Re: How Does One Play MultiPlayer On-Line with Old DOOM?

Download and install Doom Connector.  Run it and it will tell you what
****ts
it sup****ts.  Pick one and get the latest version.  Play it off-line and
configure it to your tastes.  Then run Doom Connector again and join a
game.
Of course, you may not have the wads needed to run on some servers, but
you
can play on at least some of the servers.  Or run a server yourself.

G.
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> > > Can anyone walk me though (or point me to a Doom for dummies site)
> > > just how create and join a game? I noticed there's a direct phone to
> > > phone connection... but I'd prefer to create a internet connection
so
> > > more than one other person can join.
> > >
> > > Thanks!!
> >
> > Here are some links that are quite active:
> > http://www.codeimp.com/connector_info.php
> > http://www.doomsdayhq.com/
> > http://www.zdaemon.org/
> > http://doomworld.com/skulltag/
> > G.
>
> Thanks for  responding. I'd been to some of those sites... and now
> all. I'm finding them confusing in that they seem to be mentioning
> separate downloads or variants of the game. For example is "Doomsday"
> DOOM? Is "jDOOM" DOOM? I'd like to figure out how to use the "Doom For
> Windows 95 Launcher" interface that came with DOOM the Collector
> Edition.
>
> I play Ghost Recon all the time on-line. If I host it's easy to get my
> IP and share it. It's also easy to join a game. With the DOOM
> interface none of this is clear. Using "Modem connection for Direct
> Play" I can get an option to dial a number but I don't seem to be able
> to do connect with friends because they have high speed connection and
> don't have a phone modem installed. So if I want to play on the net,
> do I use
>
> DOS Doom over modem
> IPX connection to DOS
> Winsock TCP connection for DirectPlay
> Null modem cable connection
> Winsock IXP connection for DirectPlay
>
> Then what?
>
> Are there better player interfaces than the Doom For Windows 95
> Launcher what comes with the game?