MP internet game using two LANs

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HELP! MP internet game using two LANs

Hi all,

I would need some technical help, if possible. My knowledge about computers and LANs/Internet configuration is very low, so please explain any solutions as if I were a two years old child ))

I have at home two computers connected with a HUD. The HUD is connected to the modem.

My brother has at his home two computers connected with a router-modem.

The problem is when we try to connect and play EU2. We don't find each other.

Any solution, please?

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Prince Eugene]

Read the thread about setting up a network in your home (its a sticky) or post this in support.

 

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I was just wondering a few things. What type of modem do you have 56K, etc....? When you try to connect and find each other do you use IP'S? The reason why I am asking is that if you have 56k modem your ISP gives you a new IP everytime you sign on, so that using your LAN IP would not work as it is only for offline use and is not used online.

 

[Prince Eugene]

Originally posted by PRINCE BUB
your ISP gives you a new IP everytime you sign on

thats just aol

 

[unmerged(6757)]

Originally posted by Prince Eugene
thats just aol

Yes AOL is far superior to everything else on the market I know Besides how do you know he is not using AOL too? In which case I feel sorry for him

 

[Prince Eugene]

Is an isp change all that hard?

 

[Duuk]

Actually, ANY dialup and some cable/ADSL ISPs use dynamic IPs, which can change on every unique sign on.

Unless you are certain you have a static IP, you should always use "dynamic IP" in your network settings.

Duuk, proud owner of Havenmud.com

 

[unmerged(10747)]

Thank you. I have posted it in support.

Both modems are ADSL. We use the IP of each computer, but we don't find each other (

Somebody has told me that I may need to open some ports.

 

[Prince Eugene]

Originally posted by Duuk
which can change on every unique sign on.

some are more static than others, such as I own a cable modem and a 56k both of them stay the same for months and months

 

[unmerged(6757)]

Originally posted by Prince Eugene
Is an isp change all that hard?

Yes very hard. There is all the emotional drama invovled. I have become so attached to my AOL it's like my own little bratty child

 

[unmerged(6757)]

Originally posted by Agastya
Thank you. I have posted it in support.

Both modems are ADSL. We use the IP of each computer, but we don't find each other (

Somebody has told me that I may need to open some ports.

Have you tried using VNET? Or has all this been done over IP connection?

EDIT: Also if you have a firewall you need to open up ports 47624 and 23000-24000 and redirect them to your lan-ip.