Swap Trick Without Swapping.

[brourke228]

My guess is that Dreamcast is your user login name for your PC-DC server.

On linux the PPP options file should be enough to set up your dns. On all games i use 0.0.0.0 for my dns servers in the DC-side configuration. The dns will just be forwarded to your router's IP address. Almost all routers run their own dns server, so this makes it very easy to set up.

If you want to read more about it heres the guide: http://www.ryochan7.com/blog/2009/07/11 ... iguration/

[Gary_b]

i really should give linux another try. i have ubuntu set up on a 40 gig drive but i never use it.

[brourke228]

i really should give linux another try. i have ubuntu set up on a 40 gig drive but i never use it.

Ubuntu 8.10 works great if you ever want try it on linux.

[TeamXlink]

My guess is that Dreamcast is your user login name for your PC-DC server.

On linux the PPP options file should be enough to set up your dns. On all games i use 0.0.0.0 for my dns servers in the DC-side configuration. The dns will just be forwarded to your router's IP address. Almost all routers run their own dns server, so this makes it very easy to set up.

If you want to read more about it heres the guide: http://www.ryochan7.com/blog/2009/07/11 ... iguration/

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Also, would the latest Ubuntu Linux work well, for the server? (10.04)

[Gary_b]

Well I tried it and it worked. The only problem is it kept my phone line busy so I couldn't leave it plugged in. So I might as well keep using the swap trick.

could use an audio file instead of real dial tone.

i really should give linux another try. i have ubuntu set up on a 40 gig drive but i never use it.

Ubuntu 8.10 works great if you ever want try it on linux.

i have that one on disc. i also have 9 something, i think? the one thats already on the HDD has been updated to about 6 months ago. so what ever version that would be?

i also have a P3 system thats running a newer version of linux. i should try to use that one first. that way i can jump right into things once im ready

[brourke228]

Well I've been told that mgetty does not work as well on newer versions of ubuntu and also that there are some port issues. 8.10 works just as well as any newer version of ubuntu so you might as well save yourself the effort. It is very easy to set the server up in that version. Also when you are going through that guide it does not mention this, but it is helpful to install gnome-ppp . I don't know how familiar you are with ubuntu but to do this just open up a terminal and type:

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sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

Then to start it type:

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gnome-ppp

Go to "setup" then "detect" and this will tell you if your modem is set up properly and also its device name which you must know for configuring the server.

[Hobofreak]

Well I tried it and it worked. The only problem is it kept my phone line busy so I couldn't leave it plugged in. So I might as well keep using the swap trick.

could use an audio file instead of real dial tone.

How do I do that?

[Gary_b]

i wrote a bunch about it over at OC. here is the bulk of it. if you want to read more its in the support section under PC-DC server.

i was able to use a recording of dial tone to trick my Dreamcast into thinking it was connected to a phone line. this worked good for the swap trick. you can use any audio player to trick it. in my case i am using a wav recording. i connected a headphone jack to a phone cord and ran the audio through my PC speakers to my DC. you could use an MP3 player the same way i am using my PCs audio. if you do not have a MP3 player and cannot use a PC, use any recording device that you can play the audio back with. you will need to connect the red and green wires of the phone cord to the devices audio output.

the green one should be your positive (+). hook the red to your ground (-). i really don't think it would matter to much if someone accidentally hooks them up wrong. it would kinda be like hooking a speaker up backwards to an amp.

when you use this trick just make sure you have enough sound. i turn my volume up to about half way. each persons device might output a different amounts of audio, so this will be trial and error.




one last thing. if for some reason you hook the phone cord directly to a amplifier. do not turn the volume up very high. the reason i need to turn mine up half way is because I'm using headphones. for example if your crazy enough to splice the phone cord and plug the red and green wires into your home stereo systems speaker outputs. you will be running a shit load of power to your Dreamcsts modem. THIS IS NOT GOOD. i would not recommend that you try this. if for some reason you do try this, make sure the volume is turned way down. you won't need that much audio!!!

[TeamXlink]

Well I've been told that mgetty does not work as well on newer versions of ubuntu and also that there are some port issues. 8.10 works just as well as any newer version of ubuntu so you might as well save yourself the effort. It is very easy to set the server up in that version. Also when you are going through that guide it does not mention this, but it is helpful to install gnome-ppp . I don't know how familiar you are with ubuntu but to do this just open up a terminal and type:

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sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

Then to start it type:

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gnome-ppp

Go to "setup" then "detect" and this will tell you if your modem is set up properly and also its device name which
u must know for configuring the server.

Darn, I already installed 10.04 and ran the update manager.

I will download and burn 8.10.

EDIT: I actually have the Disc version of Ubuntu 8.10 that they can mail you. This will be much easier!

EDIT2: I am going to make my replys in the Linux thread, because this thread got derailed majorly

[TeamXlink]

Well I've been told that mgetty does not work as well on newer versions of ubuntu and also that there are some port issues. 8.10 works just as well as any newer version of ubuntu so you might as well save yourself the effort. It is very easy to set the server up in that version. Also when you are going through that guide it does not mention this, but it is helpful to install gnome-ppp . I don't know how familiar you are with ubuntu but to do this just open up a terminal and type:

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sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

Then to start it type:

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gnome-ppp

Go to "setup" then "detect" and this will tell you if your modem is set up properly and also its device name which you must know for configuring the server.

Darn, it said, no modem device detected.

So that means my modem isn't Linux compatible?