Does anyone know of any good c++ tutorials that would show/teach me how to code multiplayer into my game?

For some good, simple examples, download the DirectX8 SDK and check out the directplay samples. That should give you the basics.

i couldn''t find the full download on the msdn site. i could only find the partial downloads list. also, i''m not familiar with dx8. is it any different than dx7?

DirectPlay was completely rewritten for DX8. But the basics are still DX Standard, so you can pick it up pretty easily.
Full download at http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx (~137MB)

Thanks,
Etnu

Sometimes I think I know what I really don''t, but then again usually I do know what I don''t, but just don''t realize it, maybe its because I am so young, but then again it could be because I am insane.