If your IP starts with 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x or is in the range of 176.16.x.x thru 176.31.x.x then that is your internal local area network (LAN) IP and you are likely behind a hardware fireware, either from a router or a broadband DSL modem. No one outside of your LAN can connect to your server directly. Instead, you must specify your Internet IP and and then use the "port forwarding" feature of your router/modem so that your server can be seen from the outside world. Perform the following steps:

1. Set the Type option to "Through Router" in the Internet Connection group on the Start page of the Poker Mavens server module.
2. Click the [?] button next to the Global IP box to get your actual Internet IP. Click Ok and it will fill in the value for you.
3. Run your router/modem configuration program and forward port 8077 (or whatever port you selected) to your local LAN IP address. Port forwarding instructions for many common routers and modems can be found at www.portforward.com/routers.htm.
4. Click the "Start Up Server" button and you should now be online. If you are running in "Private Unlisted" mode, tell your players to connect to your Global IP address.

Yes, the licensed version of the Poker Mavens server module allows you to set the starting chips, the number of levels, the duration of the levels (in minutes or number of hands) and the small blinds for each level (big blinds are automatically set to twice the small blinds). In the trial version, however, these values are fixed to the default settings and cannot be changed.

The Server Module trial version supports only Limit Hold'em and a maximum of 500 hands of poker. The licensed version supports Limit, Pot Limit, and No Limit games and has no hand count restrictions. Also, the licensed version has a blinds editor and a player blacklist function that are not available in the trial version. The Client Module, on the other hand, is free and has no limitations.