Networking Basics
Playing Network Games
Part of the fun of having a network, is being able to play some of today's hottest games against friends and family. While a game may be fun when played in single player mode, or even against competitors across the Internet, playing someone in the same room across a network rocks!
If you followed the directions in this guide, you should have TCP/IP installed already. If you don't or are not sure, jump back to the beginning of the Networking Basics section for a walk through. Some games may require IPX protocol support as well. To add IPX to each computer follow these steps:
A) From the Start menu, go to Settings-Control Panel.
Double Click the Network icon in the Control Panel. This window will appear:
Next Press the "Add" Button
Choose "Protocol" and press "Add"
Press "Ok".
Windows may ask you for your original Windows installation CD and then to reboot. Once completed, the protocol will be available to your network adapter. Follow these steps for each computer on your network.
D-Link has included Shareware versions of two very popular network playable games from Blizzard, Diablo and WarCraft II. To install these games, place the accompanying D-Link CD into your CD-ROM drive. Allow the CD to autostart and you will see a window with links for installing these games and other software included on the CD. You may also browse the CD using Windows Explorer.
Before installing Diablo or WarCraft II, please select the installation for Microsoft DirectX 6.0 if it is not already available on your computer. DirectX is a multimedia enhancement for Windows 95/98.
To play Diablo or WarCraft II with another computer on the network, you must install the games on both computers. Each user must select "Multi Player" and then "Local Area Network (IPX)". Follow the instructions above to make sure that IPX is installed on each computer..
Have fun!
Below are links to the installation programs on this CD for each game and Microsoft DirectX.
When you click one of these links, a dialog box will appear asking if you would like to run the program. Select "Run..." or "Open..."
Microsoft DirectX 6.0
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