Need help with playing a game using IPX

ostridge · 03-16-2008, 11:05 PM

hi everyone,

I want to play a game called Theme Hospital with my friend except the game is really old and uses IPX. When you choose multiplayer there is the option of DplayIPX and IPX. We are both using Hamachi because he said it can emulate an IPX network, but it doesnt seem to work. When i click on IPX it says There is no IPX Network Found, and when i click on DPlayIPX it doesnt say there is a game i can join when he is hosting one. Does anyone have any ideas of how i can get it to work?

Any help would be apriecated!

**Cellus** · 03-18-2008, 12:47 PM

Ahh... Theme Hospital. That DOS game brings back memories. Good ol' "Inflated Head" syndrome.

One of the things you will need to do is install NWLink to get IPX support going. To do this, please following the following instructions:

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections (classic view). Right-click Hamachi and select Properties. In the Hamachi Properties window, press Install.... Highlight Protocol and press Add.... Highlight in the left-side selection window Microsoft, and in the right-side selection window NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol and press OK.

That should set up basic "emulated" IPX. Let's see if Theme Hospital and Hamachi work with this.

ostridge · 03-18-2008, 02:17 PM

hey thank you for the response. yeah its a great game, lots of funny sicknesses the people get.

We both did it, but it still doesnt want to work. Any other ideas? thank you in advance.

UntouchableCZ · 05-07-2008, 06:03 PM

Hi, i have the same problem. I would be very glad if i could play Theme Hospital via internet, i´m waiting a lot of years on advice.

I have WinXP SP2 and I have installed the IPX Protocol and it still get "There is no IPX Network Found" (but now works at least Atomic Bomberman via IPX protocol)

Can somebody help?

johnwill · 05-08-2008, 06:48 AM

In order to get IPX over the Internet, you'll need some help. Here's a site that talks about the issue and several servers that will allow you to communicate.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=106054

dj_kiwi · 05-08-2008, 07:31 AM

I'm sure Hamachi would work... ?

UntouchableCZ · 05-08-2008, 06:01 PM

Hamachi I have obviously active

UntouchableCZ · 05-12-2008, 05:23 PM

So i have tried GIT and still doesnt work. There is no IPX Network Found. How should I configure it? Is here somebody who have really played Theme Hospital over the Internet?

03-16-2008, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
ostridge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17 OS: windows xp My System	Need help with playing a game using IPX hi everyone, I want to play a game called Theme Hospital with my friend except the game is really old and uses IPX. When you choose multiplayer there is the option of DplayIPX and IPX. We are both using Hamachi because he said it can emulate an IPX network, but it doesnt seem to work. When i click on IPX it says There is no IPX Network Found, and when i click on DPlayIPX it doesnt say there is a game i can join when he is hosting one. Does anyone have any ideas of how i can get it to work? Any help would be apriecated!

03-18-2008, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,388 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX Ahh... Theme Hospital. That DOS game brings back memories. Good ol' "Inflated Head" syndrome. One of the things you will need to do is install NWLink to get IPX support going. To do this, please following the following instructions: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections (classic view). Right-click Hamachi and select Properties. In the Hamachi Properties window, press Install.... Highlight *Protocol* and press Add.... Highlight in the left-side selection window Microsoft, and in the right-side selection window *NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol* and press OK. That should set up basic "emulated" IPX. Let's see if Theme Hospital and Hamachi work with this. __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate! Last edited by Cellus : 03-18-2008 at 12:51 PM. Reason: correction

03-18-2008, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
ostridge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17 OS: windows xp My System	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX hey thank you for the response. yeah its a great game, lots of funny sicknesses the people get. We both did it, but it still doesnt want to work. Any other ideas? thank you in advance. Last edited by ostridge : 03-18-2008 at 02:20 PM.

05-07-2008, 06:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
UntouchableCZ Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX Hi, i have the same problem. I would be very glad if i could play Theme Hospital via internet, i´m waiting a lot of years on advice. I have WinXP SP2 and I have installed the IPX Protocol and it still get "There is no IPX Network Found" (but now works at least Atomic Bomberman via IPX protocol) Can somebody help?

05-08-2008, 06:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 27,299 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX In order to get IPX over the Internet, you'll need some help. Here's a site that talks about the issue and several servers that will allow you to communicate. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=106054 __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-08-2008, 07:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
dj_kiwi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Swansea - South Wales Posts: 120 OS: WinXP - Linux My System	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX I'm sure Hamachi would work... ? __________________ Computer games dont kill people, people kill people!

05-08-2008, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
UntouchableCZ Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX Hamachi I have obviously active

05-12-2008, 05:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
UntouchableCZ Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Need help with playing a game using IPX So i have tried GIT and still doesnt work. There is no IPX Network Found. How should I configure it? Is here somebody who have really played Theme Hospital over the Internet?