GPL on LAN problem

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

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. Rene Feijen wrote: > 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)

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. Martyn Danby wrote:

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> 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)

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 wrote:

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> > 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. > > Rene Feijen wrote: > > > 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)

I was running with a hub, should that make any difference? Md Jason Monds wrote:

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> > 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. > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > 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)

On Mon, 01 May 2000 23:45:10 GMT, Martyn Danby <[email hidden]> wrote: >I was running with a hub, should that make any difference? > I run a server via VROC and connect via TCIP over my LAN, IPX over the LAN caused discoes for me. In the host screens make sure skip multiplayer screen is unchecked and you can select both the Net IP and LAN IP to host over in the multiplayer screen. I wouldn't have thought a hub made any difference. Cheers Mark

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. Martyn Danby wrote:

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> I was running with a hub, should that make any difference? > > Md > > Jason Monds wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > > > 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)

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 Martyn Danby wrote:

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> 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)

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 wrote:

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> > 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. > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > I was running with a hub, should that make any difference? > > > > Md > > > > Jason Monds wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > > > > > 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)

Packet type is the only 1 i'm not sure about, I just reset up the lan, and possibly this weekend i'll be able to try again Thanx Jason Jason Monds wrote:

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> > 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 > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > 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)

I've had the following setup working fine at home since January... Internet (SDSL modem - 768Kbps up/down) | | Client machine Host machine Laptop | | | | +-------+--------+ | +--------| 100Mbps Switch |--------+ +----------------+ Host machine has 2 ethernet cards, the client desktop and client laptop each have one ethernet card. I set up Microsoft ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) using TCP/IP. Only problem I have is that my ISP masks the IP address of my SDSL modem so direct IP races aren't possible until I can figure that one out. It does make for a very secure connection when your ISP masks your IP address. However I've been hosting N3 league races via WON using the raceserver.net server software so that my host is a dedicated server. I then start the race from my client using the client machine and can join the race from my client either via Internet or direct TCP/IP over LAN. Of course the direct TCP/IP LAN connect is faster from client to host than going out to my ISP and back... :-) I plan to expand this LAN by one more desktop machine and possibly another laptop over the next year. With 2 adults (myself and my wife), 2 teen-age step-daughters, 9 yr. old step-daughter, 2 yr. old boy, 9 month old girl and one on the way in December, demand for computer and online time is premium! I have my "race" nights where I take over the whole network to host league racing 3 times a week, but otherwise it's a free-for-all online. Don't know about GPL as haven't been online with it since before I set this network up. I assume I would have to open up ports because of MS ICS, but haven't had the need yet. Your mileage may vary... Dave Ericson MomoBoy online JDB Racing Jason Monds wrote:

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> > 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. > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > I was running with a hub, should that make any difference? > > > > Md > > > > Jason Monds wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Martyn Danby wrote: > > > > > > > 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)