Multiplayer Problem playing Rise of Legends (PC)?

[Mean_dm]

Hope this would be the right spot to post this =/

My buddy and I are trying to play Rise of Legends together, but unfortunately, 20 seconds into the game, we get the "Connection Error: No connection for 20 seconds" or something to that effect. We both use Windows 7 and have both updated to the latest patches.

This is what we have tried:
Running in Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP2&3
Port Forwarding
LAN connection
Disabling Windows Firewall
Disabling Router Firewall
Placing me as the DMZ (I am hosting)
Praying
Verbal Abuse
Physical Abuse
Crying

Nothing has worked so far =/

[Twigglish]

What kind of router is it?

[Mean_dm]

Cisco WRT160N

[Leviathan41]

You could try Hamachi if you haven't already. I've had pretty good success playing games with my brothers over Hamachi.

https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/

Make sure you follow these instructions: http://logmeinwiki.com/wiki/Hamachi:Gaming
Since you are both using Win 7, pay attention to this part, I've always had to do this to get Hamachi to work with Win 7.

1. Go to the properties of the Hamachi adapter
2. Select 'Internet Protocol Version 4) and click 'Properties'
3. Click 'Advanced'
4. Change the 'Interface metric' at the very bottom from 9000 to 1
5. Disable and re-enable the interface (or reboot)