XPilotNT Newbie Page

January 23, 1997

This is what should happen.

Start XPwho
You should see a window that looks like this.
No, I didn't
Select a server
Click on one of the servers so it is highlighted. I recommend that you pick one of the ones that has people playing on it; particuarly hstud8.cs.uit.no (in Europe) or worf.ifp.uiuc.edu (in the States). These people will enjoy blasting a newbie to pieces and you won't much enjoy it, but you can verify that your network is working.
Click the Join or J button
This will launch XPilotNT and open a big empty window with the XPilotNT splash panel on it.
The bottom line of the splash panel will tell you the status of making a connection. Try to note the last thing this line says if you write me.
Tips for non-networked computers
Marc Saric <Marc.Saric@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> submitted out this tip for unwired machines. (If you dialup to the Internet)
Try your own server.
- From the Start menu; select XPilot-Server.
- Click the Start Server button.
- When the server is ready to accept connections, From the Start menu; select XPilot.
  This should search your local network and find your server.
- More detailed instructions for starting a server.
Write to me
If you want to write to me with your XPilot for Windows related problems, please do the following:
1. Run XPWho.
2. Under the Help Menu, select Sys Info.
3. Select all of the contents of the text window.
4. Copy/Paste them into the mail message to send me.
5. Run XPilot-server as stated above.
6. Select all of the contents of the text window.
7. Copy/Paste them into the mail message to send me.
8. Address it to Bucko@xpilot.org
9. Try connecting to xpilot.buckosoft.com a couple of times. Note in your mail what time you tried to connect. This makes it easier for me to look through my logs.

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This page created January 23, 1997. Last touched Sunday September 25, 2016 02:03 EDT