Re: [Xconq-general] Networking on XP

[Elijah Meeks <elijahmeeks@yahoo.com>]

Hey Paul,

I'd be interested in giving a networked game of XConq
a try.  I can run it on XP or W2K.  Let me know when's
a good time, what game, et cetera.

Elijah

--- Eric McDonald <mcdonald@phy.cmich.edu> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 pcrespy@optonline.net wrote:
> 
> > Are network games available in the Windows
> version?  
> 
> Yes. In the Tcl/Tk interface anyway. Just click on
> the "Connect" 
> button in the setup screen. You can host a game or
> join another 
> game.
> 
> >If so, I'd be
> > interested in trying it out for XP.  
> 
> There are a couple of other Windows users out there
> who have 
> expressed interest in playing a network game against
> other humans. 
> On Linux, the networking seems to be fine. It is
> inconclusive if 
> the Windows networking is okay. My recollection is
> that people 
> have been able to play at least a few turns when a
> Windows peer 
> was in the mix. More testing would certainly be most
> welcome.
> 
> >Are there any ports that need to be
> > open in order to play through a firewall across
> the internet?
> 
> The default port is listed in the connection window.
> This port can 
> be changed if one needs to slip through an existing
> hole in a 
> firewall.
> 
>   Hope that helps,
>     Eric
> 
> 



		
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