i am new to this networing deal so any help would be good.

setup:
2 AMD based pc's
1 on winXP pro
1 on winXP home
1 crossover cable

how do i network these to play LAN games like half-life, unreal T2003 ect..



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I would use xp's network wizard. although first I would connect them together and see if they detect. Then you'll need to turn off various firewalls between them so that the game will run.

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connect the crossover cable to both machines. on both machines, right click on my network places (should be on the desktop, may not be though. if not go to your control panel then network connections) right click on their local area network connection and click properties. Scroll down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), select it and click properties. Set the first machines IP to 192.168.1.2 and the second machines IP to 192.168.1.3 . Set both of their subnet masks to 255.255.255.0 and their gateways to 192.168.1.1 (this isnt really needed unless they are used to connect to the internet using this connection). It is also possible to set their gateways to 1.0.0.1 if you dont want to bother with putting in 192.168.1.1. You should be set. Host a game on one of them, and use the other to connect to it in game using the hosts IP address

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tried that but a ipx error comes up.

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