I stand corrected...don't have Tribes yet so didn't know about that one. But
yes, IP is definately the better protocol....just wish more games could
manipulate it.
> actually....there are ;) heheheheh Tribes once again does do IP
> only....as does Dungeon Keeper II, Xwing Alliance and a slew of others
> (Quake3 as well ;) Either is good....but only in a network :)
>
> As for IPX being bound to the dialup- there is no problem if its not a
> winmodem. You'll save no time or latency un-bound....and some programs
> (Kali among them) use the IPX across a dialup ON the net.
>
> Bann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Heenan [ <mailto:pheenan@...>]
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 12:49 PM
> To: 'EQ-Clerics@onelist.com'
> Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] Ok, complaint time!
>
>
> From: Paul Heenan <pheenan@...>
>
> Well sure. If you're gonna play any LAN games, IPX is a MUST. There are no
>
> IP only networkable games, save the Internet.
>
>
> > its not just doom! :) lots of games use IPX still!!!! Q3 I beleive has
> > IPX protocols still! as does tribes :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Heenan [ < <mailto:pheenan@...>>]
> > Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 12:45 PM
> > To: 'EQ-Clerics@onelist.com'
> > Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] Ok, complaint time!
> >
> >
> > From: Paul Heenan <pheenan@...>
> >
> > Also, you can check to see if IPX is bound to your dial-up adapter. If
> it
> > is, there is no reason for this. Just leave it bound to your NIC, and
> > TCP/IP
> > should be the only binding on your dial-up adapter. And YES it's
> > important....you guys don't play DOOM anymore?! Arena35 baby...baddest
> > deathmatch map of all times!
> >
> >
> > > actually....IPX is used in a lot more than just "old netware networks"
>
> > > Most modern netware networks, Small networks in general and peer to
> peer
> >
> > > systems use IPX ALOT. Ipx also being one of the best protocols to
> play
> > > LAN games over.......if the person has a winmodem....yeah this will
> > effect
> > > it even more....but if they have a winmodem they are S.O.L.
> anyways....
> > >
> > > Bann
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Deane, Ben [ < < <mailto:BDeane@...>>>]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 12:16 PM
> > > To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com
> > > Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] Ok, complaint time!
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "Deane, Ben" <BDeane@...>
> > >
> > > If your lag meter is fine, but you're getting pauses like this, it
> > points
> > > to
> > > your PC config.
> > > A few things to try:
> > >
> > > 1. Do you have a resident virus checker and what are its settings? Or
> do
> >
> > > you
> > > have some other kind of scheduled CPU/disk/memory hog?
> > > 2. Do you have IPX drivers installed? I used to get a bad pausing
> > problem
> > > in
> > > all games. It went away when I uninstalled the IPX drivers (I didn't
> > > really
> > > need them and you probably don't unless you run on an old Netware
> > > network).
> > > 3. Before you run EQ, reboot and clear your taskbar of resident stuff.
>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
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