networking 101

mandl · #1 October 28th, 2001, 05:05 AM

I've got a local network and I can't determine what the IP and port address's are on either networked computer. Without this info I can't launch the network game. Any help would be great! Thanks

Strider · #2 October 28th, 2001, 06:00 AM

If you're on a windows machine, get your dos window / command prompt up and type ipconfig on each machine...it'll show you the addresses they are using. Not sure about the port numbers.

mandl · #3 October 30th, 2001, 05:06 AM

Thank you strider, I've got the IP numbers...now I hope somebody can help me get the port address's!

Strider · #4 October 31st, 2001, 04:13 AM

Good, glad to help. On further thought, port numbers are determined by the programmer of the game...You need him/them to supply that info.

PvK · #5 November 3rd, 2001, 02:02 AM

I believe the port number is arbitrary, but needs to be set to the same number on both computers. In general, don't bother to change the default.

PvK

mandl · #6 November 4th, 2001, 05:29 AM

Got it! It works by using (default) "80" on both port address's. Thanks again Strider and Pvk. Network play adds a whole new dimension to 101.