User Guide

IN THE “JOIN” DIALOG:
There may be a network bridge between yo
and another system. If so, you can tell Red Alert to run across the bridge by:
WINDOWS 95: Set the destination network address (DESTNET) value usin
the Red Alert Windows 95 Edition Setup utility (by use th
“Programs/Westwood/Red Alert/Red Alert Windows 95 Edition Setup” shor
cut on the “Start” menu). DESTNET has the form XX.XX.XX.XX (e.g
00.00.00.44). On a Novell network, use the Novell USERLIST /A comman
(from an MS-DOS prompt) to obtain a list of all users’ network numbers an
node addresses. If USERLIST reports spaces in the network number, replac
them with 0’s when you type the number in. All four numbers (8 digits) must b
included for DESTNET to work. All players in the game must specify a DEST
NET containing the network number of the machines on the opposite side of th
bridge. If not all players specify the correct setting, one or more players may b
left out, and the game will not run.
DOS: Tell Red Alert to run across the bridge with the -DESTNET command-lin
argument. Specify -DESTNETXX.XX.XX.XX, where “XX.XX.XX.XX” is the ne
work number of the other machine (i.e. -DESTNET00.00.00.44). On a Nove
network, use the Novell USERLIST /A command to obtain a list of all users’ ne
work numbers and node addresses. If USERLIST reports spaces in the networ
number, replace them with 0’s when you type the number in. All four numbe
(8 digits) must be included for DESTNET to work. All players in the game mu
specify a -DESTNET argument containing the network number of the machine
on the opposite side of the bridge. If not all players specify the correct argu
ment, one or more players may be left out, and the game will not run.
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES FOR SERIAL
PLAY:
If you have an external modem make sure it’s powered on and the cables (seria
and phone) are connected to your PC. Under DOS there is no auto-detection cod
for modems so make sure the COM PORT/IRQ: settings are correct (check the doc
umentation that came with your modem for this info). Your modem must be set a
the same baud rate as the person to whom you are connecting.