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Lan Gaming

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 1:13 pm
by Ro@m
what do i need to setup a lan game,i was thinking about playing c&c with my friend or red alert 1,that would be great!any tips?

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:36 pm
by Unknown_K
If its just the 2 of you you could probably just play c&c over a modem. If he is bringing his complete PC over then you either have to:

Make sure you have a network card in each pc, 2 cat5 cables, and a swithc or hub (works for more then 2 pc's also)

or

Make sure you have a network card in each PC and make or buy a crossover cable to connect both machines together. this works just for 2 computers.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:57 am
by Ro@m
how do i use the null modem option in c&c

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:15 am
by Thunderdog
Unknown_K wrote:make or buy a crossover cable
Make, A network cable?

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:06 am
by Unknown_K
null modem is just the transmit and recieve switched on a phone cable so you can connect 2 modems together.

If you mean network crossover cable the specs are here:

http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 2:00 pm
by Ro@m
errrrr,as i have figured out from you i need a phone cable and connect it into my modem and my friends?