gp2: direct link problem

> I have a problem to connect 2 computers as direct link. > There is no reaction, when I use the linkup option. > Under WIN95 I can connect both computers to transfer data, so I think > the link is O.K. > Can anyone Help ? Yeah, hopefully you still have your reciept so you can take GP2 back and get your money back! I dont mean to discourage you Stefan but the network capabilities are second hand in GP2 and you will see a signifigant drop in the allready unacceptable frame-rate! -just warnin ya' -DG on a 2 p200s w/ half graphics on expect about 9 fps, network!!!!

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> : Yeah, hopefully you still have your reciept so you can take GP2 back and > : get your money back! > : I dont mean to discourage you Stefan but the network capabilities are > : second hand in GP2 and you will see a signifigant drop in the allready > : unacceptable frame-rate! -just warnin ya' -DG on a 2 p200s w/ half > : graphics on expect about 9 fps, network!!!! > RU sure? Are all of the machines in your network p200s? Since GP2 synchronizes > the frame rates you will only get those frames the slowest machine of your > network kan manage. So if you connect a p200 w/ a 486DX4, don't expect high > frame rates... > BTW, I already linked up two p90s using a serial link and it worked fine > (but I had to turn down the number of side objects by one step) > ----------------------------------- > | Michael Koppenhoefer at | > | University of Karlsruhe, Germany | > -----------------------------------

We tried it with p200w/S3644megvram/36 meg/512 cache annd p166w/same and the framerate was chopped in half! If you check out the GP2 forum youll find several stories on this one. via modem is even worse! Very unacceptable in my book. -DG

I have a problem to connect 2 computers as direct link. There is no reaction, when I use the linkup option. Under WIN95 I can connect both computers to transfer data, so I think the link is O.K. Can anyone Help ?

: Yeah, hopefully you still have your reciept so you can take GP2 back and : get your money back! : I dont mean to discourage you Stefan but the network capabilities are : second hand in GP2 and you will see a signifigant drop in the allready : unacceptable frame-rate! -just warnin ya' -DG on a 2 p200s w/ half : graphics on expect about 9 fps, network!!!! RU sure? Are all of the machines in your network p200s? Since GP2 synchronizes the frame rates you will only get those frames the slowest machine of your network kan manage. So if you connect a p200 w/ a 486DX4, don't expect high frame rates... BTW, I already linked up two p90s using a serial link and it worked fine (but I had to turn down the number of side objects by one step) ----------------------------------- | Michael Koppenhoefer at | | University of Karlsruhe, Germany | -----------------------------------

On Sat, 16 Nov 1996 04:05:09 -0500, David Gary >> I have a problem to connect 2 computers as direct link. >> There is no reaction, when I use the linkup option. >> Under WIN95 I can connect both computers to transfer data, so I think >> the link is O.K. >> Can anyone Help ? Well its not really a good idea to run GP2 under Win95. I run mine under Dos with much better results. I only use Null-Link cable and it works.......uuuuuummmmm Well it works. :-) 9 fps linked up. How on earth did you get it that fast... :-) As I said. It works.... :-) Shane Lansky Hobart,Tasmania Australia

Well !! The direct link in GP2 is not THAT bad, actually it work OK, it's just the modem part that sucks..... It could be an IRQ problem ! If your Win95 settings, changes the IRQ setting of Com2 (I guess you use that one) from anything else than 3, GP2 can't find the port, because there is no IRQ settings in the game (strange !!!!). Mose

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>: Yeah, hopefully you still have your reciept so you can take GP2 back and >: get your money back! >: I dont mean to discourage you Stefan but the network capabilities are >: second hand in GP2 and you will see a signifigant drop in the allready >: unacceptable frame-rate! -just warnin ya' -DG on a 2 p200s w/ half >: graphics on expect about 9 fps, network!!!! >RU sure? Are all of the machines in your network p200s? Since GP2 synchronizes >the frame rates you will only get those frames the slowest machine of your >network kan manage. So if you connect a p200 w/ a 486DX4, don't expect high >frame rates... >BTW, I already linked up two p90s using a serial link and it worked fine >(but I had to turn down the number of side objects by one step)

Have you also tried the switch in the game. In the technical supliment it said to use the switch use16550 ie c:\gp2\gp2.exe use16550 I have used that line and it does give me a better speed (P-133 and DX4-100) Still on the slow side but better than not using that switch... Shane Lansky Hobart,Tasmania Australia