TCP/IP under GNU/Linux

Rein Klazes rklazes at xs4all.nl
Tue Feb 17 04:59:23 CST 2004


On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:09:59 +0000, you wrote:

> Rein Klazes wrote:
> > Sam Halliday wrote:
> > > > are you using a fake_windows version of wine, or do you
> > > > have a windows partition to aid things? [however, i needed to download
> > > > the mfc42.dll file for the game to run, since i don't have a windows
> > > > install.]
> > > 
> > > I am using a native win98 install. I will try a fake windows install
> > > later and report the result.
> > 
> > It works with a fake Windows installations as well. Just the mfc42.dll
> > and a "touch ddraw.dll" were needed.
> 
> hmm, i didn't `touch ddraw.dll`, so i'll see if that makes a difference...
> doesn't sound like it will though.
> 
> thats really weird. what wine version are you using? i am using 0.0.20040121-2
> from debian.
> 
> what windows were you faking? i have tried win31 and win98

OK, I think I am starting to understand. The program manages to load a
native dll dpwsock.dll. Making that one unavailable kills the networking
here too.

dpwsock.dll is part of directplay, part of DirectX. It may be worth a
try to install that.

Rein.
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Rein Klazes
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