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Article #26811Re: C&C Generals Online
From: Booch
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:48
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:48
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"TWiSTeD ViBE" <twisted_vibeNO@FKINSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:br9hpu$9cv$1@kermit.esat.net... > Hi > > Myself and a friend both play C&C Generals online from the same connection > (a 2MB adsl line in the UK) yet we seem to have problems with keeping a > connection at the same time. > > Are there any firewall issues, ports I need to open or configuration changes > that could fix / improve this? > > Also whilst I'm posting is there any way we can run a dedicated server for > LAN play as adding lots of computer players does slow the hosts computer > down... > > Thanks in advance! > > twisted > > As far as I know, Generals uses a peer-to-peer style network connection, not client-server. We've also played 3 players on our LAN versus others using Generals online without problems. We're on a cable connection with 384kbps upstream. I would guess that unless you have at least 256kpbs upstream on your DSL connection, the reason you are having problems is that you don't have the upstream bandwidth for more than one player. (As far as I know, the guys who sets up the network didn't have to do anything special with the ports on his router). - Booch
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