F1 2002 Multiplayer Problems

Hi all, I regularly play F1 2002 over the internet with a friend of mine. We tend to have a series of short races in an evening. We can each host a race ok once. However, having already hosted one race each, if either of us host another race, the other person will not be able to see it. We then both have to quit out of the game, re-launch it, and then we can then both host one race each again. This is still using the same internet connection. Does anyone know why this is? We are both using an ADSL internet connection and we do NOT announce the race (we manually input the other persons IP address). All firewalls/routers have been dissabled etc. Many thanks Russell Spearing

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> Hi all, > I regularly play F1 2002 over the internet with a friend of mine. We > tend to have a series of short races in an evening. We can each host a > race ok once. However, having already hosted one race each, if either > of us host another race, the other person will not be able to see it. > We then both have to quit out of the game, re-launch it, and then we > can then both host one race each again. This is still using the same > internet connection. Does anyone know why this is? > > We are both using an ADSL internet connection and we do NOT announce > the race (we manually input the other persons IP address). All > firewalls/routers have been dissabled etc. > > Many thanks > > Russell Spearing > > >

it's a failing of the f1 2k2 multi code. Happens with all the mods. If you change a track, while staying connected, there is a good chance you will loose the mirrors...only solution, exit and reload the sim. While chatting you can loose the focus of the sim and while everyone else joins a race, you'll be stuck in limbo..if you do make it on the track the lap counter/scorer won't tally your efforts. dave henrie

When you say the Firewall/Routers have been disabled, what exactly do you mean? When you forward IP's for NR2003, you actually have to forward a _range_ of addresses because NR2003 uses a range of them depending on the situation. If you are only forwarding the one IP, instead of the range of IP's, it may be why you can only do one race before resetting the software. Just a wild guess... :) Larry "Russell Spearing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b26esp$8eb$[email hidden]... > Hi all, > I regularly play F1 2002 over the internet with a friend of mine. We tendto > have a series of short races in an evening. We can each host a race okonce. > However, having already hosted one race each, if either of us host another > race, the other person will not be able to see it. We then both have toquit > out of the game, re-launch it, and then we can then both host one raceeach > again. This is still using the same internet connection. Does anyone know > why this is? > > We are both using an ADSL internet connection and we do NOT announce the > race (we manually input the other persons IP address). Allfirewalls/routers

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> have been dissabled etc. > > Many thanks > > Russell Spearing > > >

Hi Larry, When I said I had disabled firewalls/routers, I meant that they were completely turned off and the ADSL modem was connected directly to the PC running F1 2002. There was no firewall, router or even virus software running, just a internet connection (via ADSL modem) on the local machine. Regards Russell "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KqT1a.22121$[email hidden]... > When you say the Firewall/Routers have been disabled, what exactly do you > mean? > > When you forward IP's for NR2003, you actually have to forward a _range_of > addresses because NR2003 uses a range of them depending on the situation. > > If you are only forwarding the one IP, instead of the range of IP's, itmay

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> be why you can only do one race before resetting the software. > > Just a wild guess... > > :) > > Larry > > "Russell Spearing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b26esp$8eb$[email hidden]... > > Hi all, > > I regularly play F1 2002 over the internet with a friend of mine. We

tend > to > > have a series of short races in an evening. We can each host a race ok > once. > > However, having already hosted one race each, if either of us hostanother > > race, the other person will not be able to see it. We then both have to > quit > > out of the game, re-launch it, and then we can then both host one race > each > > again. This is still using the same internet connection. Does anyoneknow

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> > why this is? > > > > We are both using an ADSL internet connection and we do NOT announce the > > race (we manually input the other persons IP address). All > firewalls/routers > > have been dissabled etc. > > > > Many thanks > > > > Russell Spearing > > > > > > > >

Boy, I really have no idea then. Game bug anyone ? Larry "Russell Spearing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b29i7k$r92$[email hidden]...

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> Hi Larry, > > When I said I had disabled firewalls/routers, I meant that they were > completely turned off and the ADSL modem was connected directly to the PC > running F1 2002. There was no firewall, router or even virus software > running, just a internet connection (via ADSL modem) on the local machine. > > > Regards > > Russell > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:KqT1a.22121$[email hidden]... > > When you say the Firewall/Routers have been disabled, what exactly do

you > > mean? > > > > When you forward IP's for NR2003, you actually have to forward a _range_ > of > > addresses because NR2003 uses a range of them depending on thesituation.

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> > > > If you are only forwarding the one IP, instead of the range of IP's, it > may > > be why you can only do one race before resetting the software. > > > > Just a wild guess... > > > > :) > > > > Larry > > > > "Russell Spearing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:b26esp$8eb$[email hidden]... > > > Hi all, > > > I regularly play F1 2002 over the internet with a friend of mine. We > tend > > to > > > have a series of short races in an evening. We can each host a race ok > > once. > > > However, having already hosted one race each, if either of us host > another > > > race, the other person will not be able to see it. We then both have

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> > quit > > > out of the game, re-launch it, and then we can then both host one race > > each > > > again. This is still using the same internet connection. Does anyone > know > > > why this is? > > > > > > We are both using an ADSL internet connection and we do NOT announce

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> > > race (we manually input the other persons IP address). All > > firewalls/routers > > > have been dissabled etc. > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > Russell Spearing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >