It sounds like the missing piece is IPX drivers/stuff for the Win98 machine-- do you have them installed on the Win98 box? Are they working properly? If not, it won't work. These drivers/this stuff is not the same as what's in h-a-l 9000's "mega-build" (unless I'm very much mistaken).

IPX network number should be set to 0 on the Win98 computers. Maybe try if the game works between the two Win98 PCs.

Perhaps you could try troubleshooting it with a packet sniffer like Wireshark? See if the IPX packets get through (i.e. run Wireshark in the background and have it capture all the network traffic - you can make it only capture IPX if you want to save memory).

Thanks! I will first try if the Windows 98 computers can connect and play a network game.

It's the Windows 98 computer that causes the problem. I've tried it with Windows XP connecting to Windows 98 and I saw the wireless icon blinking in Windows XP. This means that it is searching for other players (it uses the adapter), but he can't find them.

I also find out that the Megabuild DosBox uses the Novell IPX ODI protocol, but the Windows 98 uses the Microsoft IPX/SPX protocol. That's the problem I think.

Edit: I've just tested if the Windows 98 computers see each other, and yes. Without any problems I can play a game.

Edit2: I was thinking of making a some files for the 'real' dos to have the DosBox IPX emulation. Would that be possible?

Did you add the mac address from dosbox.conf to your wireless hub?

Are the Ethernet frame types really the same?

The ODI to MS should not be the problem, I got feedback from one user this worked for. Probably on copper LAN though.

The issue could be the wireless stuff, however I don't have such things and can't confirm. No idea how encryption and such respond to a different MAC. If the Win98 computers have a LED that flashes on network traffic and it also flashes when the DOSBox on the XP computer tries to connect then the packets at least arrive there.

I added the MAC Adress to my router. The Frames are all the same.

I will try Wireshark. I don't think it's the wireless stuff. Both Windows 98 computers are wireless, and they can connect to each other.

If I want to setup a network game between the Windows XP and Windows 98 computer, both network cards have flashing leds. There must be something wrong in the protocol...

A small piece of advice: You are juggling with many unknowns here: WinXP, Win98, IPX drivers, wireless devices, routers, filters, and finally DOSBox. Try to eliminate as many as possible.

Drop the router and replace it with a simple wired hub.

Drop DOSBox and find some simple, native IPX tool that allows you to do *something* between 2 PC runnings IPX.

MiniMax wrote:

simple, native IPX tool that allows you to do *something* between 2 PC runnings IPX.

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I know, but I found a possible solution: GIT, Gamer's Internet Tunnel. But I don't think it's compatible with DosBox because they are not connecting, or my settings are wrong.

(http://www.morpheussoftware.net/git/)

I very much doubt that you will ever get anything to work. You lack the discipline and methodology to find the root cause of the problems, and instead skip like a butterfly from one non-working solution to another.

I've tried everything! When I find an other possible solution, then I will give it a try.

I didn't found the root cause of the problem, and I think I will never find it.