how to play AOE2 online with friends

i downloaded AOE2 form this link http://www.~ Dead file host ~/?d=GTD5QTPS
but me and my firend want to play online with reach other but Zone quit hosting
so this there anyway to connect and if so can u post some insturions
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Answer #1
try garena
Answer #2
i downloaded AOE2 form this link http://www.~ Dead file host ~/?d=GTD5QTPS
but me and my firend want to play online with reach other but Zone quit hosting
so this there anyway to connect and if so can u post some insturions
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MSN Zone stopped in 2006, but somebody else brings the old gamers back. You can find it here at;
www.igzones.net
There are still many old schooler moved to igzones since msn zone died in previous years.
Try it out, register and download the IGZONES client then get patch, exe error fix then you will be able to play.
Quote from igzones front page;
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Answer #3
it says i need a retail version of the game to run it