Multiplayer problems..Alternate IP Address

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Are you directly connected to the Internet or are you using a router?


"Sinead D" <Sinead D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00F749FC-A020-4BE6-B828-7E62774843B7@microsoft.com...
> Recently, i have been trying to play AOM over the net to my friend, when
> we
> first tried it, to connect directly to my IP address it wouldn't do it. So
> i
> canceled that host game, and tried again, except this time it brought up
> an
> IP address and an alternate IP address in the top left corner, when we
> tried
> the alternate (which was completely different) it worked straight away.
>
> Now we are trying to play again, and cannot get that alternate IP address
> to
> come up, is there something i can do so its always there, or someway to
> know
> of it? Please help we really want to play!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?)

I am connected to a router, but the other computer i want to connect to is
connected directly to the net, and is not in the router. He is in a
completely different house not connected to me at all.

"Yves Leclerc" wrote:

> Are you directly connected to the Internet or are you using a router?
>
>
> "Sinead D" <Sinead D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:00F749FC-A020-4BE6-B828-7E62774843B7@microsoft.com...
> > Recently, i have been trying to play AOM over the net to my friend, when
> > we
> > first tried it, to connect directly to my IP address it wouldn't do it. So
> > i
> > canceled that host game, and tried again, except this time it brought up
> > an
> > IP address and an alternate IP address in the top left corner, when we
> > tried
> > the alternate (which was completely different) it worked straight away.
> >
> > Now we are trying to play again, and cannot get that alternate IP address
> > to
> > come up, is there something i can do so its always there, or someway to
> > know
> > of it? Please help we really want to play!
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?)

I had the same problem about a year ago.

You will have to add the following to the shortcut to AOM.EXE

OverrideAddress=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

You will replace the X's with your external IP address which you can get
from www.whatismyip.com

I am doing this from memory so; you may want to google something like this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%2B%22IP+Addre...

I am at work so I could not verify any of the web pages on the search.

Hope this helps

Wade



"Sinead D" wrote:

> I am connected to a router, but the other computer i want to connect to is
> connected directly to the net, and is not in the router. He is in a
> completely different house not connected to me at all.
>
> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>
> > Are you directly connected to the Internet or are you using a router?
> >
> >
> > "Sinead D" <Sinead D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:00F749FC-A020-4BE6-B828-7E62774843B7@microsoft.com...
> > > Recently, i have been trying to play AOM over the net to my friend, when
> > > we
> > > first tried it, to connect directly to my IP address it wouldn't do it. So
> > > i
> > > canceled that host game, and tried again, except this time it brought up
> > > an
> > > IP address and an alternate IP address in the top left corner, when we
> > > tried
> > > the alternate (which was completely different) it worked straight away.
> > >
> > > Now we are trying to play again, and cannot get that alternate IP address
> > > to
> > > come up, is there something i can do so its always there, or someway to
> > > know
> > > of it? Please help we really want to play!
> >
> >
> >

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?)

where abouts,and how do i add that to the shortcut, do you mean like i type
in C:\program files\mythology\aom.exe overrideaddress=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

if thats all i do, thank you so much! it has been really bugging me!

"Wade" wrote:

> I had the same problem about a year ago.
>
> You will have to add the following to the shortcut to AOM.EXE
>
> OverrideAddress=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>
> You will replace the X's with your external IP address which you can get
> from www.whatismyip.com
>
> I am doing this from memory so; you may want to google something like this:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%2B%22IP+Addre...
>
> I am at work so I could not verify any of the web pages on the search.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Wade
>
>
>
> "Sinead D" wrote:
>
> > I am connected to a router, but the other computer i want to connect to is
> > connected directly to the net, and is not in the router. He is in a
> > completely different house not connected to me at all.
> >
> > "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
> >
> > > Are you directly connected to the Internet or are you using a router?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sinead D" <Sinead D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:00F749FC-A020-4BE6-B828-7E62774843B7@microsoft.com...
> > > > Recently, i have been trying to play AOM over the net to my friend, when
> > > > we
> > > > first tried it, to connect directly to my IP address it wouldn't do it. So
> > > > i
> > > > canceled that host game, and tried again, except this time it brought up
> > > > an
> > > > IP address and an alternate IP address in the top left corner, when we
> > > > tried
> > > > the alternate (which was completely different) it worked straight away.
> > > >
> > > > Now we are trying to play again, and cannot get that alternate IP address
> > > > to
> > > > come up, is there something i can do so its always there, or someway to
> > > > know
> > > > of it? Please help we really want to play!
> > >
> > >
> > >