Virtual LAN

[jople2004]

Hello

I would like to setup a virtual lan on my computer so i could play multiple instances of some game via lan at the same time (on a single machine). I would prefer a light-weight application that is able to do just that. And if there are other options than VMware i would appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[ch33zw1z]

Virtual Box

 

[jople2004]

That's the same as VMware. I don t want to virtualize whole system, just the LAN...

 

[ch33zw1z]

That's the same as VMware. I don t want to virtualize whole system, just the LAN...

goodluck, i recommended it because iirc it used less resources.

 

[JackMDS]

Just to make sure that you know what Virtual LAN is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_LAN

 

[jople2004]

Yeh, let's call it LAN simulation than...

 

[jople2004]

Ok, I probably didn't make it clear enough... let me explain again...

There is this game, Company of Heroes. There are 2 options for a multiplayer game. Internet and LAN. I have 2 accounts and I would like to simultaniuosly join a multiplayer game with both. I would do that by opening 2 instances of the game, each running on different Windows user account (since game doesn't allow opening more than 1 instance at a time).

Game is P2P based, but there's also main server, which is used to display all available games at the time. From the moment when you join a game with others it s purely P2P.

If i try to connect my accounts in a LAN mode, instances don't see each other (there is no real LAN, so it makes sense). If i try over the internet, everything works fine, I can see the game hosted from the other account, but when i try to connect (both accounts into same game) i get NAT Negotiation Error.

And that's it...

 

[Cogman]

Ok, I probably didn't make it clear enough... let me explain again...

There is this game, Company of Heroes. There are 2 options for a multiplayer game. Internet and LAN. I have 2 accounts and I would like to simultaniuosly join a multiplayer game with both. I would do that by opening 2 instances of the game, each running on different Windows user account (since game doesn't allow opening more than 1 instance at a time).

Game is P2P based, but there's also main server, which is used to display all available games at the time. From the moment when you join a game with others it s purely P2P.

If i try to connect my accounts in a LAN mode, instances don't see each other (there is no real LAN, so it makes sense). If i try over the internet, everything works fine, I can see the game hosted from the other account, but when i try to connect (both accounts into same game) i get NAT Negotiation Error.

And that's it...

The problem is that windows won't allow you to specify which internet connection you are using. Though some sort of hocus pocus, it chooses one and only one for you to use. The only way around this is to use a virtual machine like the others have suggested.

 

[jople2004]

Ok, finally a good explanation...

Thx

 

[JackMDS]

The problem is that windows won't allow you to specify which internet connection you are using. Though some sort of hocus pocus, it chooses one and only one for you to use. The only way around this is to use a virtual machine like the others have suggested.

Windows Client OS (as oppose to real server OS) can use one connection at the time.

But it is not Hocus Pocus, it depend on the Metrics.

http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html

 

[Cogman]

Windows Client OS (as oppose to real server OS) can use one connection at the time.

But it is not Hocus Pocus, it depend on the Metrics.

http://www.ezlan.net/metrics.html

It might as well be hocus pocus to most.

 

[jople2004]

So the best choice would be to virtualize server edition OS, which can utilize more than 1 connection at a time?