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Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: Harold Shea on February 12, 2005, 12:07:32 pm

Title: How to connect?
Post by: Harold Shea on February 12, 2005, 12:07:32 pm

I\'ve downloaded and installed the client programme for windows. The files are fully updated and I have registered properly. However, when I try and connect to the server I keep getting the message \'This server is not running or is not reachable\' . How on earth do I connect to a server that is running and reachable? Any help is gratefully received.

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Post by: Foresteer on February 12, 2005, 12:52:10 pm

Are you trying to connect to \"Laanx\"? or \"Local Server\"? Laanx should be running.. Local server is only for GMs ;)

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Post by: monky32 on February 14, 2005, 03:15:29 am

i also have this problem

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Post by: Harold Shea on February 14, 2005, 12:11:08 pm

Thanks, Foresteer. I was inadvertantly trying to connect to local server rather than Laanx without appreciating the difference. I have managed to connect to Laanx without a problem. Perhaps this difference should be emphasized more in the instructions.

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Post by: peeg on February 14, 2005, 03:09:16 pm

everyone who uses a computer connected to a network should know what \"localhost\" means.

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Post by: Harold Shea on February 16, 2005, 11:14:08 am

That\'s a bit like saying that everyone who drives a car should know how an internal combustion engine works!

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Post by: Tarachnul on February 16, 2005, 11:24:01 am

actually its quite simple the gas is excelerated into the...

i wont actually bore with the details(nor did i necessarily start from the beginning ;) ) but i do beleive that  the difference is at the very least mentiond if not emphasized in the players guide...but then agian that could have been somewhere on the forums...crap...now im all confused...

regards

-Tarach

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Post by: Foresteer on February 16, 2005, 01:45:04 pm

actualy its not XD it should be though.... at least make sticky somewhere saying \"Dont connect to local host its Dev/GM only!\"