TCP/IP not working

[Fyron]

Did the connection fail both ways David? Both with you as host and with him as host?

[DavidG]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Did the connection fail both ways David? Both with you as host and with him as host?

Yea we tried it both ways. I forget exactly but I think each time the host saw the other players name appear in the player list but then he got an error. I think it was the same error mentioned here. Funny that the host see's the players name appear though.

[Fyron]

That indicates that SE4 is able to start a connection to the host, but is unable to maintain it. Usually, the host is configured properly, but the player is not. That has been my experience, anyways.

[Kana]

Slightly on topic...but also slighly off...but ultimately leading to playing SE IV...here goes...

Ok...I have two puters....one with win98...I have configured the networking properties...with tcp/ip...and client for microsoft windows, and file/print sharing. Plus the c: drive is shared. It can see it self in its own workgroup.

I'm trying to connect it to a winME machine via ethernet cable. This computer has all the smae settings, but it can't see the network, or the other puter. It can't even see itself nor the workgroup its supposed to belong to based on the settings....

Any help?

Kana

[Fyron]

Did you do a direct cable connection, or use a switch or hub? If you used direct cable, you have to get a crossover cable, not a regular ethernet cable.

[Kana]

I don't think it was a crossover cable...and no hub...That would explain if they can't see each other. But on the 98 machine...it could see a workgroup and itself. The ME machine...couldn't see even that...So of course they couldn't even try to see each other...

Thanks for input,

Kana

[Fyron]

If a computer is set up to run on a network, it will always be able to see its own workgroup and itself.