The most unobvious port problem is that as well as FLServer.exe, the DX server must also be allowed as an exception in the firewall setup, it will only show itself to the Administrator account.

It comes up as DirectPlay8 Server, it's at C:\WINDOWS\system32\dpnsvr.exe

To allow FLServer to run in a Windows Server 2003 machine in a non-Administrator account your admin also has to set up some user rights in Security Settings as follows:-

All Users (derives by being a member by default)
Allow logon locally
Bypass Traverse Checking

Remote Desktop Users (ensure the FL Server account is a member)
Allow Logon through Terminal Services

User specific (FL Server Account)
Create global objects (NEEDED for FL Server to be accessible)
Change the system time (NEEDED to set up Ioncross FL Server Op auto-maintenance)

Also ensure that the FL Server user has ownership and full control (including Read/Write) of these:-
1. Appropriate Freelancer Folder and all its files and subfolders
2. Ioncross FL Server Op Folder and all its files and subfolders
3. FLStat Folder and all its files and subfolders


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