Combat Flight Simulator: Other Players Cannot Find Your Multiplayer Session After You Use the IP Configuration Tool to Release Your IP Address (274615)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe
This article was previously published under Q274615

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to host a multiplayer game of Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, you may experience the following symptoms:
  • Other players may be unable to find your game session.
  • When you click Get IP on the Ready Room screen, Combat Flight Simulator 2 may report your IP address as the reserved IP loopback address (127.00.00.01).

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if any of the following conditions is true:
  • You used the IP Configuration tool (Ipconfig.exe or Winipcfg.exe) to release and renew the IP address for your dial-up Internet connection, and then attempted to host a multiplayer game.
  • You used the IP Configuration tool to release the IP address for your network adapter, and did not renew the IP address.
  • When you started your computer, the computer could not automatically obtain an IP address from your network domain name server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your TCP/IP network connection.

Dial-Up Internet Connection

Disconnect from the Internet, and then establish a new connection to the Internet.

Local Area Network (LAN) Connection

Use the IP Configuration tool (Ipconfig.exe or Winipcfg.exe) to renew the IP address for your network adapter. To do this:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type the appropriate line for your version of Microsoft Windows, and then click OK:

    Microsoft Windows 95 or later

    winipcfg.exe

    Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 2000

    ipconfig.exe

  3. Click Release All, click Renew All, and then click OK.
If the issue continues to occur, restart the computer, and then log on to your LAN.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the IP Configuration tool to release your IP address, Windows reports that your IP address is the reserved IP loopback address (127.0.0.01). The IP loopback address is reserved for use in diagnosing TCP/IP connection problems. It is not a valid IP network address.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
Keywords:kbnetwork kbprb KB274615
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