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Article #699Re: TO ALL WHO USE BROADBAND ROUTERS...
From: Sand-Viper[AGQx]
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00
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Good post. Excellent instructions. -- pF.Sand-Viper[AGQx] ICQ: 53146539 mailto:q3_viper@hotmail.com mailto:sandviper@p0rn0finish.org "Stand still so I can shoot you!!" AGQx Homepage: http://www.agqx.org/ [PF] Clan Page: http://www.wharfrat.net/clan Q3 Technical FAQ http://www.agqx.org/SANDVFAQ.htm <hellion_510@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8mcaul$3rn$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > Actually you can do this with a Linksys Router.. I know because I have > 17 people at my appartment in the same Quake 3 server using my Linksys > Router... Create a .bat file to execute the game. In the bat file > include a differn't net port for each computer.. Hence each computer > must go through a differnt net port while starting up the game.. Put > this batch file in your QuakeIIIArena Directory. > > The only line needed in the batch file is...: (Copied out of mine) > > quake3.exe +set net_port 27660 +set sv_pure 0 > > Dont forget!!! Make a bat file for every PC that you wish to connect > with, and give it a unique net port. example- 27660, 27661, 27662 so > on so forth.. Works for me!! Our clan does it every day.. > > Hope this helps. > > HeLLiON_510 > tc_510@hotmail.com > > > In article <7d8d5.35844$Q8.257359@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net>, > "JCoyne" <Someone@Somehost.com> wrote: > > I have no problem with a Sonicwall SOHO in NAT mode > > > > sfgdfg <sdfas@traverse.net> wrote in message > > news:sn9su941nk16@corp.supernews.com... > > > I know you can play quake over NAT because I have done it. At > first it > > > didn't work, but the machine running the NAT is just a linux box. > After > > I > > > set up port forwarding, where it send out over a specific port when > coming > > > from a certain machine and another port for another machine, it > worked > > fine. > > > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > > "Bob Rigel" <BOBRIGEL@HOME.COM> wrote in message > > > news:3973E23C.1C6F7DA9@HOME.COM... > > > > The Netgear website states "There are well-known incompatibilities > > > > between NAT > > > > and certain onlines games and videoconferencing applications" in > the FAQ > > > > area. > > > > This limits you to one machine behind the router (if any at all > work) > > > > that can > > > > play the game at a time (after making configuration changes). I > believe > > > > this is > > > > a result of using NAT and the game site requiring specific ports > on each > > > > system. > > > > > > > > Sorry, but I believe that ANY router that uses NAT will have the > same > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > MaD HaTTeR wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I bought the Linksys Broadband router because it had a built in > switch > > > and > > > > > seemed like the best value. I haven't had any connection > problems > > with > > > it > > > > > yet so technically I chose the right one right?.... WRONG. One > of the > > > > > biggest reasons I bought this router was so that I could hook up > > > multiple > > > > > pc's on my lan to a game of Quake 3 all on the same internet > server. > > > But it > > > > > won't let me! Only one computer can get through and the others > can't > > > even > > > > > PING the server or have it come up on the server list. > > > > > > > > > > I can connect multiple pc's each on a different quake 3 server > just > > > fine. I > > > > > can even connect 2 instances of Quake 3 games (windowed) on 1 > pc into > > 1 > > > > > internet server (weird huh?). So why can't multiple pc's get > on 1 > > > server??? > > > > > I have tried for weeks to get this working and finally gave up > and so > > > the > > > > > only way for my lan to play vs the internet is to setup a > server of my > > > own > > > > > on the lan. > > > > > > > > > > I'm now thinking about trying the Netgear RT311 router. Does > anyone > > > have > > > > > any experience with this with Quake 3??? Can you please tell > me if > > this > > > > > router (or any others) will allow my lan to connect to 1 > internet > > > server?? > > > > > > > > > > BTW, Before I got the router, I was running SyGate on my main > pc to > > > share > > > > > the cable modem. This worked great w/ quake 3 even! So there > has to > > be > > > a > > > > > way. > > > > > I wrote Linksys' useless tech support and the reply i got was: > "It > > will > > > not > > > > > work with this game" > > > > > > > > > > That's it! Please help. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
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