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playing doom against a networked computer?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:31 pm
by ukdoomfan2k5
hi everyone,
i want to play doom with a computer networked with mine.
please could someone explain what to do, step-by-step?
thanks
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:58 am
by boomlala
Hello, I'm not very experienced in networking, but I'll try to help you out.
First, you need to decide which computer is gonna host: I recommend the fastest one. Then you need to set up your game on the hosting computer with the command line parameters ( If you're unfamiliar with the parameters, I recommend to look on the wiki) and add the parameter -host X where X is the number of machines who will participate in the game.
Now you have to let the other computers join. To do this you have to add -join (IP-adress of the hosting computer) in the command line.
I hope this helps.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:20 am
by Cutmanmike
And if you're not sure how to get your IP you should go to
http://www.whatismyip.com
You could also use a launcher such as ZDL to make the process alot easier.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:01 pm
by edward850
Then what does he do if he needs a local ip
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:31 pm
by HotWax
He gets a brain. Then he goes to a DOS prompt and types ipconfig.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:19 am
by Biff
If all of the computers in the game are on the same LAN, you don't have to use IP addresses, you can simply use the host computers "name" on the network. When you browse the network you can usually see the names of the networked computers.
So, if I want to host a game for two players (one host, one client), my command line is zdoom -host 2.
The client's command line is zdoom -join Mike (because my computer is identified as Mike on my LAN)
You can set your computer's identification (XP) in control panel, System, Computer name....
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:08 pm
by Zippy
Though if you don't have any idea how your network is set up, it might not be a good idea to go in and make any changes to your computer's name; you could accidentally sever your internet connection.
Biff wrote:(because my computer is identified as Mike on my LAN)
"Mike"? You can do better than that! "
Jimbotron" is mine. It's so... clever... and....... elegant..........
...
....... I think it is anyway........
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:50 pm
by Cutmanmike
Mine is called Johnny5
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:50 pm
by HotWax
Mine used to be called UNIMATRIX_1. Yeah, I'm a loser. -_-
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:54 pm
by Cutmanmike
Next time I reformat i'll call it MCP
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:02 pm
by HotWax
End Of Line.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:06 pm
by Zippy
WOPR.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:19 pm
by Wills
Zippy wrote:WOPR.
Bored teenager + game = nuclear crisis? I don't think so.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:17 pm
by Zippy
"Shall we play a game?"
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:35 pm
by Bio Hazard
Hostnames? I've got: Ferret, Hamster, Weasel, Rabbit, Gerbil, Mink, Ermine, MythTV and MiniMyth.
Those are just my desktops, laptops and servers... Then we have:
LTGraphics, TechnoMage, Dwarf, Squire, Ookami, Neko and Bob.
Yes, our electric bill is tremendous.