I have been able to isolate the culprit that is keeping Joint Ops (or any other Novalogic product) form connecting to Novaworld. The culprit is.........Norton Antivirus 2005. The Internet Worm Protection, even though the games are given the OK, blocks them from connecting to Novaworld. If I disable the Worm Protection before playing Joint Ops, I have no connection problems.
Mike F