ics and steam

swarner · 12-30-2007, 10:40 AM

Hi,

Just a quick question, does anyone know a way to get steam working with ics(intenet connection sharing). I know valve says that steam doesnt support ics but does anybody know a trick to get it working or somwthing

I got the orange box at christmas and i still havent been able to play it because of this problem, so any suggestions would be much appreciated!!

Thanks!!

supermep · 12-30-2007, 10:53 AM

Are you looking to just play the single player games?

If so you could always use Steam in offline mode.

swarner · 12-30-2007, 11:02 AM

Thanks for the reply

But i cant even install the game because it needs to connect to the steam servers during the install, and because i use ics it cant connect!

supermep · 12-30-2007, 11:31 AM

Hmm... That is true. Is there anyway you could use another form of connection just to get the installation complete? If you can get it installed then you could run steam in offline mode.

swarner · 12-30-2007, 11:43 AM

Unfortunatly this ics connection is the only thing i have at the moment!

supermep · 12-30-2007, 11:51 AM

Here's a long shot. You got a friend with something other than an ICS connection? Just take your desktop there and do it could work.

Just buy the lad a drink afterwards! :D

swarner · 12-30-2007, 11:55 AM

Yeh i think thats the last resort,

thanks for your help.

supermep · 12-30-2007, 03:34 PM

Sometimes I dislike the steam idea. For instance, your situation. And since you can buy the steam games in stores like Walmart/etc people don't always know the person who is going to play it needs the internet.

Ugh!

swarner · 12-30-2007, 04:04 PM

Yeh tell me about it!

After spending my hard earned cash on a game, bringing it home and then finding out i dont have the right kind of internet connection to play the bloddy thing is pretty infuriating!! (and all i want to play is single player!!!!)

supermep · 12-30-2007, 04:57 PM

I'm going to pm you my friend with an idea.

ebackhus · 12-31-2007, 08:16 AM

Get a router?

ICS is one of the most evil things in the world of computing.

12-30-2007, 10:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	ics and steam Hi, Just a quick question, does anyone know a way to get steam working with ics(intenet connection sharing). I know valve says that steam doesnt support ics but does anybody know a trick to get it working or somwthing I got the orange box at christmas and i still havent been able to play it because of this problem, so any suggestions would be much appreciated!! Thanks!! __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

12-30-2007, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: ics and steam Are you looking to just play the single player games? If so you could always use Steam in offline mode.

12-30-2007, 11:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: ics and steam Thanks for the reply But i cant even install the game because it needs to connect to the steam servers during the install, and because i use ics it cant connect! __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

12-30-2007, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: ics and steam Hmm... That is true. Is there anyway you could use another form of connection just to get the installation complete? If you can get it installed then you could run steam in offline mode.

12-30-2007, 11:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: ics and steam Unfortunatly this ics connection is the only thing i have at the moment! __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

12-30-2007, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: ics and steam Here's a long shot. You got a friend with something other than an ICS connection? Just take your desktop there and do it could work. Just buy the lad a drink afterwards! :D

12-30-2007, 11:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: ics and steam Yeh i think thats the last resort, thanks for your help. __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

12-30-2007, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: ics and steam Sometimes I dislike the steam idea. For instance, your situation. And since you can buy the steam games in stores like Walmart/etc people don't always know the person who is going to play it needs the internet. Ugh!

12-30-2007, 04:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: ics and steam Yeh tell me about it! After spending my hard earned cash on a game, bringing it home and then finding out i dont have the right kind of internet connection to play the bloddy thing is pretty infuriating!! (and all i want to play is single player!!!!) __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

12-30-2007, 04:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: ics and steam I'm going to pm you my friend with an idea.

12-31-2007, 08:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
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