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Networking Red Alert 2
Name: Thomas Date: June 13, 2002 at 07:42:00 Pacific
Comment:
I'm unable to get a working solution from Westwood EA - Can anyone here help?
I would like to play Red Alert 2 across a Lan which is hooked up through Linksys 4 port router.
I have 2 PC's running it through it for internet sharing a cable modem. Went to Westwood's site to see FAQ's and followed their instruction to run IPX protocal. Each pc has the 1/2 Cd's rather than it's own full application.
When running RA2's network option, in theory I'm supposed to see PC2 in the game lobby, yet it doesn't seem to work.
Name: Viper_iii Date: June 13, 2002 at 08:25:40 Pacific
Reply:
You Probably don't Have IPX installed.. what kind of OS you running?
Your not trying to go to the INternet.. so lan will only need the IPX enabled.. In Win2k/XP.. its a simple check box.. in 98/Me you have to actually install the new Protocol.. however it is builtin you still have to install it completely and Hope you have the original install cab files.
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Response Number 2
Name: Orion Date: June 14, 2002 at 12:48:01 Pacific
Reply:
What he said. Go to Network Neighborhood and see what protocols you have installed: Make sure IPX/SPX is installed and NETBIOS is bound to it. All computers on the subnet must have the same Workgroup name but different Computer Names.
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