NASCAR2 IPX Conection

Please HELP I can successfuly connect Nascar over IPX thru Win95, but not when I shutdown to Dos. I currently load: LSL.COM CPQNF3.COM ( Compaq Driver ) IPXODI Then Load Game I "THINK" the prob may be in my NET.CFG file. It reads Link Driver CPQNF3 Frame Ethernet_802.3 Is this Correct ????? If you can Help or if you can point me in the right direction (ie.. Newsgroup or Web Page) PLEASE !!! Send e-mail with the info. Thanks in Advance. David W. Long Memphis, TN www.concentric.net/~T-bird

Hi, I am sorry, but thats not the problem. The thing is when you exit win95 when you are using anything including the internet, it automaticaly closes the program because you have to close all aplication before exiting so windows does that for you. If you want to race in does get a dos version of a TCP/IP dialer Kali and N2 dos versions. Then you can race in dos. -- Sincerely, Mark Come and visit the page SPEED!!!!! Has great Utilities, Setups, Cars, Links, and more! Here go and check the place out at http://www.nascarnet.com/~speed/ For E-Mail info, > Please HELP > I can successfuly connect Nascar over IPX thru Win95, but not when I > shutdown to Dos. > I currently load: > LSL.COM > CPQNF3.COM ( Compaq Driver ) > IPXODI > Then Load Game > I "THINK" the prob may be in my NET.CFG file. It reads > Link Driver CPQNF3 > Frame Ethernet_802.3 > Is this Correct ????? > If you can Help or if you can point me in the right direction (ie.. > Newsgroup or Web Page) PLEASE !!! Send e-mail with the info. > Thanks in Advance. > David W. Long > Memphis, TN > www.concentric.net/~T-bird

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>Hi, > I am sorry, but thats not the problem. The thing is when you exit win95 >when you are using anything including the internet, it automaticaly closes >the program because you have to close all aplication before exiting so >windows does that for you. If you want to race in does get a dos version of >a TCP/IP dialer Kali and N2 dos versions. Then you can race in dos. >-- > Sincerely, > Mark >Come and visit the page SPEED!!!!! >Has great Utilities, Setups, Cars, Links, and more! >Here go and check the place out at >http://www.nascarnet.com/~speed/

Even over LAN IPX Network ???? (Local Network) David W. Long Memphis, TN www.concentric.net/~T-bird

> >Hi, > > I am sorry, but thats not the problem. The thing is when you exit win95 > >when you are using anything including the internet, it automaticaly closes > >the program because you have to close all aplication before exiting so > >windows does that for you. If you want to race in does get a dos version of > >a TCP/IP dialer Kali and N2 dos versions. Then you can race in dos. He is referring to a LAN ( Local Area Network ), not an internet connection. KaliDos is not required to run a LAN game from DOS. Just whatever DOS drivers are required to get the network operational. Anyone out there doing this, and willing to stick the sections of their config.sys and autoexec.bat and net.cfg in a email or just post it here as text? Couldn't be more than a few lines.... No, I don't have mine up in DOS yet, but KaliDOs is not required to initialize you LAN. Just keep plugging until you get the network operational in DOS, then N2 should pick it right up... I hope. Robert

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>Then Load Game >I "THINK" the prob may be in my NET.CFG file. It reads > Link Driver CPQNF3 > Frame Ethernet_802.3 >Is this Correct ?????

David, I am far from a LAN expert but I had simular problems, it turned out that my NET.cfg was using the wrong frame type. Try cahnging yours to ...802.2 and see how it goes. See ya, Anthony.

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>Please HELP >I can successfuly connect Nascar over IPX thru Win95, but not when I >shutdown to Dos. >I currently load: > LSL.COM > CPQNF3.COM ( Compaq Driver ) > IPXODI >Then Load Game >I "THINK" the prob may be in my NET.CFG file. It reads > Link Driver CPQNF3 > Frame Ethernet_802.3 >Is this Correct ????? >If you can Help or if you can point me in the right direction (ie.. >Newsgroup or Web Page) PLEASE !!! Send e-mail with the info. >Thanks in Advance. >David W. Long >Memphis, TN >www.concentric.net/~T-bird

It depends on what type of network cable you are using. If you are using a 10b-T cable (looks like a phone cord with bigger plugs), then this is correct. If you are using a coax cable is should say "802.2". But, I'm not sure if this matters in N2 so why am I rambling... Mike

says... >>Hi, >> I am sorry, but thats not the problem. The thing is when you exit win95 >>when you are using anything including the internet, it automaticaly closes >>the program because you have to close all aplication before exiting so >>windows does that for you. If you want to race in does get a dos version of >>a TCP/IP dialer Kali and N2 dos versions. Then you can race in dos. >Even over LAN IPX Network ???? You can run it over IPX in DOS. Are you getting a good connection through netware? TCP/IP is the Internet protocol, but IPX is typically faster for games and IPX for DOS is the best combo for non-32 bit games. IPX through DOS is no different then dialing up through DOS. Another thing to check is to ensure, if you're running 95, that your CD driver is loading when in DOS If not N2 won't let you 'answer'. I have yet to try it from DOS, but IPX under 95 works great on my local LAN at home. Richard Scott