Problem with setting up MP server

[EasyCo506]

Hey guys I am having a problem setting up a server in Operation Flashpoint. I go to the MP menu and click on New. As it should, it takes me to a creating client screen, but that only shows for a couple seconds and then it sends me back to the MP menu. I've tried reinstalling and repatching it several times but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help me?

[Overlord]

Firewall issue? Or sockets/ directplay?

[EasyCo506]

I already opened all the ports in my firewall that are required for OFP and whatnot, but still nothing. What exactly do you mean by sockets and directplay?

[Ferenczi]

experienced the same
the problem for me was that my pc's name was something like "ádám-pc" and somehow ofp doesn't like characters like "éáűőúöüóí.. etc", so had to edit it to.. "adam-pc" or whatever.. and that fixed both my ded. and non ded.server problems.

[EasyCo506]

Well, my PC's name doesn't have any of those characters.

I'm still trying to work on it though, but no results yet.