Microsoft KB Archive/154728

= Close Combat: Playing Over a Network =

Article ID: 154728

Article Last Modified on 2/19/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Close Combat

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This article was previously published under Q154728



SUMMARY
This article discusses how to play Close Combat over a Local or Wide Area Network (LAN or WAN).

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
To begin, make sure your system is configured correctly, as follows:

 Check to make sure TCP/IP is loaded as a protocol for the Network adapter card, as follows:  Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. Click Network. Click the Configuration tab. If TCP/IP is not listed, click Add and follow the dialog boxes.  Disable the TCP/IP - Dial-Up Adapter protocol, as follows:  Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.</li> Double click System, and choose the Device Manager tab.</li> Click the (Plus) sign next to Network Adapters.</li> Click Dial-up Adapter, and press Properties.</li> Under Device Usage, clear the Original Configuration box. (Dial-Up Networking is dynamic, so re-starting Windows is not necessary.)</li></ol> </li> Determine both IP Addresses. One player needs to know both. To determine your IP address, start the game and press the 2 Player option button on the Command screen. Your IP address should be listed.</li></ol>

STARTING THE GAME

 * 1) Both players need to start Close Combat, and press the 2 Player option button on the Command screen.
 * 2) Player 1 (the player that has a list of both IP Addresses) needs to click Initiate Connection, enter the opponents IP Address in the space provided, and click OK.
 * 3) Player 2 needs to click Wait For Connection and then press OK.

Dial-Up Networking binds to the TCP/IP protocol last and therefore is the default. When player 2 clicks Wait For Connection, Close Combat looks to the Dial-Up Networking protocol, if present, regardless of the chosen IP Address.

Once both players hear the Artificial Entity announce "Connection Established," they can then press Begin to start the game.

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MORE INFORMATION
To play a game modem to modem, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

154729 Close Combat: Modem Play Using Dial-up Networking

To play a game over the Internet, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

154727 Close Combat: Playing Over the Internet

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