GameSpy Arcade help...?

I am trying to play Age of Empires: The Conquerors... but for some reason, i guess i cannot connect... when I put in the ip into the game, no games show up... and I havent been able to host either...

*I have opened all the nessessary ports and made ecceptions in all my firewalls/anti-viruses

You will have network connection problems if you use GameSpy Arcade, as you have discovered.

The quickest and easiest way to play Age of Empires II: The Conquerors online is to use GameRanger. You do not need to open ports, and it all just works with no hassle.