Re: generals runs slow on lan?

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From: Nick (no dashes)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 11:33

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Margolis wrote:
> "Googilacki" <ashe84@writeme.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns941FA31A974A9ashe84writemecom@203.134.67.67...
> 
>>I'm playing 1vs1 on 100mb lan and both pc's can run single player real
>>fast, yet in multiplayer its running sooooo slow, whats going on?
> 
> 
> yes, it is excruciatingly slow in network play, regardless of the computers
> or speed of lan. Not only is it slow, but it gets laggy at times if there is
> much going on, even when the slowest computer is an xp2000 with 512mb of ram
> and the server is a p4 3.4ghz w/1gb ram ;o(
> 
So that's just it? I just got the game and it runs brilliantly in single 
player on my 2.8c with 5900 Ultra but while online play seems fine, once 
a little action starts, it CRAWLS.

I've got the 1.6 patch so i guess there is nothing more I can do. Anyone?

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Subject: Re: generals runs slow on lan?
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