GPL, WinVROC, ZoneAlarm and SOCKS

I have installed WinVROC 2.1 with the fix. I changed the core setting: [ Communications ] disable_modem = 1 ; 0 = Modem enabled * 1 = Modem disabled alternate_ip_addr_lookup = 1 ; 0 = No alternate lookup * 1 = Use alternate way I gave the "server" licence to WinVROC when ZoneAlarm asked for it. The program starts and I can follow some strange :) conversation. And I seem to be able also to write there. After a while the program informs that it is not able to contact VROC and that portion of WROC is disabled. I guess the reason is "Incorrect Proxy Settings"? Where can I find my system's SOCKS settings to be able to tell them to WinVROC? And by the way - a stupid question? - do I have to have WinVROC running when I start GPL in Multiplayer? How does GPL know to use WinVROC? Arto

A new try, ..., perhaps I must give more info to get some advice? Someone told this has been discussed earlier, but I could not find that with DejaNews... I wrote:

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>I have installed WinVROC 2.1 with the fix. I changed the >core setting: >[ Communications ] >disable_modem = 1 ; 0 = Modem enabled * 1 = Modem disabled >alternate_ip_addr_lookup = 1 > ; 0 = No alternate lookup * 1 = Use alternate way >I gave the "server" licence to WinVROC when ZoneAlarm >asked for it. The program starts and I can follow some >strange :) conversation. And I seem to be able also to >write there. After a while the program informs that it >is not able to contact VROC and that portion of WROC is >disabled. I guess the reason is "Incorrect Proxy Settings"? >Where can I find my system's SOCKS settings to be able >to tell them to WinVROC?

More info: I am using a cable modem. And just now when I once again tried to start WinVROC, ZoneAlarm tolds me: "The firewall has blocked Internet access to your computer (TCP Port 1080) from irc.shadowworld.net (195.31.138.68) (TCP Port 25682)." I guess icr.shadowworld.net has something to do with VROC? At least I've seen similiar notices also earlier, just before WinVROC gives its own message of not being able to connect. The name ShadowWorld just doesn't sound very thustworthy... ;) How to keep the firewall, and let just VROC connect? And are there other ways than VROC for connecting to on-line GPL races? >And by the way - a stupid question? - do I have to have >WinVROC running when I start GPL in Multiplayer? How does >GPL know to use WinVROC? Is it possible to connect just from the GPL own Multiplayer page? Arto PS By the way, how do you connect to N4 races?

Hi Arto, For the time being, we use http://www.internetracefinder.com utility for Nascar Heat and N4 Demo races. Jason. Arto Wikla wrote: > > > Arto > > PS By the way, how do you connect to N4 races? -- Jason Monds http://www.proracingclub.com - Pro Racing Club! (N3, GPL, Fun Run Sims) http://www.racersdomain.com - Race hosting. (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

In article <wikla.981411356@kanasaari>, Arto Wikla wrote: >How to keep the firewall, and let just VROC connect? And are there >other ways than VROC for connecting to on-line GPL races? I myself couldn't find a way to make ZoneAlarm and VROC co-operate. Actually ZoneAlarm eventually managed to get my entire windows networking go haywire so I had to boot it. I really don't know if it was the new version of ZoneAlarm that introduced the bugs or what, but it just wouldn't work anymore. All this in Windows 2000 prof. >>And by the way - a stupid question? - do I have to have >>WinVROC running when I start GPL in Multiplayer? How does >>GPL know to use WinVROC? >Is it possible to connect just from the GPL own Multiplayer page? When joining a race in VROC it automatically launches GPL with the proper settings. There should be no need for you to launch GPL manually. HTH, -Jari Please remove SPAMLESS when replying. Thank you. -- {~._.~} o Jari Ketola - if.iki@alotek - ICQ 7557999 - +358-50-3080693 ( Y ) : The University of Oulu Department of Electrical Engineering ()~*~() : Game&Watch - DVD - B5 - PSX - TV - http://www.AfterDawn.com (_)-(_) . [ View my DVD Collection on-line at http://tazty.com/dvd ]