Hello everyone. I'm fairly new to XNA but I'm working on an ambitious project involving multiplayer Space combat.

I'm currently working on the multiplayer aspect of the game, and I decided to use the PeerToPeer sample as a starter point in order to understand the networking capabilites. The problem I have is that I am unable to properly run the sample. Every time I try to sign in with my account details, it throughs an exception saying I need a Creators Club account in order to continue.

I've checked, and it is in fact using SystemLink, so theoretically the sample should let me connect 2 clients.

Could it be a port issue? I'm currently testing using two laptops behind a wireless router.

I'm kinda in a hurry to get this issue solved, so I would appreciate any help. If you want, you can contact me at andresfmol - AT - hotmail - DOT - com.

Many thanks!

That sounds like you are signing in a Live profile. Even though you are only using system link, you need the Creators Club subscription in order to be able to sign in using a Live profile at all.

The solution is easy: just create a new local profile, and say no when it asks whether you want to join Live.

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Ah! Well that seems to do the trick in my computer. I feel rather stupid right now. Heh.

Unfortunately, I don't have the other laptop with me right now, so I'll have to wait until later tonight before I can test this properly.

I'll keep you updated, and thanks for the help.

Tried it, and it infact works properly over systemLink. :)