XP Multiplayer

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

So me and another guy from a VA are working on flying together on multiplayer, mainly testing out XP multiplayer.  Our IPs are not in the same subnets.  Is it possible to change one of ours so we can fly together?

[Cameron]

Multiplayer does not require you to be in the same network (at least not last time I tried).

Simply enter in their IP address (web IP, not router IP), and ensure the port selected is open. X-Plane will alert you when a connection has been created between the two.

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

Ok, so we looked into it a little more and our the IPs shown in the multiplayer screen weren't in the same subnet.  Our actual IPs were.  Our next problem was that I couldn't figure out how to access my router setup page.  Does anyone know how to do so on a Mac?

[Ben Russell]

See if this helps:

http://portforward.com/

Generally you pickup your router and see if it has an IP address written on it.

It might be: 10.0.0.1

It may also be: 192.168.1.1

There are several other very common standard numbers.

Once you find the IP, enter it in your web browser.

Your router doesn't care that you're on a Mac, almost all of them just need a web browser to tweak stuff.

Finding the admin username and password may be a little harder. (sometimes also on box, sometimes need to call Internet Provider/Telco)

[UH-60 Blackhawk]

Thanks, I'll look into that.