Is there a LAN option

[Greasy]

I know multiplayer is gone but could me and my brother possibly play together somehow?

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[PaperPesto]

Yes of course! You need to go on multiplayer and starts some maps keeping in mind:
- select LAN in top left corner
- You and your brother need to be in the same subnet (i.e. 192.168.x.y, your and your bro's pc must have the same "x")

[Greasy]

Originally posted by Quadsqwi:

Yes of course! You need to go on multiplayer and starts some maps keeping in mind:
- select LAN in top left corner
- You and your brother need to be in the same subnet (i.e. 192.168.x.y, your and your bro's pc must have the same "x")

:happyBUD:

How do I make sure we are in the same subnet?

[PaperPesto]

Open the "Command Prompt" (if you don't know how to, try googling it) and type "ipconfig" then enter: your ipv4 address must be the same of your brother except for the last number.

For example.
You are in the same subnet if: your ipv4 address is 192.169.1.3 and your brother's one is 192.168.1.4
You are not in the same subnet if: your ipv4 address is 192.169.1.3 and your brother's one is 192.168.0.4

[C H I N O M E X]

please help too

[The_Chomper]

I'm trying to do this, our subnets are the same, and we have both tried hosting a LAN game and are searching for a LAN game. Neither of us can find the other's game. Any ideas?

[El Detpacko]

Originally posted by The_Chomper:

I'm trying to do this, our subnets are the same, and we have both tried hosting a LAN game and are searching for a LAN game. Neither of us can find the other's game. Any ideas?

Try Hamachi

[PaperPesto]

Originally posted by The_Chomper:

I'm trying to do this, our subnets are the same, and we have both tried hosting a LAN game and are searching for a LAN game. Neither of us can find the other's game. Any ideas?

Possible solutions for your problem:
- You don't have the same version of the game
- One of you (or both) are using a wireless connection, try switching to cable connection (ethernet cable through your DHCP router). This "magic solution" often works for me.
- Add BF2 to the exceptions of your windows firewall (I think this interest only internet issues btw)
- Try hosting or joining a match via internet let's see what happen
- Hamachi creates a virtual LAN between two computers connected through internet (also if these are phisically far each other). So if your pcs have both an internet connection, you can link them in a virtual LAN and try to play.

Have patience

[El Detpacko]

Originally posted by Quadsqwi:

Originally posted by The_Chomper:

I'm trying to do this, our subnets are the same, and we have both tried hosting a LAN game and are searching for a LAN game. Neither of us can find the other's game. Any ideas?

Possible solutions for your problem:
- You don't have the same version of the game
- One of you (or both) are using a wireless connection, try switching to cable connection (ethernet cable through your DHCP router). This "magic solution" often works for me.
- Add BF2 to the exceptions of your windows firewall (I think this interest only internet issues btw)
- Try hosting or joining a match via internet let's see what happen
- Hamachi creates a virtual LAN between two computers connected through internet (also if these are phisically far each other). So if your pcs have both an internet connection, you can link them in a virtual LAN and try to play.

Have patience
:happyBUD:

The game automatically allows the game through the firewall. If they downloaded it off of Steam then it has to be the same version and 1.3 and 2.0 patches don't affect that stuff. I'm confidant if you were to host a Hamachi "lobby", by being in the same lobby, you could go to LAN mode and join that way... GameMaster and GameRanger also work fine. GameMaster is a replacement EXE file that simply changes the location your game tries to connect to, from Gamespy to GameMaster servers. GameRanger is a program that tricks your game into thinking you're on LAN