After installing and going into the game it will not go past entering in a user name because zonealarm is requesting permission, similar to windows uac. Had to use cntl alt delete to gain access to windows but couldn't move the mouse without it wanting to go back to where it started. After finally getting all permissions to the game in zonealarms settings was able to get to the main menu but would start having the same issues when trying to do multiplayer. After getting every permission zonealarm wanted I was able to play online but it did take several attempts for the gog server.

Yeah, I experienced the same thing but it just happens in case of a few games. Some games will require several permissions from Zone Alarm and some games have the habit of automatically centering the mouse cursor. I also had to kill the game via the task manager several times due to this but I think after three times Zone Alarm has stopped bugging me. That's just the kind of stuff you sometimes have to deal with if you use comparably strong safety measures, I can't complain.

Whenever no match was active I just had hosted one myself and a few minutes later the first player appeared. Maybe I was lucky but it's always worth a shot.