Halo LAN game over a router?

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Me and my bro each bought a copy of Halo and were wondering if it's possible
to play against each other using just our router (without going to Gamespy,
or anywhere else)? Thanks.

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"Eric Foreman" <foreplay@ericsbasement.orgy> wrote in message
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> "Invid-Corg" <spacehut2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > Me and my bro each bought a copy of Halo and were wondering if it's
> possible
> > to play against each other using just our router (without going to
> Gamespy,
> > or anywhere else)? Thanks.
> >
> Yes you can. Just select multiplayer and then LAN. One player hosts the
game
> and the other joins using IP's assigned by your router.
>

Thanks a lot, but I still have a problem. Using my computer, I create a LAN
game. But when he goes to join the game, the list of servers is empty. We
can't figure it out.

We have a D-Link DI-604 router (with Gaming Mode enabled) and the most
recent 1.04 patch for Halo. Can anyone offer any other advice? Thanks.

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What they are telling you isn't true. If you are using the router to share
an internet connection, it is not a lan (network). You would select direct
connect to enter ip and play that way.

"Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote in message
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> "Invid-Corg" <spacehut2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Eric Foreman" <foreplay@ericsbasement.orgy> wrote in message
>> news:cf98t902f7u@news1.newsguy.com...
>> > "Invid-Corg" <spacehut2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1ARRc.116654$a92.5499@twister.nyc.rr.com...
>> > > Me and my bro each bought a copy of Halo and were wondering if it's
>> > possible
>> > > to play against each other using just our router (without going to
>> > Gamespy,
>> > > or anywhere else)? Thanks.
>> > >
>> > Yes you can. Just select multiplayer and then LAN. One player hosts the
>> game
>> > and the other joins using IP's assigned by your router.
>> >
>>
>> Thanks a lot, but I still have a problem. Using my computer, I create a
> LAN
>> game. But when he goes to join the game, the list of servers is empty.
> We
>> can't figure it out.
>>
>> We have a D-Link DI-604 router (with Gaming Mode enabled) and the most
>> recent 1.04 patch for Halo. Can anyone offer any other advice? Thanks.
>
> As he said, use the IP assigned by the router. If you don't know what
> that
> is, go to the machine that is serving the game and bring up a command
> prompt, and type
>
> ipconfig
>
> You'll see the address displayed (eg 192.168.1.100)
>
> Then, on the other machine select "direct IP" not lan game or internet
> game.
> Put in the IP you found above, and join the game.
>
> -Russ.
>
>