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Age of Mythology - Multiplayer LAN Question

veryangryman · 2008-02-13 15:31:22

Hi all, If i just get a USB-to-USB cable, can i link up 2 laptops, create a LAN and play AOM using the one disk for the game that i own? If not, how can i? Thanks

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13-02-2008 4:31pm

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veryangryman

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Hi all,

If i just get a USB-to-USB cable, can i link up 2 laptops, create a LAN and play AOM using the one disk for the game that i own? If not, how can i?

Thanks

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#2 13-02-2008 4:36pm
swiss

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No, because your USB ports are not network adaptors.

Your best bet would probably be to use a crossover ethernet cable, you can then assign one laptop a network address and use that network address as the default gateway for the other laptop. But a better option would be to use a hub or (even better) a switch.

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#3 13-02-2008 4:40pm
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Crossover cable will do the job.. in fairness, a switch would be overkill for a game of AOM

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#4 14-02-2008 11:33am
veryangryman

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Cheers guys, Ye are my lighthouse in the sea of darkness!

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