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USNavy
11-06-2007, 01:41 PM
I have C&C 3 along with my roomate and we are trying to connect via LAN. Im connected to the router, hes connected to the router but we cant see eachother on the game.

Then we downloaded hamachi virtual lan. Connected no problem, but we still cannot see each other in the Lan lobby in the game.

Any suggestions?
Sterling_Aug
11-06-2007, 03:54 PM
Are the firewalls turned on?

Is sharing enabled?

Are there any shares set up on each machine?
USNavy
11-06-2007, 10:10 PM
No - Yes - Yes.
RockNRoll
11-06-2007, 10:25 PM
Do both PC's have the same subnet mask?
USNavy
11-06-2007, 11:26 PM
I dont believe we have the same subnet...
USNavy
11-11-2007, 06:32 PM
No... his address is x.x.113.5 and mine is x.x.114.5
USNavy
11-11-2007, 07:38 PM
anyone?
RockNRoll
11-11-2007, 09:42 PM
You've got to get them on the same subnet mask... Try manually setting the IP's, write down all your IP info, but make the subnets on both machines the same.
USNavy
11-11-2007, 10:18 PM
they are officially the same subnet
RockNRoll
11-11-2007, 10:46 PM
...and? Work? Not work?
USNavy
11-11-2007, 10:52 PM
Heres the deal... Were both connected via linksys router... Both have internet, he is able to check out my shared folders... But we cant play a command and conquer on LAN. have the same subnet mask. 255.255.255.0
USNavy
11-11-2007, 11:16 PM
Also - Im using vista hes using xp pro... Its just not making any sense to me
USNavy
11-11-2007, 11:40 PM
I give up... Ive tried everything... ive been searching online for hours on end. I tried wireless connection, wired connection, virtual lan(hamachi) and nothing works.
USNavy
11-14-2007, 08:45 PM
No one has any idea what im doing wrong?
USNavy
11-15-2007, 12:36 AM
Bump...
RockNRoll
11-15-2007, 06:31 AM
Both PCs on the same network workgroup name?
USNavy
11-15-2007, 08:05 PM
Yes
Midknyte
11-16-2007, 05:47 AM
How are you getting your IPs? DHCP would NOT give you a x.x.113.5 and x.x.114.5. That is bizarre. It would be something like 192.168.1.5 and 192.168.1.6.

Did you look at Best of Networking (http://www.sysopt.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=10)?
Imperion1
11-16-2007, 07:26 PM
Have you installed the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder on WinXP?

Link (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4f01a31d-ee46-481e-ba11-37f485fa34ea&DisplayLang=en) for the LLTD download.
USNavy
11-19-2007, 04:57 PM
-Imperion - I have windows vista he has xp pro...

-Midknyte - We are using hamachi virtual lan thats where that ip is coming from. When hooked up to a router it is 198.162.x.x
Midknyte
11-19-2007, 05:02 PM
why are you using hamachi in the first place? you don't need that if you're trying to connect to your roommate. hamachi is more of a VPN type of program.

like I said, your IPs are screwy. your third octet is wrong. for a class C IP, the first 3 octets represent the network id, and the last octet is your host id. You need to have the first 3 numbers the same. The last number can be anything from 1-254, but 1 is typically used by the router.
USNavy
11-19-2007, 05:14 PM
I see... We just used hamachi because it seemed easier.

My roomate is downloading lltd now
Midknyte
11-19-2007, 05:55 PM
The first thing you need to do is correct your IPs. Are you using DHCP or static IPs?

Run through the networking basics on the link I provided earlier. Windows has built-in networking, so i don't see why you were trying to download other programs in the first place.

CAT6e's site also has tutorials: http://www.ezlan.net/