However, LC won’t tell you that your Warcraft III port is blocked.  Google a port scanner tool and have it scan your Warcraft port (default 6112).  Also make sure that the LC config file has the same port that you forwarded.  The game port that you set in-game have no bearing on the LC port.  The only requirement is that it must be different than the LC port, but that port number is not important for hosting games.

The last issue is quite obscure.  I ran into an issue where one of my friends couldn’t join my game, but everybody else could.  Warcraft simply gave him a gray screen.  I immediately thought that it was a problem on their end and not mine.  However, upon closer inspection, it appears that if I set my LC hosting port to default, everybody can join.  The reason I didn’t use the default port is because someone else was using the 6112 port and I couldn’t forward the same port on multiple computers.  I don’t really know why that is, but it works beautifully.

Once I fix it, I can use it as a file sharing, remote desktop, and print server.  More importantly, I can delegate high memory tasks that don’t require my constant attention.  I can even play Warcraft on it.  One problem though is that I won’t be able to get Internet on that computer unless I move it downstairs or use a bridged connection.  If I move it downstairs, I can’t play Warcraft, and if I use a bridged connection, I can’t get Internet computer if I’m not home.  Maybe I can get a wireless stick.  I don’t know how good network transfers are going to be on that though.  I must do research.