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From: mph@newton.npl.co.uk (Mark Humphries)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Subject: Re: Setting up PC to be IPX compatible..
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 16:54:41
Organization: National Physical Laboratory
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Ive forwarded this onto this group, as someone here will probably be able to
help!?!?
>From: mph@newton.npl.co.uk (Mark Humphries)
>Subject: Setting up PC to be IPX compatible..
>Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 16:51:47
>I have a problem.
>We have lots of PC's here, all networked. The local area is windows for
>workgroups, but the whole site is on ethernet using pctcp..
>Running doom (over the network) isnt possible, it says "not IPX compatible" or
>something.
>I dont want to alter the permanent set-up, but would be happy with just a
>bootable floppy disk which would make the pc's we wanted to use for doom, ipx
>compatible. So, has anyone out there done this???? Alternatively, if there is
>an easy way to add IPX support to the current WfWg set-up, without trashing
>the current network settings??
>As i said, id prefer to leave the permanent set-up alone, so if someone could
>point me where i can get the necessary drivers/files, to get the machines
>running IPX compatible, that would be great.
>I cant believe there isnt anyone at work with a network of 486's who hasnt
>done this! :-))))
>Please reply direct to me... mph@violet.fap.npl.co.uk or
>mph@newton.npl.co.uk
>THANKS!
>Mark