[Coco] Today I Played a CoCo Multiusergame via Internet using a com redirector

[Jorge Renato Machin Ibarra]

I used two linux boxes, two Color Computers and Two Deluxe Wireless RS-232 Paks.

Instructions:

1. Download and install Rem Serial  in both linux boxes (http://lpccomp.bc.ca/remserial/)

2. Configure your Deluxe Wireless RS-232 paks to 9600 bauds

3. Run in Linux Box 1:

rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0 00:0C:84:00:85:19 --> change this to your Deluxe Wireless RS-232 Pak MAC Address
remserial -d -p 23000 -s "9600 raw" /dev/rfcomm0 &

- You can test the connection doing a telnet localhost 23000 and the Deluxe Wireless RS-232 Pak's  terminal program.



4. Run in Linux Box 2:

rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0 00:0C:84:00:87:9D --> change this to your Deluxe Wireless RS-232 Pak MAC Address
remserial -d -r IP_ADDRESS -p 23000 -s "9600 raw" /dev/rfcomm1 & -> change IP_ADDRESS to the Computer's number 1 Address

5. Run your game or test with the Deluxe Wireless RS-232 Pak's terminal program in both CoCos.


Notes:

- You can test locally with only one linux box using rfcomm0 & rfcomm1.

- For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_port_redirector

- I used Fedora 12

- I used my multiuser soccer game to test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-NiaxW4siw)

Thanks Derek!

 		 	   		  
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