Close Combat: Playing Over the Internet (154727)

SUMMARY

You can play Close Combat head-to-head over your Internet connection.

To play Close Combat head-to head over the Internet, the initiating player must know the IP address of the waiting player. Your IP address may be different each time you connect, so Microsoft recommends that you tell your opponent your IP address while you are connected, using an Internet phone, second phone line, e-mail, chat program, etc.

Additionally, both players must be connected to the Internet before you start a 2-player game. You can connect to the Internet using any of the following methods:

Start your Web browser.
Use a dialer program provided by your Internet service provider (ISP).
Use a Dial-Up Networking connection through your ISP.

For information about connecting to your ISP service, contact your ISP.

To play head-to-head using the Internet, follow these steps:

Waiting Player

Connect to your ISP.
Start the game, and then click 2 Player. The IP address for your dial-up adapter (modem) is listed.
If you are accessing the Internet via a corporate network (LAN), click the IP address. The first IP address is your dial-up adapter (modem) and the second IP address is the network adapter card. Use the second address.
Communicate this address to your game-play partner.
Click Wait For Connection, and then click OK.
Click Begin.

NOTE: Begin is unavailable until your game-play partner is ready.

Initiating Player

Connect to your ISP.
Start Close Combat, and then click either Campaigns or Maneuvers.
Choose your side. The other player plays the other side (his/her choices are ignored). Choose a maneuver or campaign, and then provide the commander's name if you are prompted.
On the Command screen, click 2 Player.
Click Initiate Connection.
Type the waiting player's IP address, and then click OK.
Select the level of difficulty. If you choose custom, then you must also configure your game-play partners options.
Click Begin.
When you hear the Artificial Entity announce "connection established," you can each press Begin to start the game.

MORE INFORMATION

Troubleshooting

If you cannot establish a game connection, verify that you can "see" the other player's computer over your Internet connection. To do this, follow these steps:

Both players connect to the Internet.
Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
Type the following line at the command prompt
ping <address>
where <address> is the other player's IP address.

If packets are not returned from the other player's computer, contact your ISP for further troubleshooting steps.

Check Domain Naming Services (DNS) Settings

If you still cannot establish a game connection, verify that DNS is not enabled for your network adapter. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Network.
On the Configuration tab, double-click the TCP/IP protocol. The TCP/IP protocol can be listed as TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter or TCP/IP -> Net Card depending upon how you connect to the Internet.
On the DNS Configuration tab, click Disable DNS.

NOTE: Disabling DNS does not remove any settings, it simply disables the settings until you re-enable DNS. If another program requires DNS, re-enable DNS when you are not using Close Combat.
Click OK, and then click OK again.

If Your IP Address Does Not Appear on The 2-Player Screen

If an IP address is not displayed, even though you are connected to the Internet, you may be running older 16-bit (non-Windows 95) Internet software or network drivers. Contact your ISP or network administrator for further troubleshooting steps.