how do you set up a multiplayer game on a LAN?
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Oh, Multiplayer PC game. I love that.\nSome games may provide multiplayer game options , you should check at them the Options, or the Main screen on the game page.\n1. You must establish LAN connections between PC you want to play.\n2. Define which PC you want to be as a host or a server.\n3. Setting it up to be a server.\n4. Then others try to look for that particular PC you made as a server
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You are missing information needed to answer your question. Did you use a router, switch, or hub to connect the devices to the LAN? Will you be using static or dynamic IP addressing? Normally the network setup wizard included with windows will set up the lan connections for you.
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you need to run the applications on the PC you consider as server, give it IP address then tell your DNS that this name map to this IP.\n\nopen ports for "others" that the applications will recieve requests through.\n\ntry to connect from one computer to the server.\n\nHave Fun!
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One of many ways to do this:\nIf all five computers are windows XP home or XP Pro with network cards on them already - drivers properly loaded - all you need to do is purchase your hub/switch, connect them and you will have a networked LAN.  Now, from here on, there are network services you might need to connect, such has shared files, shared printers, shared internet, etc . . .\nMight be a little to lengthy to answer in this forum.  Let me point you in the right direction:\nCompusa, Best Buy, Newegg.com, cdw.com all sell network or server appliance devices that allow you to connect 5 computers and give all the services above right out of the box.  It is worth the investment to purchase on of these network appliances - they make computing life much easier and reliable - for an estimated $300 to $900 investment depending of capacity, power and speed.  My recommendations:\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&SubCategory=386&N=2000240386\n\nhope this starts you in the direction you are looking to go.
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Seems like that simple LAN setting was not that simple. You should check that there are not conflicts (like same IP, different subnet or gateway) are using DHCP or static configurations? also are you using a router or switch? What do you mean by server? \n\nAt any rate you should not have to restart your PC to reconnect.\nDid you try to disable and enable again the LAN connection. Also you can go on the command prompt and type : ipconfig/release  [hit enter]\nipconfig/renew    [hit enter]
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You are most probabaly behind a firewall and using proxy.Just go to settings> connections.\nThen select 'Use the following proxy:'\nFill all the details,by getting then from Tools> Internet options>Connections> Lan settings.
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You are going to have to be much more specific in your question.  Are you referring to a LAN operating system, just connecting a few PC's together, or a multi-user application software (and in this case, what application?)
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If  you  want to setup a network  to share  the resource  on other computers  like for file sharing and printer sharing.  Then you will have to follow either of the two ways.\n\n1.  make  a  windows  xp Pro  or  a  Win2k pro machine as a dhcp host and connect other computers  and they would get  ip address  from the  server.\n\n2. connect  all the machines  and  assign them  ip addresses  of the same ip range with  the  similar  subnet mask.\n\nfor more info you can mail me at  paradiso_paradise@yahoo.com\n\ngood luck and regards.\n\nParadiso
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Set-up a 1346 Home network on both computers\n\nOk Here it is\n\nStart\ncontrol Panel\nNetwork and Internet Connection\nSetup or Change home or small Office connection\nNext\nnext\nOther\nThis computer connext to network without INTERnet connection\nName/Computer id should automatic pick up Next\nWorkgroup should be named the same on both computers.\nturn on file and computer sharing\nI don't need the wizard\ndone
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i suppose u use windows.\nstart->settings->control panel->network connections->local area connection\nopen it, properties->tcp/ip settings
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you dont need any software you already have the facilty to do this on your pc. click start / run / then type "CMD" in dos window use the net send command to send messages to others on your LAN
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First, make sure other people can join your wireless network. You can ask them to type "ipconfig" on command prompt to check the IP and then you can use "ping" to ping their IP. \n\nOnce this part works well, you need to configure your game server as part of the wireless network also, so that other people can connect to it.  \n\nCheck out this wireless network setup tutorial to see anything you missed: http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-network.html\n\n\n:o)\npicoHat
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1. you need a NIC (Network Interface Card) on both computer.\n\n2. cross over cable.\n\n3. right click my network places and select the connection of you have just created for this connection and give it a static IP address (say 192.168.0.21)\n\n4. do the same for the second computer with diffrent IP address (say 192.168.0.9)\n\n5. enable the network on both computers.\n\n6. go to the explorer and type &#92;&#92;192.168.0.21 from 192.168.0.9\n\nThat's all. \nHave Fun
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The best and safest way for you to network your two PC's is to purchase a router with 4 port switch.\n\nUse one PC to follow the router setup wizard.\n\nYour ADSL modem will connect to the routers WAN port and the to PC's will connect to two of the routers LAN ports.\n\nOnce you have one PC successfully connected to the internet through the router use the Windows Network Setup Wizard to create your local area network.\n\nGo to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Setup Wizard\n\nNext > select "This computer connects to the Internet through a residential gateway... > Next > give each PC a unique name > Next > Provide the SAME workgroup name for both PC's > Next > select Turn on file and printer sharing > Next > apply these settings > Next.\n\nEach PC should now have a unique name and belong to the same workgroup.  Each PC should also have Network Share folders under My Computer.  This shared folder should be visible from the other PC.\n\nTo share a specific folder on a PC go to Windows Explorer > select the folder to be shared > Right mouse click > select Sharing and Security > and follow the directions for the type of sharing you want.\n\nTo find the other networked PC go to: Windows Explorer > My Network Places > Microsoft Windows Network > [your workgroup] > and all your networked PCs associated with your workgroup should be visible.  You can now expand the PC to see what folders and devices are shared.
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if your ALREADY on a lan connection (and workgroup), click start, type run, then type net view \n\nThen go into internet or windows explorer and type &#92;&#92;computerName
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Lan over internet?\n\ntry hamachi\n\nhttp://www.hamachi.cc/
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LAN cable there is a limit but the longer it is the more noise it will make and loss it's information\n\nfirst of all do a Network wizard on your mian one thought your modem/router\n\nthen connect his and do a network wizard too. \n\nmakes sure ot select the option this computer connect to a resdential gatway or though another computer.\n\nthis should work..\n\nif not. \n\ncheck your ip on yoru friends computer\nif you don't know \nstart->run-Type in\ncmd \nblack screen pops out.\ntype in \nipconfig\n\nit will show your firneds computer\n\nif the ip does not resmele doesn't have a nything else than 192.0.0.1, \n\nyou might have to configure your router/modem/hub agian\n\n###############\nmight not be related,\nyou need to have a router if you want ot share internet, after a router u can get hub and share to more of your friends.\n\nMost internet provider usuall will give you a modem with a router with hub built in but charges xtra thans standard modem,\n\n\nthe router changes mask your internet ip and makes a local ip for your network so it can be shared.\n\na hub will not work.\n\ni already try once when me and my roomate want to see if a hub will replace a router for sharing internet(although it did work when you a 56k dailup sharing) and it didn't.