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> Who knows how to solve this problem?

> Rene

> Sounds like you might need to fix the Frame Type on both machines.  Goto
> the Control Panel and choose Network.  Now scroll down to the "IPX ->
> Ethernet card" lines and .. (ok I have NT at work)  just check for a
> list with the word "Frame Type" in it and choose "802.2" for both
> sides.  You could also choose "802.3" for both sides but just make sure
> both machines have the same setting.

> Hope that helps :-)

> Jason.

> > I want to connect to the server in the LAN, I can see the IPX node,
> > but the connection always times out?

> > Who knows how to solve this problem?

> > Rene

> --
> Jason Monds
> http://www.proracingclub.com - Pro Racing Club! (N3, GPL)
> http://members.home.net/stuff.mondsj/csp - Car Sim Project
> (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

> Both comps were on the net of course

> Md

> My YouBeTheBoss server has 2 ethernet cards.  1 to the net and 1 to my LAN.
> Both cards have TCP/IP and I can connect fine via the LAN.

> What I did was... I hosted the normal way and selected both TCP addresses to
> receive connections.  Then after that I just made sure the server.ini file had
> "allow connections = 1" for both those TCP addresses.  Works slick and I don't
> have to install IPX :-)

> Jason.

> > I had a similar problem when i had a lan with 1 pc running a dedicated
> > server thru vroc.  I could never connect direct, and never did solve the
> > problem, I always ended up connecting through the internet.

> > Both comps were on the net of course

> > Md

> --
> Jason Monds
> http://www.proracingclub.com - Pro Racing Club! (N3, GPL)
> http://members.home.net/stuff.mondsj/csp - Car Sim Project
> (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

> Md

> > My YouBeTheBoss server has 2 ethernet cards.  1 to the net and 1 to my LAN.
> > Both cards have TCP/IP and I can connect fine via the LAN.

> > What I did was... I hosted the normal way and selected both TCP addresses to
> > receive connections.  Then after that I just made sure the server.ini file had
> > "allow connections = 1" for both those TCP addresses.  Works slick and I don't
> > have to install IPX :-)

> > Jason.

> > > I had a similar problem when i had a lan with 1 pc running a dedicated
> > > server thru vroc.  I could never connect direct, and never did solve the
> > > problem, I always ended up connecting through the internet.

> > > Both comps were on the net of course

> > > Md

> The hub is only used to connect computers unless its smart like a Cisco ;-)  In
> order to connect directly to the GPL host on a LAN you would need 2 ethernet cards
> in the host machine connected to different hubs.  One hub for the internet.  One hub
> for your LAN.

>  Internet
>     |
> --------HUB-----------
>  |                  |
> (200.1.1.1)        (200.1.1.2)     <- Ethernet card #1
>  GPLHOST            PC
> (172.16.0.1)       (172.16.0.2)    <- Ethernet card #2
>  |                  |
> --------HUB (LAN)-----

> My setup is show above.  In order for your PC to connect to the GPLHOST using the
> LAN, both the GPLHOST and PC need 2 ethernet cards (you said both were connected to
> the net so I assume that meant a direct connection).

> You might have the following setup, which would work too but to connect via LAN
> only.

>  Internet
>     |
>  Firewall
>     |
> --------HUB-----
>  |
> (200.1.1.1)
> GPLHOST            PC
> (172.16.0.1)       (172.16.0.2)
>  |                  |
> --------HUB (LAN)-----

> Sounds like you had a network issue Martyn.

> Jason.

> > I was running with a hub, should that make any difference?

> > Md

> > > My YouBeTheBoss server has 2 ethernet cards.  1 to the net and 1 to my LAN.
> > > Both cards have TCP/IP and I can connect fine via the LAN.

> > > What I did was... I hosted the normal way and selected both TCP addresses to
> > > receive connections.  Then after that I just made sure the server.ini file had
> > > "allow connections = 1" for both those TCP addresses.  Works slick and I don't
> > > have to install IPX :-)

> > > Jason.

> > > > I had a similar problem when i had a lan with 1 pc running a dedicated
> > > > server thru vroc.  I could never connect direct, and never did solve the
> > > > problem, I always ended up connecting through the internet.

> > > > Both comps were on the net of course

> > > > Md

> --
> Jason Monds
> http://www.proracingclub.com - Pro Racing Club! (N3, GPL)
> http://members.home.net/stuff.mondsj/csp - Car Sim Project
> (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

> Cable modem connected to HUB, each pc with 1 NIC connected to the hub

> i probably did have a network issue, I dunno alot about it

> Md

> In that senario, you must have had one of the following problems for IPX not to work:

> 1. IPX was not installed on both machines or
> 2. They were using the wrong packet type or
> 3. GPL was not setup to accept IPX connections.

> The main benefit of using IPX would be saving a connection for you in a full race.  Warp
> really isn't an issue using 3/84 settings on a LAN.

> Jason.

> >  Internet
> >     |
> > --------HUB-----------
> >  |                  |
> > (200.1.1.1)        (200.1.1.2)     <- Ethernet card #1
> >  GPLHOST            PC

> > well my hook up was thus:

> > Cable modem connected to HUB, each pc with 1 NIC connected to the hub

> > i probably did have a network issue, I dunno alot about it

> > Md

> --
> Jason Monds
> http://www.proracingclub.com - Pro Racing Club! (N3, GPL)
> http://members.home.net/stuff.mondsj/csp - Car Sim Project
> (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)