Rise of Nations Multiplayer Problems?

Hey, I have been having some problems connecting to the GameSpy servers. It says "Unable to Connect to GameSpy". I have updated the game so it is current and I have opened up the required ports to play the game. Also, I have even taken down my firewall. I am at a university and they believe that it is GameSpy to blame, and not them.

I just want to know how I could play this game online while I am at college.

It's probably a little of both.

Try playing Rise of Nations using GameRanger.

GameRanger is a multiplayer online gaming service supporting over 500 games (including RoN) that lets you play online in a friendly community without the hassles of network connection problems.

GameRanger goes to great effort to eliminate router and firewall problems, while GameSpy simply ignores the problems.