GPL and Cable modem

Since a couple of days I have a cable connection, everything works fine except I can't connect to a race on VROC. I've changed the alternate IP value in the core.ini to 1 and back to 0 but it didn't work. I use the IP override to use my specific IP address. When a game is launched I get taken to the multiplayer screen where I get the connection window. In the background I can see connect via tcp/ip 127.0.0.1, which is not my IP address. Could anybody help me, some people at the Apex have already helped me but it's still not working?

In principle it should work. Works in my case via both cable and ISDN. Make sure you use correct syntax in core.ini. There is no message when a parameter is misspelled. You must use: [ Communications ] alternate_ip_addr_lookup = 1 When you start GPL by hand, do you see the correct ip address listed under 'Connect via' in the multiplayer? This should show the ip address of your cable connection. Does it work when you connect through GSB? Bart Westra

Thanks for your advice Bart but I've already used that value change. When I launch it by hand it doesn't show the correct IP. So that's the problem. It shows a IP that I can't place. (127.0.0.1) What's GSB? > > Since a couple of days I have a cable connection, everything works fine > > except I can't connect to a race on VROC. I've changed the alternate IP > > value in the core.ini to 1 and back to 0 but it didn't work. I use the IP > > override to use my specific IP address. > > When a game is launched I get taken to the multiplayer screen where I get > > the connection window. In the background I can see connect via tcp/ip > > 127.0.0.1, which is not my IP address. > > Could anybody help me, some people at the Apex have already helped me but

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> > it's still not working? > In principle it should work. Works in my case via both cable and ISDN. > Make sure you use correct syntax in core.ini. There is no message when a > parameter is misspelled. You must use: > [ Communications ] > alternate_ip_addr_lookup = 1 > When you start GPL by hand, do you see the correct ip address listed under > 'Connect via' in the multiplayer? This should show the ip address of your > cable connection. > Does it work when you connect through GSB? > Bart Westra

Bedankt, it works just fine now, the host setting at the DNS config did the trick, thanks a lot, I'll finally be able to do some serious racing now. Harjan.

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> -- > Hans van Dam > HotGrid Legends > http://www.bart.nl/~hansvd/ > For an easy recognizable Alfa-Brabham car in replays go here > http://www.fan.net.au/~stevephi/overrev/indivcars.htm > >Since a couple of days I have a cable connection, everything works fine > >except I can't connect to a race on VROC. I've changed the alternate IP > >value in the core.ini to 1 and back to 0 but it didn't work. I use the IP > >override to use my specific IP address. > >When a game is launched I get taken to the multiplayer screen where I get > >the connection window. In the background I can see connect via tcp/ip > >127.0.0.1, which is not my IP address. > >Could anybody help me, some people at the Apex have already helped me but > >it's still not working? > Hi Harjan, > alternate_ip_addr_lookup=1 be sure it is set to 1 > o.k now try this > check this in controlpanel-network > click on tcp/ip protocol (make line blue) > choose properties than click tab DNS Configuration > checkmark DNS ON > than fill in at hostbox your IPnr 195.38.xxx.xx > domainbox remains empty > than Searchpriority of DNSserver fill in your primary dns server > 194.158.xxx.xx hit ADD > fill in secundary dns server 194.158.xxx.xx hit ADD > The IPnr and DNSservernrs should be provided by your ISP Bart > If at the hostbox it is said "local host" than change it to your IPnr. > Hope this helps > Hans van Dam > http://www.bart.nl/~hansvd/links.html

isnt 127.0.0.1 a default server address for a proxy address?.......hope that helps...

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> -- > Hans van Dam > HotGrid Legends > http://www.bart.nl/~hansvd/ > For an easy recognizable Alfa-Brabham car in replays go here > http://www.fan.net.au/~stevephi/overrev/indivcars.htm > >Since a couple of days I have a cable connection, everything works fine > >except I can't connect to a race on VROC. I've changed the alternate IP > >value in the core.ini to 1 and back to 0 but it didn't work. I use the IP > >override to use my specific IP address. > >When a game is launched I get taken to the multiplayer screen where I get > >the connection window. In the background I can see connect via tcp/ip > >127.0.0.1, which is not my IP address. > >Could anybody help me, some people at the Apex have already helped me but > >it's still not working? > Hi Harjan, > alternate_ip_addr_lookup=1 be sure it is set to 1 > o.k now try this > check this in controlpanel-network > click on tcp/ip protocol (make line blue) > choose properties than click tab DNS Configuration > checkmark DNS ON > than fill in at hostbox your IPnr 195.38.xxx.xx > domainbox remains empty > than Searchpriority of DNSserver fill in your primary dns server > 194.158.xxx.xx hit ADD > fill in secundary dns server 194.158.xxx.xx hit ADD > The IPnr and DNSservernrs should be provided by your ISP Bart > If at the hostbox it is said "local host" than change it to your IPnr. > Hope this helps > Hans van Dam > http://www.bart.nl/~hansvd/links.html

writes In case you're still wondering, as far as I know 127.0.0.1 refers to local host. In other words, if you ping 127.0.0.1 you are pinging your own machine. Not much use to you, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. ;-) -- Peter Ives

Actually I believe 127.0.0.1 is a loopback address, ie. your own machine ... but that's irrelevant since the orig. guy got it working :) Hena

You are correct 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address of the localhost > > isnt 127.0.0.1 a default server address for a proxy address?.......hope > > that helps... > Actually I believe 127.0.0.1 is a loopback address, ie. your own machine ... > but that's irrelevant since the orig. guy got it working :) > Hena