12-28-2011, 09:55 PM
(12-28-2011, 09:05 PM)thraeneth Wrote: Now if I could get IPX working on my Windows 7 64 bit host, I'd be all set to mule for variants and all kinds of fun things!
I tried getting IPX to work on Windows 7 for some time, as I have a number of old games that are restricted to it as the only LAN connection, but it seems that running these games inside programs that can emulate IPX is the only option (DOSBox, VirtualBox + XP and so forth).
In Diablo's case however, neither is necessary to get LAN working on W7. As luck would have it I just recently found out that modders managed to get the Local Area Network (UDP) option into Diablo, much as Blizzard patched it into StarCraft a few years back with IPX becoming so antiquated.
Since it seems you had no trouble setting up VirtualBox, the steps required to get UDP in Diablo should be a piece of cake for you. I posted everything you need here in this thread:
The death of IPX protocol... [UDP Fix]