My campus connection sucks and I'm thinking if there's a way to set up a proxy server @ my home PC (with AT&T Cable) so I can play Warcraft 3 here at my dorm.. And I do not know a single thing about how to do it?
I just heard that Battle.net uses UDP packet or something? So I also need to enable that @ my home PC.. how does all work? Could someone carefully walk me through? Let me know if want any more info.. both systems running XP.
[EDIT]
A fellow ATOTer was kind enough to offer help via AIM but he ended up being stomped... The following are the conversation which describes the symptom.
Him: hey
Him: are you using a router?
Me: ok
Him: and you want to host a game or something?
Me: let me just tell u my setup
Me: there's One PC @ Home
Me: using AT&T Broadband cable
v: which is my bro's PC
Me: and im @ my dorm
Me: there's no router.. because there's no need for one PC.. just the cable modem
Him: uh huh
Me: and my PC is @ my campus
Me: which im using now
Me: and it seems i can't play on bnet
Me: or play at extreme lag
Me: although i can surf the net fine
Me: and im wondering if it's even possible to play warcraft 3 from my pc
Me: through proxy server or something.. i don't know much
Him: so your War3 lags on b.net?
Me: yes
Me: i Can connect fine
Him: but your internet is perfectly fine?
Me: yup
Him: does the conneciton lag?
Me: surfing is pretty fine using IE
Me: but playing Games
Me: is horrendous
Him: but you can get in the game?
Me: yup. i can play fine, i can join/create games fine
Me: just that it's extremely slow
Me: which end up leading to disconnection
Me: but in terms of functionality, it works.
Me: it's the speed.. or lack there of.
Him: hmmm
Him: wierd
Him: must be something your school is doing
Him: dont know what you can do about that other than talking toyour school network
Him: but thers is a program
Me: well. i haven't created any games yet because i just play ladder
Me: which is simply joining
Him: that lets you play lan games not on b.net
Me: i dunno anyone personally
Me: it's the bnet i want :-(
Me: so i guess u can't help me huh
Him: id otn think there is a way
Him: its yoru school
Him: does it happen for anyone else int he dorms you know?
Me: yea everyone complains
Me: because it also happens with AIM
Me: AIM is excruciatingly slow
Me: and im using it now
Me: so is KaZaA
Me: but i don't care for those. AIM works ok because it's just chatting and it does work.. despite the speed
Me: it's War3 i want.
Him: dont think theres any way to get aroudn it
Him: your school seems to be capping something
Him: maybe your upload bandwith
Me: yea
Him: i mean if you ahve other ppl in the drom room playing
Him: you can try playing against them on battle.net
Him: and see if it lags
Me: maybe im saying somethign wrong
Me: ugh
Him: nothing your school just seems to be restricitng some stuff
Him: whats yoru school?
Him: they might have some info on thier network page
Me: i mean, isn't that what proxy does? can't i just "borrow" my home PC's connection?
Me: university of mass. lowell
Him: beyond my knowledge on how to do that
Him: highly doubt you could
Me: what Does Proxy do then?
Me: i obviously have a wrong impression of it
I just heard that Battle.net uses UDP packet or something? So I also need to enable that @ my home PC.. how does all work? Could someone carefully walk me through? Let me know if want any more info.. both systems running XP.
[EDIT]
A fellow ATOTer was kind enough to offer help via AIM but he ended up being stomped... The following are the conversation which describes the symptom.
Him: hey
Him: are you using a router?
Me: ok
Him: and you want to host a game or something?
Me: let me just tell u my setup
Me: there's One PC @ Home
Me: using AT&T Broadband cable
v: which is my bro's PC
Me: and im @ my dorm
Me: there's no router.. because there's no need for one PC.. just the cable modem
Him: uh huh
Me: and my PC is @ my campus
Me: which im using now
Me: and it seems i can't play on bnet
Me: or play at extreme lag
Me: although i can surf the net fine
Me: and im wondering if it's even possible to play warcraft 3 from my pc
Me: through proxy server or something.. i don't know much
Him: so your War3 lags on b.net?
Me: yes
Me: i Can connect fine
Him: but your internet is perfectly fine?
Me: yup
Him: does the conneciton lag?
Me: surfing is pretty fine using IE
Me: but playing Games
Me: is horrendous
Him: but you can get in the game?
Me: yup. i can play fine, i can join/create games fine
Me: just that it's extremely slow
Me: which end up leading to disconnection
Me: but in terms of functionality, it works.
Me: it's the speed.. or lack there of.
Him: hmmm
Him: wierd
Him: must be something your school is doing
Him: dont know what you can do about that other than talking toyour school network
Him: but thers is a program
Me: well. i haven't created any games yet because i just play ladder
Me: which is simply joining
Him: that lets you play lan games not on b.net
Me: i dunno anyone personally
Me: it's the bnet i want :-(
Me: so i guess u can't help me huh
Him: id otn think there is a way
Him: its yoru school
Him: does it happen for anyone else int he dorms you know?
Me: yea everyone complains
Me: because it also happens with AIM
Me: AIM is excruciatingly slow
Me: and im using it now
Me: so is KaZaA
Me: but i don't care for those. AIM works ok because it's just chatting and it does work.. despite the speed
Me: it's War3 i want.
Him: dont think theres any way to get aroudn it
Him: your school seems to be capping something
Him: maybe your upload bandwith
Me: yea
Him: i mean if you ahve other ppl in the drom room playing
Him: you can try playing against them on battle.net
Him: and see if it lags
Me: maybe im saying somethign wrong
Me: ugh
Him: nothing your school just seems to be restricitng some stuff
Him: whats yoru school?
Him: they might have some info on thier network page
Me: i mean, isn't that what proxy does? can't i just "borrow" my home PC's connection?
Me: university of mass. lowell
Him: beyond my knowledge on how to do that
Him: highly doubt you could
Me: what Does Proxy do then?
Me: i obviously have a wrong impression of it
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