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APPLETALK BOLO
Can I play AppleTalk Bolo with ARA?
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Not with the latest version. The author explains:
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My understanding is this (but I don't have a modem, or ARA, to test it):
ARA messes with network numbers when packets go through the 'gateway'
machine, in some way that is not documented in the tech notes. When Bolo
games pass network addresses to each other, as they have to, this
automatic translation is not done (the ARA gateway has no way of knowing
that four of the bytes in the middle of the data packet are actually a
network address). Bolo 0.98 did not do any sweep of the ring to find the
optimum place to insert, and consequently it was possible for it to 'get
lucky' in some situations, and still work despite the ARA address
translation (but I wouldn't guarantee it to stay up if the wrong person
quit). Bolo 0.99 always does three sweeps of the ring ('pinging' each
machine) to find the best place to join, and consequently it ALWAYS
falls into ARA's trap.
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How can I find out about games on an Appletalk net?
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Use Distant Early Warning or Bolo Tracker (not to be confused with the
Internet Bolo Tracker), both available at mac.archive.umich.edu, in the
directory/mac/game/war/bolo/tracker. Since version 0.99, Bolo does a
sweep of the AppleTalk zones looking for players. Simply go to the
AppleTalk dialog, and wait a few seconds. Zones with players will be
marked with little filled blobs next to the names, and zones without
players will be marked with little hollow blobs.