IPX

Lord Lothar · 09-21-2003, 08:13 PM

Hmm, I've been looking around on the web and I can't find any aite that can help me on this. I'm trying to play some old games (Doom, Heretic, Hexen, WarCraft 2...) on a network using IPX but it isn't working. My network usually has 2 sometimes 3 computers on it. One running XPhome, 2 running XPprofessional. I checked my settings and it says that IPX is installed for both computers but I can't get them to connect using the games. Do any of you have any advice on how to fix this or any sites that can help?

Vaskez · 09-21-2003, 08:15 PM

When you say IPX is installed for both computers, do you mean that you checked the LAN connection in Network and Dial-up connections and under properties you checked that IPX protocol is enabled for that connection? Make sure you do this.

IAmThumper · 09-21-2003, 11:01 PM

IPX is implemented for you in WinXP. Unforturately it was done WRONG! I don't think you will ever get them working in XP. I've tried as well but not lately. I tried having a network game of Diablo (or something) with several other people (who didn't use winXP) and either they could see my computer and I couldn't see them or the other way around.

It could be that they fixed it in one of their updates. I doubt they have fixed it however but try doing a windows update.

09-21-2003, 08:13 PM	#1
Lord Lothar Quintesson Join Date: August 7, 2002 Location: Oakville (next to the T.O.), Ontario, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,097	Hmm, I've been looking around on the web and I can't find any aite that can help me on this. I'm trying to play some old games (Doom, Heretic, Hexen, WarCraft 2...) on a network using IPX but it isn't working. My network usually has 2 sometimes 3 computers on it. One running XPhome, 2 running XPprofessional. I checked my settings and it says that IPX is installed for both computers but I can't get them to connect using the games. Do any of you have any advice on how to fix this or any sites that can help? __________________ \"King Kong ain\'t got NOTHING on me!\"

09-21-2003, 08:15 PM	#2
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	When you say IPX is installed for both computers, do you mean that you checked the LAN connection in Network and Dial-up connections and under properties you checked that IPX protocol is enabled for that connection? Make sure you do this.

09-21-2003, 11:01 PM	#3
IAmThumper Dungeon Master Join Date: May 19, 2003 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Age: 50 Posts: 93	IPX is implemented for you in WinXP. Unforturately it was done WRONG! I don't think you will ever get them working in XP. I've tried as well but not lately. I tried having a network game of Diablo (or something) with several other people (who didn't use winXP) and either they could see my computer and I couldn't see them or the other way around. It could be that they fixed it in one of their updates. I doubt they have fixed it however but try doing a windows update.

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