Red Alert on LAN

TS · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:47 am Post subject: Red Alert on LAN

Has anyone played RA on LAN? Because whenever me and my friends try to play, theirs always some errors or somethin and it never works. Anyone know how to fix this? Because we would really like to all play eachother. Also when he upgraded to XP professional Ra doesnt even work anymore because it says it only works on windows 95.

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Banshee · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:54 am Post subject:

I've played it with null modem with my friend. It kicks ass! Very Happy

But LAN? Never played... check if your LAN supports IPS/SPX...

TS · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 8:01 am Post subject:

yep it does

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Banshee · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 12:28 pm Post subject:

So, try playing it with IPX and have fun!

UmmErrKane · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 10:53 pm Post subject:

I've played with Null Modem, too. LAN on old games doesn't work too well, I find (Probably due to new drivers for stuff)

DeathRay2K · Commander **Joined**: 01 Sep 2002 **Location**: Canada

I used to play on LAn a lot with RA and I never had any problems that weren't caused by me or my friends having some kind of change in the files but that was always fixed by reinstalling.

Guest · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:41 pm Post subject:

if you want to play to RA1 with Win XP:

but's it's in french

http://www.timeofwar.com/dossiers.php?num=2

TS · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 7:55 am Post subject:

Thanx! But... Uhh.. I cant read french Confused

. Can you or someone else translate ths for me? I would really aprechiate it Smile

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Dragon Stein Cole · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 12:32 pm Post subject:

Ive had problems with LAN RA2 as well. F*cking thing wouldn't work, so ive never played a multiplyer game other than a skirmish.

Banshee · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:17 pm Post subject:

Ive had problems with RA2 lan, but it's easy to fix. Just delete the IPX/SPX protocols from all net adaptors except your lan one. Then, it works quite well and very fast....

Guest · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject:

TS wrote:

Thanx! But... Uhh.. I cant read french Confused

. Can you or someone else translate ths for me? I would really aprechiate it Smile

yeah i will do that Smile

but not now, perhaps wednesday Smile

FS-21 · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 09 Dec 2002 **Location**: Spain

Banshee wrote:

Ive had problems with RA2 lan, but it's easy to fix. Just delete the IPX/SPX protocols from all net adaptors except your lan one. Then, it works quite well and very fast....

...The IPX/SPX protocols from all net adaptors (what? #Tongue

)...

My problem is that in theory I can play RA2 in lan but I can't see the other computar in the chat... I have Zone Alarm firewall installed (but i think that it not have problems), and only 1 copy of the YR game... (my question could be "if I can use an Key Gen to make a different CD-Key in the 2 computers... the game can run in lan or have any different problem?) Oops!

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hellfire · Commander **Joined**: 09 Jan 2003 **Location**: Canada

That should in theory work but most keygens for anything I've ever seen don't support multiplay.

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TS · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 1:36 am Post subject:

Thanks MaXiM Smile

. Me and my friends want to play 2 vs 2 so badly, but the damn thing just doesnt work.

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Banshee · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 1:58 am Post subject:

LAN doesnt need unique CD Key. So, there is no need for Keygen in your case. All you need are 2 valid CDs (PS: I'm trying to avoid talking about piracy here, due to the terms of service we have with our host). The problem I was talking about is that RA2 uses the first IPX/SPX protocolled network driver it "sees" when it gets into the LAN mode. In my case, I have 5 network cards:

- Dial Up.
- Network Card connected to the Cable Modem.
- Cable Modem PPP card.
- Main LAN card.
- Internet Conection Sharing.

In order to have my LAN working, I have to remove the IPX/SPX protocol from all cards, but my main lan card. Why? Otherwise it uses the wrong IPX/SPX protocol as lan and I will never see the other pc....

I dont play YR on lan, because I dont have 2 CDs, but I play RA2 and it's quite fun.

Guest · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:17 pm Post subject:

ok here is the method to play on RA1 on XP

you need winzip to decompress the file that you will download

method:

1)DON'T LAUNCH the installation by the autorun. desactive it, and launch the file "Setup.exe" in the CD-ROM.

2)Launch the game and you will see this error:

3) Download this file on westwood and with winzip, open it
http://www.timeofwar.com/downloads.php?num=730

4) Took the file DDL "thipx32.dll" on the Zip and copy it to the ra2 repertory's game. Normally it 's

Quote:

C:\Westwood\REDALERT\

5) launch again the game, and you will heard a Window's error sound and the screen will stay black. Press the touch "ALT + TAB" and you will see the problem:

http://timeofwar.com.rya-network.com/ar1/images/articles/xpar1/2.gif

6) you need to configure the file "RA95.exe", cross the following field on the propriety of "RA95.exe":

Launch the game again and kick soviet's ass with tanya Twisted Evil

or allies with V2 rocket !!

Tips and article writted by Sixty-nine for C&C: Time Of War(www.timeofwar.com). Traduce from the french to the English by me.

I hope that you will be able to play now TS ! Smile

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TS · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 4:06 am Post subject:

Oh, sweet! I cant wait to go to my friends house for another Lan party. I will tell them that they can now install RA on there XP computers! I cant wait, Thanx a bunch Maxim Smile

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