I was wondering if I could borrow the brains of some r.a.s. computer
specialists to help me set up a peer-to-peer network for IPX *** with GPL.
For starters, I just bought 2 Netgear 10-BaseT cards and a Netgear 6-port
10-BaseT hub thinking this would be a breeze using the built in Win95
networking protocols. I had it working so that the 2 computers could share
files and the like but when I start GPL/multiplayer, I get no IPX option. So,
I realized that the IPX protocol must not be the one being used. After some
trial and error, I found out that it must be using NetBEUI since after removing
that protocol in the network settings I could no longer see the other computer.
I was wondering if someone could tell me how to force my setup to use IPX or
if I just wasted a bunch of money because it's not possible with a peer-to-peer
network.
My network configuration window looks like this on both computers:
-Client for Microsoft Networks
-NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet Adapter
-Dial-Up Adapter
-IPX/SPX compatible protocol ->FA310TX Fast Ethernet Adapter
-TCP/IP->FA310TX Fast Ethernet Adapter
-TCP/IP->Dial-Up Adapter
-File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
As you can see, I removed the IPX binding for the Dial-Up Adapter because it
caused a conflict on startup (error #254). Anybody know what this is and why
IPX can't be bound to both Adapters? The reason this concerns me is that I was
hoping to be able to have someone dial up from the outside using IPX (had
success with this using F1RS) and join in a game on my peer-to-peer network (is
this possible?). Anyway, sorry for the long message and thanks in advance for
any help!
Marty Fay
