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sjbagley
Settler
Jan 2001
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posted January 05, 2001 04:43
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I would like to try the multiplayer setup from my notebook which is connected to the internet via my LAN i.e I have my TCP/IP settings configured correctly to access the internet.However when I choose the connection type "Internet" I am told I have no dialup set. Is there something I need to set? |
Swissy
King
Chicago,IL,USA
Sep 1999
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posted January 05, 2001 17:08
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Could your firewall possinbly be bouncing back the games attempts to contact the game servers. Some firewalls block anything that isn't a browser or mail client. I have heard of firewall problems with Napster and mIRC.
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sjbagley
Settler
Jan 2001
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posted January 08, 2001 09:23
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No. We don't use a firewall. I think CTP doesn't get that far. It seems to assume that you are using dialup. Saying that I do have dialup installed and I would exptect CTP to at least try to launch the dialup. The error message is pretty much instant. |
Swissy
King
Chicago,IL,USA
Sep 1999
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posted January 08, 2001 17:54
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Originally posted by sjbagley on 01-08-2001 09:23 AM
No. We don't use a firewall. I think CTP doesn't get that far. It seems to assume that you are using dialup. Saying that I do have dialup installed and I would exptect CTP to at least try to launch the dialup. The error message is pretty much instant.
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The error message is not well chosen. Activision assumes you are using dial-up to connect to the internet. The game just check to see if you have an active internet connection. So you must be hooked up before you launch the CTP. I have a DSL connection and have no problems. |
sjbagley
Settler
Jan 2001
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posted January 09, 2001 04:02
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Bingo ! I had to go to my Internet Explorer settings, Tools, Internet Options, Connections and choose "Never use dialup". I generally have it set to use dialup whenever network connetion is not present.I think this is something that should at least be documented somewhere. |
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