Re: The decision
From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 03/11/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:04:58 -0500
Awesome!
If you play behind the router on just the LAN you're good to go.
If you play from the LAN through the Internet, then you'll need
DXPORT as we discussed to divide up the Direct X ports. :-)
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