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October 4th, 2003, 05:49 PM
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Hey I want to play my friend Warcraft III with LAN but how do I hook up the connection. I hooked up a network cable to his comp from mine but it doesn't show that i am hooked up to it. how do I make it so that I can play him?? TY | 
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October 4th, 2003, 05:59 PM
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also do I need an NIC card?? and a special cable or will a regular ethernet port and networking cable work??
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October 4th, 2003, 06:10 PM
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If you both are directly connected via a NIC card then will need a cross-over cable a regular network cable will not work. To play each other I'm pretty sure the game will have to be installed on both computers
Last edited by maface : October 4th, 2003 at 06:12 PM.
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October 4th, 2003, 06:15 PM
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Built in ethernet port and a NIC are the same thing basically.
As stated, you need a crossover cable...a regular ethernet cable wont work.
JP
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October 4th, 2003, 06:18 PM
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As the other suggested, you'll need a crossover cable. Or, if you're looking to get more people in on the action eventually, you could invest in a switch, which only requires standard patch cables.
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October 4th, 2003, 06:50 PM
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How much will a cross-over cable run me?? TY for help | |
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October 4th, 2003, 07:05 PM
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a few dollars up i just bought a couple of 25' for a little less than $ 8.00 each
try greatcables.com if you do no have the stuff to make one yourself
bestbuy also sells crossovers but not in any great length up to 7 feet or so i think
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