Microsoft KB Archive/272416

= Plus! Game Pack: Cannot Establish Multiplayer Connection =

Article ID: 272416

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Plus! Game Pack: Cards & Puzzles

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This article was previously published under Q272416



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to host a multiplayer game of Microsoft Plus! Game Pack: Cards & Puzzles, you may be unable to connect to the guest computers with a modem or a serial connection.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the modem speed or serial connection speed that is used by the guest computers does not match the modem speed or serial connection speed that is used by the host computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, configure all of the computers to use the same modem speed or serial connection speed:  Start Plus! Game Pack, and then select your player ID. In the list of games, click Multiplayer. In the list of games, click the game that you want to play. Under Connection Types, click Modem or Serial. On the host computer:

 Click Host New Game.</li> In the Name your online session box, type a name for the game session, and then click OK.</li></ol>

On the guest computer, click Join Existing Game.</li> Make sure that the values in the following boxes on the guest computer match the corresponding values on the host computer: <ul> Baud Rate</li> Flow</li> Parity</li> Stop Bits</li></ul>

</li> Click OK.</li></ol>

Additional query words: msgame plusgp bicycle multiplay wep pep

Keywords: kbprb KB272416

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