All IPX lan games can't communicate with 98 SE

#1 T-BoNe

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Posted 16 February 2000 - 09:22 PM

I have serious problems getting any IPX LAN games to work with win2k and 98 se machines. The games I've tried so far are Diablo and C&C Tiberian Sun. I set the frame type to 802.3 on the win2k machine to match the rest of mt workgroup and I can "see" other players in network lobby's but if I start a game or try to join a game the win2k player vanishes. Any ideas? BTW I'm 1 step from upgrading all my LAN to win2k. Anyone have success with IPX on a full win2k workgroup?

#2 r0cko

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Posted 17 February 2000 - 02:57 PM

use TCP/IP retard

#3 felix

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Posted 17 February 2000 - 03:05 PM

Is "TCP/IP Retard" a hybrid of Microsoft's TCP/IP protocol? I haven't heard of it.

What if the games he wants to play only use IPX/SPX eg Dark Reign, Starcraft (LAN not 'net) there are others but I'm too busy trying to find information on "TCP/IP Retard" to remember them.

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#4 EddiE314

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Posted 17 February 2000 - 03:23 PM

He asked a simple question Rocko, don't insult his intelligence, sounds like you're a little B1TCH that was picked on as a child.

#5 T-BoNe

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Posted 17 February 2000 - 06:17 PM

Hmmmm. Think before you speak is probably a good rule for message boards. IPX is the only availible protocol for Diablo and Tiberian Sun on a LAN. I appreciate the support of intelligent members. Others can just stop posting insults or get reported and lose posting rights.

#6 YuppieScum

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Posted 17 February 2000 - 08:34 PM

Think before you speak is probably a good rule for message boards.

Nah - that takes the fun out of it. Posting while drunk if even better.

Anyway, set the frame type to "autodetect" - different IPX apps use different frame types.

In the old (Win3.1) days we to configure for several kinds of frame to support things like Lotus Notes...

Also, isn't there a TCP/IP patch for either of these titles? IPX/SPX itself is a bastardised version of TCP/IP, and even Novell regard it as a legacy protocol.

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