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john whale <john...@msn.com> wrote:

>
>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. 

	Try loading share as well, before LSL, this often helps!

>> 
>> 	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!

	This is not so prominent in C&C but in other network games,
eg doom, make sure you all have the same socket number.  I'd try it
just using T-Pieces and two terminators, cut the hub out of the
equation and see if you still get the same problems.

>> 
>> 	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?

	Duke does not use netbios, the only network game I know that
uses that is mechwarrior.
>> 
>> 
>

	Sorry this is a bit patchy, This is all I can think of, if
Duke works, I can't see why C&C won't.

			Adge