Direct Connect - Do U Need 2 games

I've been trying to get the direct connect working with my two machines and it just doesn't go. If I start the game on machine 1, then change CD to machine 2, all start ok but the game doesn't connect. It says "Linking" on the Lead machine and "Waiting" on the Follow machine, but they never connect. I got the two PC"s talking with PC Anywhere, so I assume I've got the comm ports and cables OK. Any ideas? Tanks, Larry

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>Subject: Direct Connect - Do U Need 2 games >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 19:23:07 GMT >I've been trying to get the direct connect working with my two >machines and it just doesn't go. If I start the game on machine 1, >then change CD to machine 2, all start ok but the game doesn't >connect. It says "Linking" on the Lead machine and "Waiting" on the >Follow machine, but they never connect. I got the two PC"s talking >with PC Anywhere, so I assume I've got the comm ports and cables OK. >Any ideas? >Tanks, >Larry

Don't use PC Anywhere! Just plug the nulmodemcable between both computers and connect. You'll need to swap the CD from system 1 to system 2 and the other way a couple of times but eventually you will connect. I tried it with only one cd and it worked. Though it's much easier with two of course. I tried so I know! :) Joeri --------------------------------------------------------------- "We miss you, Alain." - Ayrton Senna, 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------

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> >Subject: Direct Connect - Do U Need 2 games > >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 19:23:07 GMT > >I've been trying to get the direct connect working with my two > >machines and it just doesn't go. If I start the game on machine 1, > >then change CD to machine 2, all start ok but the game doesn't > >connect. It says "Linking" on the Lead machine and "Waiting" on the > >Follow machine, but they never connect. I got the two PC"s talking > >with PC Anywhere, so I assume I've got the comm ports and cables OK. > >Any ideas? > >Tanks, > >Larry > Don't use PC Anywhere! Just plug the nulmodemcable between both computers and > connect. You'll need to swap the CD from system 1 to system 2 and the other > way a couple of times but eventually you will connect. I tried it with only > one cd and it worked. Though it's much easier with two of course. I tried so I > know! :) > Joeri > --------------------------------------------------------------- > "We miss you, Alain." - Ayrton Senna, 1994 > ---------------------------------------------------------------

Why not just do a FULL install on each system, then CD is not needed. Haven't put my CD in my computer for a couple months 'cept to listen to the music tracks every once in awhile. -- Greg Hicks ___ --------------UUU---UUU-------------------- Check out my website at http://www.koan.com/~ghicks

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>>Subject: Direct Connect - Do U Need 2 games >>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 19:23:07 GMT >>I've been trying to get the direct connect working with my two >>machines and it just doesn't go. If I start the game on machine 1, >>then change CD to machine 2, all start ok but the game doesn't >>connect. It says "Linking" on the Lead machine and "Waiting" on the >>Follow machine, but they never connect. I got the two PC"s talking >>with PC Anywhere, so I assume I've got the comm ports and cables OK. >>Any ideas? >>Tanks, >>Larry >Don't use PC Anywhere! Just plug the nulmodemcable between both computers and >connect. You'll need to swap the CD from system 1 to system 2 and the other >way a couple of times but eventually you will connect. I tried it with only >one cd and it worked. Though it's much easier with two of course. I tried so I >know! :) >Joeri >--------------------------------------------------------------- > "We miss you, Alain." - Ayrton Senna, 1994 >---------------------------------------------------------------

I didn't mean to imply I tried running GP2 with PC Anywhere, only that I know the comm ports and cables worked OK with PC/A. Good to hear you've made it work, though I don't know why mine isn't working. I have the cable connected, start both with GP2, by swapping the CD, and they don't want to talk. One PC is really slow, running VGA, do you think that is screwing things up? Thanks for your thoughts. Larry

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> > >Subject: Direct Connect - Do U Need 2 games > > >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 19:23:07 GMT > > >I've been trying to get the direct connect working with my two > > >machines and it just doesn't go. If I start the game on machine 1, > > >then change CD to machine 2, all start ok but the game doesn't > > >connect. It says "Linking" on the Lead machine and "Waiting" on the > > >Follow machine, but they never connect. I got the two PC"s talking > > >with PC Anywhere, so I assume I've got the comm ports and cables OK. > > >Any ideas? > > >Tanks, > > >Larry > >What speed are you connecting? We had a similar problem but once we

droped the connect speed to 19200 it worked just fine.. Chris

[major snippage] Possibly. When you adjust frame rate during a direct connect, the game tells you that settings are for both machines right now. It might well be that you have to have the same resolution on both computers. Try running the game in VGA with low frame rate on both machines. Other things: 1) Maybe the mouse is interfering? 2) Is your null modem cable a 'real' one? Some of the cheaper cables do not feature all leads, i.e. some pins anre not connected. While this may work with PC Anywhere (I don't know that prog), it may well not work with GP2. 3) Try different speed settings, but I guess you've done that. 4) If the slow machine does not have a 16550 UART, do not use "use16550" on any of the two. Hope this helps, -- We're in a road movie to Berlin Can't drive out the way we drove in