"Juanjo (sevilla)" wrote in message
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Binky escribió:
A friend and I are having difficulty connecting to each other in
multiplayer in Falcon 4.

We both have the same build of the software (unpatched).

He is connected to the internet directly, I am trying to connect using a
gateway connection and a direct connection with no luck.

Both of us are running XP, additional firewalls to XP's own are turned
off, the game has been 'unblocked' by XP's firewall, IP addresses are
correct etc.

Any pointers appreciated.

Binky.

Not really sure why we can't see each other. LAN multiplayer works fine.



If you are using Falcon 4.0 from Microprose you should use the command
line option "-IP ###.###.###.###" (replace the hashes with the apropiate
number) in the PC connecting through a gateway.

The PC using the gateway has a local IP (a private one) and the gateway
has a public (internet) IP. Thus, the Falcon running in the PC behind the
gateway is sending it's IP (the private one) and the other PC can't find
it (because it's not an internet IP).

The command line option explained tells the Falcon software to use that IP
instead of the local one, solving the connection problem.

Sorry, I should have been more accurate - it's Falcon 4: Allied Force by
Lead Pursuit