EPT2 computer, friend and mine
1 ethernet cable.
How do we play starcraft?It's not the same as having a router so we can both connect to it... T_T
thanks!
We are both on windows XP.
How to create a LAN with only a ethernet cable?
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
2 computer, friend and mine 1 ethernet cable. How do we play starcraft?It's not the same as having a router so we can both connect to it... T_T thanks! We are both on windows XP. | ||
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Thats_The_Spirit
Netherlands138 Posts
First thing you need is a crosslinked ethernet cable, a regular one (which you can connect to a router) won't work if i remember correctly. Then you have to make sure the first part of the ip addresses match. For instance you set the address as 192.168.1.1 and your friend 192.168.1.2 This should enable you to play. | ||
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WarChimp
Australia943 Posts
 I never really did the ethernet connect thing, I always just set up a adhoc network. So anyone with wireless could join, was a lot of fun | ||
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Tharros
Australia94 Posts
On August 16 2010 15:09 Thats_The_Spirit wrote: Then you have to make sure the first part of the ip addresses match. For instance you set the address as 192.168.1.1 and your friend 192.168.1.2 You don't really need to do this. If you have DNS server enabled it should set the IPs automatically. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
On August 16 2010 15:49 WarChimp wrote: Google is your friend man I never really did the ethernet connect thing, I always just set up a adhoc network. So anyone with wireless could join, was a lot of fun yeah that's what I've been trying for abit... maybe i'll google more into that since I don't have a 2 way cable. | ||
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Girlscoutcookie
United States244 Posts
On August 16 2010 15:57 evanthebouncy! wrote: yeah that's what I've been trying for abit... maybe i'll google more into that since I don't have a 2 way cable. If you both have firewire (IEEE 1394), you can connect two computers over a firewire network interface, otherwise, you don't really have a lot of options other than a second ethernet cable and a switch/router, wireless, or a cross-over cable. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
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Girlscoutcookie
United States244 Posts
On August 17 2010 03:02 ShadowDrgn wrote: A crossover cable is nothing more a regular ethernet cable with the transmit and receive wires swapped on one end. You can actually create one yourself from an ethernet cable. Check out this guide: http://www.archonmagnus.com/mods/crossOverCable/xOverCable.php I'm pretty sure if he had a crimp tool, and some RJ-45 heads, he wouldn't be here trying to figure out how to do it with only one cable. | ||
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arcticStorm
United States295 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
Edit: Or just buy/acquire for free a crossover cable and use these settings: Computer A: IP 6.6.6.6 Gateway: 9.9.9.9 DNS: 9.9.9.9 Computer B: IP 9.9.9.9 Gateway: 6.6.6.6 DNS: 6.6.6.6 | ||
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bNy
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tliff
Germany2 Posts
The following was about IPX, ignore that it does not seem to work properly anymore on moder nwindows versions. + Show Spoiler + I am not sure if windows XP still installs the IPX protocol by default (can anyone clarify?) and if the windows version of BW still supports IPX. If it does, you can use that and save yourself the work to set up TCP/IP. To set up TCP/IP use the following settings: IP: 192.168.0.1 on one computer, 192.168.0.2 on the other Netmask: 255.255.255.0 on both Dont bother to set up the default gateway or DNS, you won't need it. When you tear the network down and go back to your regular setup, remember to reset it to "automatically". | ||
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TeabagInsurance
Canada320 Posts
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TeabagInsurance
Canada320 Posts
On August 16 2010 15:57 Tharros wrote: Yeah all you need is a cross-over cable, plug in and it should work. You don't really need to do this. If you have DNS server enabled it should set the IPs automatically. I think you mean DHCP server. Either way it doesn't matter because if he's connecting both computers directly there's no way he is getting his IP configuration dynamically. If your IP configuration is set to DHCP and you plug the computers in directly they'll just set themselves to a local(127.0.0.1) IP. You need to set them manually. | ||
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