Little questions about Networking...

Just some questions about networking,
please while answer have in mind that I don't know so much about it :)

1- I want to evade the "StartNetGame()" dialog, I have no problem doing it for a TCP/IP game, but how do you evade the dialog if you want to start a game by modem to modem via phone call?

2- In a modem connection game, how do I set my PC to wait for a phone call, I mean, when I select "modem connection" a dialog pops-up where I can enter the phone number I want to call, but I want to receive the call so how do I set my PC as a host so that it says "waiting call..." or something like that?

3- With the "StartNetGame()" command, it gives you options for TCP/IP, Modem Connection, and Serial connection. What commands do I use for a LAN based game, I mean, how do I play the game in let's say 10 PCs connected in the same room :)

Ok, thanks for the help
bye!
Paolo.

For 3: I think you can use IP/TCP for LAN too. Just use the right machine names, such as "pc10", or however the names are, or the correct LAN IP (eg 192.168.0.5). Correct me if I'm wrong.

I think you are right, though I have created a few networked games (Skyline Riders and True-Vol) none of them functioned on an LAN.

If you want to use a modem2modem-based system, you can open a stream to the COM port (try OpenFile("COM1:") or something like that.. I already did that with blitz once) and send data with it...

Use the standard modem commands...

When a call is received, the modem sends the string "RING" to the computer.
To answer a call, send the command "ATA"

To send a call, send the command "ATD" followed by the phone number (eg. "ATD0845184". You can put T to use tones and P to use pulse)

After ATA or ATD, if it was successful, you will be directly connected. To escape this mode, you'll have to do the escape sequence (I think it's "+++" but I'm not sure anymore). Then do "ATH0" or just "ATH" to "close" the line.

If you want to check if there is a modem, you can send the initialisation command "ATZ" and wait for the OK.

Try using HyperTerminal (connect to your serial port) to control your 56k modem and have a look at the commands.

ATI followed by a number (0 to 7 on all modems, but sometimes can go higher) to get modem firmware and other useful informations.

there are many other commands available to control a modem but I don't remember them (6 years ago I coded a TCP/IP stack and a dialer with PPP support with Blitz Basic ][ .. I still remember lots of useless things ^^)