LAN Problems.

[Tomassevich]

Me and a friend are trying to get a LAN game going as our internet is too sporadic to just play online ='(

The LAN works, we both have java working.
We're both running LANServer and it says 'looking for connections' on both machines...

Any ideas anyone?

[Tomassevich]

Here is the exact info. from DOS

Firstly using debuglanserver


C:\Documents and Settings\DW\Desktop\LAN Client>REM press CTRL+C to stop server


C:\Documents and Settings\DW\Desktop\LAN Client>java -cp . TASServer -lan -debug
2
TASServer 0.30 started on 2006.10.11 at 11:10:41 BST
LAN mode enabled
Couldn't find motd.txt. Using default MOTD
Unable to find <IP2Country> file. Skipping ...
UDP server started on port 8201
Port 8200 opened
Listening for connections ...


and then just lanserver



C:\Documents and Settings\DW\Desktop\LAN Client>REM press CTRL+C to stop server


C:\Documents and Settings\DW\Desktop\LAN Client>java -cp . TASServer -lan -debug
2
TASServer 0.30 started on 2006.10.11 at 11:10:41 BST
LAN mode enabled
Couldn't find motd.txt. Using default MOTD
Unable to find <IP2Country> file. Skipping ...
UDP server started on port 8201
Port 8200 opened
Listening for connections ...

[Peet]

1) run the lan server on one of the computers
2) all players run tasclient.exe, set it in options to connect to localhost
3) set up a game and play just like you would for an internet game

[Tomassevich]

thanks for the help mate. That should do it now =)

[BvDorp]

1) run the lan server on one of the computers
2) all people run tasclient.exe, set it in options to connect to localhost for host, IP of host for others
3) set up a game and play just like you would for an internet game

[Peet]

Right, thanks Bv.

[Betalord]

Someone made a nice tutorial (with screenshots) on how to do it right: http://taspring.clan-sy.com/wiki/Spring_on_a_LAN