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Re: [Xconq-general] Networking on XP
- From: Elijah Meeks <elijahmeeks at yahoo dot com>
- To: Eric McDonald <mcdonald at phy dot cmich dot edu>, pcrespy at optonline dot net
- Cc: xconq-general at lists dot sourceforge dot net, xconq7 at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:44:46 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: [Xconq-general] Networking on XP
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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