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On 19 May 1996, Matt Stevenson wrote...
> Ok here's what should be a quick+easy problem. I have set up a small
> network in my house between 3 computers. A 486/66, a 486/100 and a
> Pentium 75. The network is a 10BaseT rj-45 type with three 16bit
> Etherlan 16 cards all connected to a central 5 port HUB. 
> 
> 	Networking works just fine using this connection. My Windows For
> Workgroups 3.11 network works fine, I can share files/printers between
> all three computers.
> 
> 	The problem comes in when I try to play a network game over the net.
> Command And Conquer in particular has the problems. It's an IPX game
> so what I did was load the 3 computers up, run LSL, ETHER (the NIC
> driver in this case) then IPXODI, this all works fine and from the
> lights on the hub look fine. 
> 
> 	I then load in C&C on all three computers and NOTHING. I try to play a
> Network multi-player game and it just sits there at each computer
> waiting to find another PC to play against. All three have blank
> player screens. Looking at the hub it seems fine, the transmit lights
> are blinking on each of the 3 ports yet the game doesn't find it!
> 
> 	What am I doing wrong? It must be something I've over looked. Do I
> have to do more than simply load lsl, ether, and IPXODI after I boot
> to DOS? Duke3d works fine, but that uses NETBios I believe, it's IPX
> I'm having a problem with! Can anyone help?
> 
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