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# Ensuring direct connection

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### Open Radmin

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### Open your friend(s)'s connection properties

Right-click your friend's name in Radmin and click `Properties`.

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### Validate channel type

Validate that the Channel type is `TCP/out` or `UDP/out`. This mean you have a direct connection to this peer.

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If you see `TCP/relay`, then the communication is relayed through Radmin's servers. The performance will be severely degraded. Try disabling any firewall and/or antivirus in your system and reconnect to the network in Radmin.

You *can* play with TCP/relay, but expect lag. You have been warned.
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<p align="center"><a href="/landing/congratulations.md" class="button primary" data-icon="circle-right">I validated the channel type</a></p>