tommyboy180 Registered User

Join Date: 13 Nov 2010 Age: 34 Posts: 7





I've given up. A redditor that is helping me claims his/her Win 7 x64 has no issues connecting to servers.

So I tried different combinations and experimented more. I found that I cannot host a game on Win 7 x64 (does not even show). I was able to successfully connect from Win 7 x64 to the server twice on two separate occasions, however. I was fiddling with IP addresses and I could not replicate that behavior again (it was a once if a lifetime find that I can't get working again). I found that if you change the IP of your server to a network that has no router or gateway on it you will be able to successfully connect.

I guess this is the actually fix for LAN but it doesn't satisfy me. Why cannot I not get it to working on a network with a gateway and/or router? Absolutely frustrating.



FIX

So here are the fixes based on what I got working.

1. Change the IP of your server to a network that doesn't have a gateway. Example: Your home network may be 192.168.1.X, so put the server on 10.10.10.X. Don't forget to change the IPs of your clients as well. (This works but it doesn't make any sense to me!)



or 2. Run an XP VM. You still get full screen and full graphics.





Now, I read many things on IPv6 and that's why it's not working. I tried that on two different Win 7 x64 systems. One with IPv6 and one without. Both had the same results.

I also completely uninstalled all anti-virus apps and firewall apps like Symantec Endpoint protection. This didn't change anything either. I even did another wire capture to make sure the "handshake" was happening, and in fact it was. I saw no difference between my XP VM connecting and my Win 7 x64 trying to connect, as far as the wireshark capture goes. I also purchased gog.com's Commander Package since they boast Win 7 x64 Compatibility, no changes there. Overall I think I wasted my entire day trying to find a fix when I could just use VMWare.

If anyone has any ideas or actaully is successful then please post here. I would love to ask you questions like, "Can your Win 7 x64 box actually host a game successfully?" From what I can tell there are many people with no joy on Win 7 x64. Final post.I've given up. A redditor that is helping me claims his/her Win 7 x64 has no issues connecting to servers. Link So I tried different combinations and experimented more. I found that I cannot host a game on Win 7 x64 (does not even show). I was able to successfully connect from Win 7 x64 to the server twice on two separate occasions, however. I was fiddling with IP addresses and I could not replicate that behavior again (it was a once if a lifetime find that I can't get working again). I found that if you change the IP of your server to a network that has no router or gateway on it you will be able to successfully connect.I guess this is the actually fix for LAN but it doesn't satisfy me. Why cannot I not get it to working on a network with a gateway and/or router? Absolutely frustrating.So here are the fixes based on what I got working.1. Change the IP of your server to a network that doesn't have a gateway. Example: Your home network may be 192.168.1.X, so put the server on 10.10.10.X. Don't forget to change the IPs of your clients as well. (This works but it doesn't make any sense to me!)or 2. Run an XP VM. You still get full screen and full graphics.Now, I read many things on IPv6 and that's why it's not working. I tried that on two different Win 7 x64 systems. One with IPv6 and one without. Both had the same results.I also completely uninstalled all anti-virus apps and firewall apps like Symantec Endpoint protection. This didn't change anything either. I even did another wire capture to make sure the "handshake" was happening, and in fact it was. I saw no difference between my XP VM connecting and my Win 7 x64 trying to connect, as far as the wireshark capture goes. I also purchased gog.com's Commander Package since they boast Win 7 x64 Compatibility, no changes there. Overall I think I wasted my entire day trying to find a fix when I could just use VMWare.If anyone has any ideas or actaully is successful then please post here. I would love to ask you questions like, "Can your Win 7 x64 box actually host a game successfully?" From what I can tell there are many people with no joy on Win 7 x64.