Cealin
04-24-2005, 13:27
Hello all, I have a BIG problem, I already posted this at the rometotalwar.com forums, but I think totalwar.org forums are much better. So here is my problem:
Heya all,
I have a big problem, and I tried everything to fix it, but it all didn't work..
So here is the situation;
At my home we have 2 computers, on both computers we have RTW installed (yes, with 2 legal diffrent cd keys). We can both play online fine, but when we join eachother in any game, it never shows up the 'start deployment' and the game crashes.
I have tried all things; a router and a hub, a router alone, a hub alone, and also that one computer gain the internet and gave it to the other with a crosslink cable.
Still we can't play togheter in the same game
You guys have any idea what I can do about this?
This was what a helpfull member replied:
Sorry --- you probably will not be able to play against the other RTW player in your home, notwithstanding that you have two legal copies of the game. The reason for this is that you have one internet connection. This connection has to be split to connect two computers to the internet. In order to do accomplish this, a router or one of the computers forwards infromation calls to certain "ports" on each computer. In order to Play RTW, both computers have to SIMULTANEOUSLY share information and data across THE SAME PORTS. This is not possible with one internet connection. It is "how stuff works".
If you were to get a DSL and cable connection, you could accomplish your goal as you would now have two SEPARATE internet connections.
Olorin I
So is there NO way for me to get me and my friend playing in the same MP game? We really want to play 2on2 online, or at LANs 4on4 online..
Someone if you knows a fix? Or a program of some kind that can fix this port and IP problem?
Thanks in advance.
{TBC}Cealin
Heya all,
I have a big problem, and I tried everything to fix it, but it all didn't work..
So here is the situation;
At my home we have 2 computers, on both computers we have RTW installed (yes, with 2 legal diffrent cd keys). We can both play online fine, but when we join eachother in any game, it never shows up the 'start deployment' and the game crashes.
I have tried all things; a router and a hub, a router alone, a hub alone, and also that one computer gain the internet and gave it to the other with a crosslink cable.
Still we can't play togheter in the same game
You guys have any idea what I can do about this?
This was what a helpfull member replied:
Sorry --- you probably will not be able to play against the other RTW player in your home, notwithstanding that you have two legal copies of the game. The reason for this is that you have one internet connection. This connection has to be split to connect two computers to the internet. In order to do accomplish this, a router or one of the computers forwards infromation calls to certain "ports" on each computer. In order to Play RTW, both computers have to SIMULTANEOUSLY share information and data across THE SAME PORTS. This is not possible with one internet connection. It is "how stuff works".
If you were to get a DSL and cable connection, you could accomplish your goal as you would now have two SEPARATE internet connections.
Olorin I
So is there NO way for me to get me and my friend playing in the same MP game? We really want to play 2on2 online, or at LANs 4on4 online..
Someone if you knows a fix? Or a program of some kind that can fix this port and IP problem?
Thanks in advance.
{TBC}Cealin