Network Scrabble

[esevin]

I am running Scrabble 2.0 on a Windows 98SE and Windows XP Pro and have just installed the updates for both versions. I'm unable to make a TCP/IP connection over my local network when hosting on either machine. When I try an IPX connection with the WIN98 machine as the host, the XP machine identifies the game name, version 2.0-2.1, but says the host machine version is incompatible. Hosting on the XP machine doesn't create a connection.

Question: is it possible to run a network game between these two machines, preferably using the TCP/IP protocol?

Thank you,

[Lurker v1.2]

Yes it should work fine, but it sounds like you don't have the patch installed on both machines. In order for you to be able to connect they have to both be running the same version.

Also, if you're using a router or firewall on either of the machines you may not have all of the necessary ports forwarded that it's trying to connect through.

[esevin]

Thanks for the quick comeback. My home LAN does have a LinkSys router (the XP machine connects wireless and 98 machine via ethernet cable). If it is, as you suggest, a port problem, is there a workaround. However, the mystery is why the XP reports a mismatch in versions when I applied the appropriate patch to both machines (several times).

[Lurker v1.2]

Well, Scrabble is a Directplay game so as long as you have the ports listed here (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q240/4/29.ASP) forwarded it should work.

[gabook]

I keep reading to forward certain ports to play scrabble on my home network. How do I forward ports?