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pdsmith
17-June-2007, 08:08
What can be used to substitute for IPX protocol for being able to play on LAN to connect to other Window users while playing games like Starcraft and WarCraft. I am using Wine. My son had a starcraft tournament and I needed to 2 more Computers, but they only had Linux distros on them.
Cloudy Wizzard
17-June-2007, 09:22
What can be used to substitute for IPX protocol for being able to play on LAN to connect to other Window users while playing games like Starcraft and WarCraft. I am using Wine. My son had a starcraft tournament and I needed to 2 more Computers, but they only had Linux distros on them.

Well it seems that Linux supports IPX but that I needs to be compiled into the Kernel (don't know if the Kernel you are running has IPX support build-in).

anyways, maybe this (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/IPX-HOWTO.html) provides you with some information ?
pdsmith
17-June-2007, 17:33
Thanks, Cloudy. I'll give it a read and try to figure out. I use various distros on my computers,s o maybe I can find one that has IPC built-in. I have never tried to compile anything yet. if it has been built into the kernel, what is it called and where do I look for it?
Cloudy Wizzard
18-June-2007, 14:02
if it has been built into the kernel, what is it called and where do I look for it?

Sorry I can't help you with that (maybe a developer or Ken knows the answer to this).
Dr.Jones
18-June-2007, 14:37
Sorry I can't help you with that (maybe a developer or Ken knows the answer to this).Ken's NAE :), but can inquire...
Beardie Man
18-June-2007, 14:43
Ken's NAE :), but can inquire...
whats NAE?
JDoyle
18-June-2007, 14:48
whats NAE?Not an engineer.

JD
Beardie Man
18-June-2007, 14:54
Not an engineer.

JD
ok thank you
Cloudy Wizzard
19-June-2007, 14:15
Ken's NAE :), but can inquire...

if Ken can inquire that would be good enough I guess :D