to allow multiple users to access on-line games, Internet communication applications like Dialpad or Netmeeting, or any application that uses port ranges or dynamically assigned ports. The best you'll be able to do is to allow access from one computer connected to the LAN side of the router. There are exceptions to this rule of thumb, but I'd rather set your expectations lower, rather than higher.
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Typically, many Quake III users have been reporting that Quake III is unable to support multiple player connections from behind a NAT. While the first player behind the NAT joins fine, adding additional players is problematic in the default configuration. Symptoms include rejected challenges, dropped delta packets, and severe "connection interrupted" messages.
By default, Quake III clients send and receive data over the same port, causing the server to treat multiple clients as a single data connection. Quake III does have the ability to specify individual client ports for communication by adding a command line switch. Follow the procedure below to add this switch.
1. Right click on the QIII icon
2. Choose "Properties"
3. In the Target field you'll see a line like "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe"
4. Add the Quake III net_port command to specify a unique communication port for each system. The complete field should look like this: "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe" +set net_port 27660
5. Click OK.
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Mudman