Wireless LAN?

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Red Spark

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Help please. I don't know squat about Networking and LAN's but I think I've set up a Wireless LAN between my Notebooks (judging by the fact I can transfer shared files to and fro) but how do I set up a Wireless LAN game? Anyone, please.
 
a wireless LAN is no different then a normal one for hosting a game. Since both pc's can find each other (share files), they will have ips , so start a server on one of the computers , go to start->Run type "cmd" , in the dos window type Ipconfig. when joining a game with the other computer , fill in that IP with the standard port so xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:aaaa
x = ip numbers
a = port nr
 
Just a bit of NFO for you: Wireless is not ideal for gaming. The latency caused by the wireless part of the network raises your "ping" time to that of an internet game.
 
Thanks guys, but where do I enter the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:aaaa data on the other (not server) machine? It seems I can only search for a LAN but nothing comes up. And also it isn't clear to me what the 'aaaa' is, or, to distinguish it from the results of the ipconfig command.

the following is the result of running ipconfig, from the cmd:

C:\>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.147.16
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

PPP adapter {3C7B5AC8-1C91-4821-9FF0-44185190D0F2}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.186.136.14
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.25
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.186.136.14

C:\>
 
Red Spark said:
Thanks guys, but where do I enter the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:aaaa data on the other (not server) machine? It seems I can only search for a LAN but nothing comes up. And also it isn't clear to me what the 'aaaa' is, or, to distinguish it from the results of the ipconfig command.

the following is the result of running ipconfig, from the cmd:

C:\>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.147.16
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

PPP adapter {3C7B5AC8-1C91-4821-9FF0-44185190D0F2}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.186.136.14
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.25
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.186.136.14

C:\>


Just start a listen server (normal server) on one machine and search for servers under the Lan tab in steam on the other machine.

tlz-nemesis said:
Just a bit of NFO for you: Wireless is not ideal for gaming. The latency caused by the wireless part of the network raises your "ping" time to that of an internet game.

HAHAHAHA 11megabits is better than 56k anyday. Just for your info you don't have to tolerate with rerouting (ie my 56k gets a ping of 150 whilst my freinds isp is a bitch and he gets a ping of 200) through different countries and all that other garbage so wireless is perfectly acceptable.
 
Kyo said:
HAHAHAHA 11megabits is better than 56k anyday. Just for your info you don't have to tolerate with rerouting (ie my 56k gets a ping of 150 whilst my freinds isp is a bitch and he gets a ping of 200) through different countries and all that other garbage so wireless is perfectly acceptable.

You're a bit wrong.

If I have DSL at home, and I can chose between having a wireless DSL modem or a normal one. I'd have better ping on the normal one than on the wireless one.
 
Unless it's wireless internet, latency is pretty much unaffected in my experiance as the wireless router is connected via a digital landline anyway. Resulting in more of less the same ping.

IE:

2 Wireless capable computers connect to a wireless router, which is then connected to your internet connection (DSL / Cable).
 
Kyo said:
Just start a listen server (normal server) on one machine and search for servers under the Lan tab in steam on the other machine.



That, I did... no results. ?????????
 
First ensure you have connectivity between the host and client via filesharing.

Ensure all software firewalls are allowing Steam to access the network.

Try adding the host machines IP address as a favorite on steam.

type status in the console of the host machine, to get ip address. Or if you're on XP, double click the two monitors to the bottom right hand corner and then select "Support".

Make sure you are adding the port at the end of the ip.

Example:

Host is 192.168.0.1

Click "Add Favorite"

Type 192.168.0.1:27015 (27015 is the default port)
 
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