New Horizons - New Diplogame Set-Up Thread

[OzzyKP]

oh great. Is there a game up now? Send me the IP, i'll try it out.

[Dubhghlas]

I have everything installed. The game itself won't run because the video isn't working, but the pitboss controls a game just fine; my laptop can log in by LAN and play. Will need to make sure that someone from outside can log in to an IP game...

[OzzyKP]

Oh, that may work. Wouldn't hurt to get started installing the game on it. I'm going to (hopefully) get Civ installed on mine tonight. So we should find out soon whether or not mine will work.

[Dubhghlas]

I have a computer in the front bedroom that does nothing but act as a server for the wireless network in my house. It's possible it could be made the pitboss server, if need be.

[LzPrst]

[OzzyKP]

Ah, hehe, oops, I didn't install the game yet. Ok, this may take a bit. Have to make some room on this 12 GB monster.

[Robert]

Ok, I popped off the case, and almost gave up after not seeing anything unplugged. Then I found it! The processor was loose. I popped that in and I think it is working now.

Now what do I do? Walk me through CS.

+1 for fixing your own hardware problems!

The pitboss server should work on win2000, af far as I know.
Did you use the usual pitboss.exe in the bts folder?
Is the game patched already?

[OzzyKP]

Hmm, I got the pitboss server program, but it won't install. I get an error message. Does it not work on Windows 2000?

Is there another version I should get? Help!

[OzzyKP]

Ok, I popped off the case, and almost gave up after not seeing anything unplugged. Then I found it! The processor was loose. I popped that in and I think it is working now.

Now what do I do? Walk me through CS.

[Robert]

I turn it on, and I hear it doing something. The fan is spinning, but no light shows up on the front. I can't open the CD drives. Nothing shows up at all on the monitor. Ugh.

Perhaps check out if all cables inside are plugged in well enough.
perhaps some things got loose during your journey.

The cd driver should open without much need, all it needs to be is plugged in, and since the fan runs, there apparently is electricity in it. Thus first check if the cd plug is plugged in well enough. Just open it, it's not difficult.

[deity]

Ozzy, I've got my old Athlon 2600 that I was hoping to use for such things but it overheats and constantly restarts itself. I'm a bit of a PC hobbyist (despite having got that new iMac) SO I'll tinker around with parts from various old PC's - don't hold your breath.

With the iMac running Win 7, I reboot into the Mac daily so no good as Pitboss server

[OzzyKP]

(Shhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone 'round here that I'm most lately from Toledo, before here)

Tony Packos.

[OzzyKP]

Once it's running, it's possible.
But once in a while you may want to login directly b/c of some problem.

I am also administrating my servers from my laptop.
I just take them over using VNC server/client software, works perfect.
My servers do have a monitor/keyboard/mouse though. (shared with a KVM switch)

If you do have another screen/keyboard/mouse already in the living room you may want to buy a KVM switch. You can then control both pc's with one monitor/keyboard/mouse.
But then you have to invest money of course. You can also plug the monitor/keyboard/mouse in everytime you really have to, and for the normal situations use a remote desktop system.

So I lugged my surprisingly heavy desktop computer home from the office today on the metro. It was heavier than expected and it was colder out than expected but I was able to carry it all the way home!

Then, good news!

I discovered that I had a mouse sitting around here!
And I found my old Dell keyboard!
And I had forgotten I still have my old CRT monitor!

I plugged everything in, set it up in the living room, hooked the computer directly up to the wireless router. I was ready to go!

Then, for some reason, the computer I lugged through the cold, over a few city blocks, and on the train, and through the metro parking lot, turns out to not quite work. Ah crap.

I turn it on, and I hear it doing something. The fan is spinning, but no light shows up on the front. I can't open the CD drives. Nothing shows up at all on the monitor. Ugh.

I figure I wait for it to warm up and try again tomorrow, but.... ugh, we may be in trouble.

Can I fix my computer? Can I even figure out what is wrong with it? Can I use my laptop to host the game? Can anyone else host this thing? Deity, I vaguely recall you saying you were going to try hosting at some point.

Ideas?

[Dubhghlas]

I was high fiving because of the east coast/USA thing. But if you want to get all confederate on me, I'm from Michigan, rebel scum.

(Shhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone 'round here that I'm most lately from Toledo, before here)

[OzzyKP]

I was high fiving because of the east coast/USA thing. But if you want to get all confederate on me, I'm from Michigan, rebel scum.