Problems with Hosting Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance

[Hulk701]

Hey Gang,

I've been playing Mechwarrior for years but have just started hosting today.

So far everything seems to be going okay. I'm on a high speed dsl connection 1.4mb/s and I usually get 12 players per session.

However there are some things bothering me.

1) I seem to be the person choosing the mechs for everyone. No one can join unless I select the "ADD BOT" function and give the player a mech. How can I allow each player to select his own mech?

2) When I try to leave a game I want to allow other players to continue on my line. How do I do this? I think I have the settings correct but no players seem to be able to join when I'm not there.

3) I have my server set to automatically recycyle scenarios after one minute but it doesn't work. I have to recycle and choose scenarios, eg: Frostbite, Lunacy, Palace Gates, myself?

I've been to the FASA Studios main page but I can't find answers to my problems.

I'm using Win98, Qwest DSL 1.4mb, IE6, DX9C.

BTW, in case you're interested my copies of Mechwarrior are paid for and LEGAL!

Thanks,
HULK!