From the client, you can launch the game in single-player mode (which still works with the original campaigns) or enter the online lobby to see active games.
You might wonder: why not use a VPN like Radmin or Hamachi to play “LAN” with friends? Or the old XWIS (XWISC) server? cncnet5-yr-installer.exe
The installer works best with a clean, unmodified installation of Yuri’s Revenge . If you have the original CD: install the game fully, including the 1.001 patch (though the installer can apply it). If you own the game on Origin/EA App, download it but do not launch it yet. From the client, you can launch the game