DOOM/DOOM2 Multiplayer

Hey everyone.

I've been trying to get into DOOM 2 multiplayer and have only been able to connect to someone's server a few times.  I have both Doomseeker and IDE along with Skulltag, ZDaemon stuff like that.  Certain things such as Brutal Doom always crash upon opening.  I'd be down to just clear everything out of my DOOM2 folder and start over to get everything working in the easiest way possible.  Any suggestions/links to guides on how to get this running properly?