landwarrior Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Is there a mod, for this type of connection ? :confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 No. There isn't any particular support for direct serial-to-serial connections. Though I believe Windows has support for 'Direct Connections' that utilize parallel or serial ports with TCP/IP as the communication protocol. I haven't really bothered setting up one of these myself, so I don't know all of the details. You may be able to add a 'network device' that is the Direct Connection and use TCP/IP as the protocol. This should work with CM (though it won't be all that fast, especially with large movie files). Decent network cards can be purchased inexpensively now for most plaforms. You could put one in each computer with a 'crossover' cable connecting them and get much better speed than a serial connection (10 - 100Mbps compared to a max serial speed of 115,000bps). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAsta_KFC Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 While we're on this topic of discussion, I have always wondered how one uses serial connection using TCP/IP protocol. Does anyone know and can list the basic steps? Not only for CM but also for other games. Thanx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbramsOnPoint Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Go to this link and you should get all the info you need to set up a Windows Direct Cable Connection - Parallel Technologies Direct Cable Connection I used the instructions and set up a Win95 to WinXP connection to play CMBO and Silent Hunter II/Destroyer Command. I also set up a WinXP to Win2000 connection, I'll be trying CMBB this weekend as well as SHII/DC on this connection this weekend. The transfer speed is 4Mbs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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