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AustralianJeremy

King

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Apr 1999
time: 14:12

24-12-2000 02:37

How to set up Civ2 multiplayer over null modem?

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I posted this question in the multiplayer thread, but it doesn't look like many people look there - how do I go about setting up a multiplayer game using Civ2 MGE and a null-modem cable between my desktop and friend's laptop? There's no null modem setting in the game... thanks...

Wiglaf

King

Cambridge
Dec 2000
time: 23:12

25-12-2000 10:51

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To tell you the truth, I don't know. I'll bump it to see if someone does, though.

jcarkey

Warlord

St. Louis
Aug 2000
time: 23:12

25-12-2000 00:45

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I don't think that it is compatible with null modem. That's why I installed a LAN between my 4 computers.

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AustralianJeremy

King

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Apr 1999
time: 14:12

25-12-2000 07:10

Got spare money?

There might be a way for win95 to simulate TCP/IP with null modem though...

John-SJ

King

Silicon Valley, USA
Aug 1999
time: 21:12

25-12-2000 12:04

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quote:

Originally posted by AustralianJeremy on 12-24-2000 09:10 PM
There might be a way for win95 to simulate TCP/IP with null modem though...

You're right, that can be done, unfortunately, I have no idea how. I remember a few years ago reading the instructions on a web page how to do it in Win95. I don't remember where this was but maybe you could search around, it's gotta be out there somewhere.

John-SJ

edit: Actually, a quick search on Google for "Null Modem" got THIS LINK, I think this might be what you are looking for.

[This message has been edited by John-SJ (edited December 25, 2000).]

AustralianJeremy

King

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Apr 1999
time: 14:12

27-12-2000 03:59

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Thanks, John. You're a legend. I'll give that a go when my friend gets back after New Year's. Let you know if it works...

Wiglaf

King

Cambridge
Dec 2000
time: 23:12

30-12-2000 00:01

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This is tense...

AustralianJeremy

King

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Apr 1999
time: 14:12

30-12-2000 06:51

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Hmm, that post reminds me of a certain food beloved of Monty Python Vikings... naughty SMACed.

Wiglaf

King

Cambridge
Dec 2000
time: 23:12

01-01-2001 04:34

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What? Nevermind, I don't want to know.

MacUser

Prince

Olathe, KS, USA
Jul 1999
time: 23:12

01-01-2001 23:18

#10

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quote:

Originally posted by SMACed on 12-31-2000 06:34 PM
What? Nevermind, I don't want to know.

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AustralianJeremy

King

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Apr 1999
time: 14:12

05-01-2001 03:19

#11

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Ah well, tried it yesterday. Two approaches, neither of which worked.

DCC - unpredictably connects/doesn't connect/cuts out... it's weird, nothing will change between it working and not working. The closest we got to actually getting the game working was the Host picking his Civ, and then it crashed. But we couldn't get to that point again.

(SHOOTS BILL GATES IN THE HEAD)

Null-modem drivers: should be more promising, because I have got dial up networking to simulate a LAN before over the modem. So if I could get the bloody computer to think the cable was a modem we might be okay. But all the modem.infs I've downloaded so far utterly failed to connect the two computers. BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER.

PLEASE can anyone help? I lost an entire afternoon to this madness yesterday. We're very keen to play, but this kerfuffle is slowly sapping away that desire...