Cannot find friend in LAN / local game

[ottelo]

My friend and me downloaded the FullRa version of Red alert 1 and installed it. We are both in the same local TCP-IP (WLAN-Router) network and could see us in the windows network. But if we start Ra95.exe and click on Network we cant see us! We already start cncnet and choose direct peer 2 peer connection and created the winsock.dll but nothing works. We also tried to set up a WLAN ad-hoc network.

 

Do we really need IPX to play? But I think this will not work because our router doesnt support IPX (I think so).

[Tore]

Have you tried disabling firewalls?

 

If you downloaded RA from redalert1.com it doesn't use the IPX/SPX protocol but TCP/IP so that is a non issue, though if you want a better version of RA full of extra enhancements and updates download Funky's version http://funkyfr3sh.cncnet.org it might even "just work" in your LAN.

[ottelo]

With this version it doesnt work, too. We cant see us in the LAN Menü. We disabled our window firewalls ... doesnt work ...

[FunkyFr3sh]

try without wlan

[ottelo]

Mhhh I dont think this will help because WLAN goes through my router, because its local network the router doesnt firewall the connection. But I will test it.

 

Anyone successfully do a LAN game under Win7??

[Nyerguds]

Yeah... I've connected between Win7 and XP.

[Tore]

What anti virus do you and your friend use? Kaspersky and others like to block communications from C&C95 and RA1.

 

Anyone successfully do a LAN game under Win7??

 

Yes I've done Win7 to Win7, XP to Win7, Win7 to XP to Linux (Wine) everything works fine for me...

[pichorra]

Check if you both are in the same workgroup. Take a look on this topic.

 

Also check if the computers does not got two network cards connected to different networks. Belive me, it can be weird, but I already had this problem.

 

Kaspersky and Eset32 firewalls (others may also do it) disallows C&C to connect to the network. Temporary disable them and try again.

[ottelo]

Ok now it works.

 

Its very funny, its only working with a LAN cable (direct connection or switch/hub). Via WLAN (adhoc or router) it doesnt work!

 

I have Antivir free antivirus without firewall or internet security.

[Tore]

Weird that Wi-Fi would break LAN play.