Need for speed most wanted LAN problem

Nfs most wanted lan prob

I would advice to set manual IP for all the pc's which are on lan.
Eg

Ip address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet : It will take by default
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.100
DNS: 192.168.1.100

all the other system should have the same lan/wifi config with the IP address changed.eg
192.168.1.2
192.168.1.3
and so on.
You Should check that all the firewall in your system are disabled including the default firewall.

you can check if the connection is established btw system by ping command.
eg
start->run->ping 192.168.1.2 -t
if everything goes fine you should get a response.

Next run the game and make the Lan server on a system Running Windows XP and not windows vista.
I dont know what the problem is with windows vista but the server created on windows vista is not detectable.

Make a server on windows Xp system.

Then it should be detectable by all systems.
This worked for me.
Hope This works 4 u too.

Most of us highly recommend AGAINST using manual TCP configs; here's an example
of why:

Ip address: 192.168.1.1 This is a standardized address for a router not a workstation (the other one is at x.254)
Subnet : It will take by default ? Without DHCP, there is no default.
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.100 ouch! only one in 254 chances that this is correct and it's no known router's default address
DNS: 192.168.1.100may or may not work depending upon the vendor firmware forwarding DNS requests

DHCP is a one-time request at boot or first network access time, sets the tcp config and then
disappears entirely. Dynamic TCP is the most reliable means to get a vaild and stable network connection.
The SOLE exception is were you need one system to be at a known location for
others to access, ie: a server address. The right way to setup a lan with server(s) is:

1. set manual addresses for the server at the high end of the range
2. set the others to DHCP and limit the ip range to less than the lowest server address

If you have SRVR-A and SRV-B, the set A= 192.168.1.200 and B= 192.168.1.201.
Now in your router, restrict DHCP address range to 192.168.1.2 thru 192.168.1.199
Life will be good

If you want to ensure access by name, add these two lines to
\windows\system32\drivers\etc\host with notepad:

192.168.1.200 srvra
192.168.1.210 srvrb

save the file and then copy to all your systems. Life will even be better

most of us have lan's with routers; eg

Code:

 
modem---router---systemA
            +---systemB

and the above easily conflicts with the default router address of linksys routers. The above would work ONLY when the systems
are NOT attached to a router, but only each other using a cross-over cable; eg

Code:

 systemA-----systemB

keep your life simple: a router belongs at x.x.y.1 and systems at y.2 -> y.254
y.0 and y.255 are broadcast address so don't even thing of using these.

If you visit the Network forum, you will see that one of the first things recommended
for connection issues is to update the router firmware and the network adapter drivers. This frequently solves 80% of the issues.

GAMING places heavy stress on our routers and that is why there are some models specifically marketed as gaming routers.

i am zac holt ha

hei i'll make it easy for you . first open the properties of your lan in the server machine and then follow the followings steps
click on internet protocol>properties then write the following--:
ip -192.168.0.1
subnet- 255.255.255.0
default gateway- 192.168.0.1
click on use preffered dns then type
preferred dns 192.168.0.1
click on advanced and then select wins tile and type
add>type 192.168.0.1>add
then return to lan properties and click on advanced>windows firewall settings>off
then in the client pc open its lan properties & follow these steps
click on internet protocol>properties then write the following--:
ip -192.168.0.2 or (192.168.0.3)
subnet- 255.255.255.0
default gateway- 192.168.0.1
click on use preffered dns then type
preferred dns 192.168.0.1
click on advanced and then select wins tile and type
add>type 192.168.0.1>add
then return to lan properties and click on advanced>windows firewall settings>off
this will do to get nfs mw running in lan

this is fine for a quick test, but DO NOT EXPECT TO LEAVE IT OFF!

If the test w/o the FW works, then you only need to properly configure the FW.
If not, then there are other issues.

How many ON LAN at a time..??

heu guys if anyone could please help me increase the number of players >4 in NFS most wanted while playing on LAN....
whats the max no of players who can play on a single LAN server...??

4 players can play at max in this game so no effort can be made to increase the no of players

hey guys

Interesting thread.

It was interesting to read the chronological list of posts as you all muddled your way through to something that worked (and not saying that in a bad sense. Simply. that was one of the few options on how to solve your problems) And having something that works is important. Tho, of course, we only know it works "for now"

But let me add, I'm with jobeard 110% and don't think it's wise to manually configure your LAN by the "trial-and-error-oh-this-option-looks-interesting-lets-try-it" approach to making things work

So, point of all this being is, if you all want, you can continue to present/discuss the problems you're having and any requirements you need fill.

I'd be happy to add a network/configuration perspective from time-to-time. And i'm certain jobeard would be happy to do same (jobeard: don't want to be speaking on your behalf but thought this was a safe bet to state on your behalf)

Then, hopefully, your problems don't "just" get fixed but, rather, get fixed from a broader networking point of view.