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How does network Bolo work?

Bolo Long FAQ
Peter Lewis, Mac network guru and author of Bolo Finder, contributed to this pseudo-technical explanation. If you just want to know how to play, skip ahead to the sections on Boloing over Appletalk or the Internet.] Unlike most other network games, Bolo is not a client-server system. Bolo forms a network of Macs by linking them in a ring where one player sends packets of game information to a neighbor, who in turn sends packets to the next neighbor on the ring, and so on.
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What is network Bolo?

Bolo Long FAQ
Bolo was meant to be played by multiple people over a network. Unlike other games where you predictably conquer the game sooner or later, or repeatedly beat up on your best friend or little brother, Bolo can be played against total strangers on the Net. You must have a Macintosh computer with MacTCP or OpenTransport installed, and have access to one of the following connections: modem, direct ethernet, or AppleTalk.
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What is Bolo?

Bolo Long FAQ
quot;Bolo is a 16 player graphical networked real-time multi-player tank battle game. It has elements of arcade-style shoot-em-up action, but for the serious players who play 12 hour games with 16 players working in teams in different networked computer clusters around an office or university campus, it becomes more of a strategy game." --Stuart Cheshire For an excellent introduction to the game, be sure to check out the Official Bolo Home Page at its new, faster location, http://www.lgm.
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How does the voting network work?

Frequently asked questions about Windows Defender
Because not all software that is detected is spyware, when you see if other users have chosen to block, remove, or allow an item, you can help decide how to respond to a Windows Defender alert. Similarly, if you participate, your choices are reported to the community to help other users take action. Community preferences are displayed in Windows Defender as a bar graph that shows the percentage of people who have allowed, blocked, or removed an item.
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How do you play Bolo?

Bolo Long FAQ
Getting started It is relatively easy to start playing Bolo. Simply download the game, launch it, and go through the built-in tutorial which will introduce you to the basics of the game. If you have any further questions, check out these sources of help: the short Bolo FAQ http://www.lgm.com/bolo/guides/bolofaq.html covering the 8 most frequently asked questions, What kind of stuff do I need to play Bolo? The original Bolo can only be played on a Mac.
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Where can I download Bolo?

Bolo Long FAQ
You can get Bolo by using anonymous FTP (such as Fetch), gopher (TurboGopher), archie (Anarchie), or WWW (Netscape) from: The Official Bolo Web Archive http://www.lgm.com/bolo/archive/ Everything you need to get started with Bolo. This is the preferred source. Official Bolo FTP Archive ftp://ftp.lgm.com/bolo/ This site contains everything under the Bolo sun. InfoMac Archive http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.
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How does removing a network work across machine reboots?

MultiNet Software: FAQ
On rebooting the machine, MultiNet starts connecting to all networks, including the ones that were removed. You should explicitly add the networks you had removed, and remove them again to get back to a consistent state. No. MultiNet stops MEDIA_DISCONNECT messages from going up (read paper for details). So, you will be unable to monitor the state of the network by looking at the Network Connections window. We recommend using "multinethelper.
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What does "BoLo/LoLo" mean?

Logic -- Frequently Asked Questions
BoLo — Block zero loader — the lowest level bootloader or bootstrap code on the system. LoLo — Logic loader — a more full featured bootloader that includes
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Why does my 3Com® PCI network card not work with my Micron computer?

Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X
Certain Micron motherboards have a non-conforming PCI BIOS implementation that does not configure PCI devices at the addresses reported. This causes grief when FreeBSD boots. More information on this problem is available at URL: http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html#micron Yes. SMP is not enabled in the GENERIC kernel, so you must recompile your kernel to enable SMP. Take a look at /sys/i386/conf/LINT to learn what options to put in your kernel config file.
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What's the current version of Bolo?

Bolo Long FAQ
The current version of Bolo is 0.99.7. Because the various versions are not compatible with each other, if you are using an older version, you should download the new version immediately from our web archive or FTP archive.
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Is there Bolo for PC or other platforms?

Bolo Long FAQ
For years, the answer was no, but this has changed dramatically with the development of multiple Bolo Clones, culminating in the recent release of WinBolo/LinBolo for the Windows/Intel and Linux/Intel platforms.
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How do I play Bolo using a modem?

Bolo Long FAQ
Where can I find hacks for Bolo? These and many other interesting issues are all addressed in detail within this FAQ. Once you've read the FAQ, feel free to post any other questions or comments relevant to Bolo. You may also post small binaries which are relevant to Bolo, likely to be of interest to a wide variety of people, and best distributed via Usenet.
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How can I optimize Bolo performance on my computer?

Bolo Long FAQ
If Bolo seems jumpy or laggy even when you're playing in single- player mode, or if you seem to have more network problems than somebody else with a similar network setup, then make sure you have properly optimized your game: If you're short on memory or CPU horsepower or don't have any L2 cache (such as some base PowerBook 5300 and 1400 models), lose sounds entirely by removing BoloSounds from the Bolo folder.
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How does the Out-of-Network benefit work?

Office of Labor Relations
When using an Out-of-Network provider, complete the employee's portion of the claim form for Dental Expense Benefits. Use a separate form for each member of your family. Follow the instructions given on the form. Have your dentist complete the dentist's portion of the claim form.
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How does the NTN Network work?

FAQ- Product Information
NTN broadcasts via satellite unique interactive programming to thousands of restaurants, bars, hotels, and other hospitality locations throughhout the U.S. Play-along sports games, trivia competitions and polling can be viewed on your existing television monitors. Using a hand-held Playmaker*, NTNs proprietary input device, players compete in real-time with participants nationwide. After each question, local and national player scores are ranked on the screen.
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How exactly does your network work?

Strategy Ads - Publishers - Frequently Asked Questions
Once accepted, you will gain access to our Members Area where you will be able to chose an advertising medium that best suits your site (text links, banners, pop-outs or rich media). You will earn revenue share of each dollar we get from our advertisers.
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Why does the network visualization not work?

CSB.DB: FAQs
Make sure you have java version 1.4 or better installed (java download) and make sure you enabled java support for the internet. You can test it (incl. version) on Sun's Test Java Virtual Machine web page.
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How does COMET work on a Network?

Comet FAQ
The COMET system is a split Access database, basically two Access files linked together to share information. The COMETV4.mde file is the application file that resides on the client workstations. This file is linked to a CometDBV4.mdb file that resides on the server computer. The CometDBV4.mdb is the file that houses the COMET data and the file that needs to be backed up. See how to set up COMET on a network by looking in the Comet Documentation that comes with installing COMET on a network.
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How does the dorm network work?

Camp CAEN
The dorm is networked with the standard 10 megabit Ethernet, connected to the University backbone, offering amazing Internet speeds. We usually spend the first Sunday getting computers online and working. Almost every operating system is supported. So far we haven't had any problems getting a computer on the network.
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What is a mesh network and how does it work?

INSTEON
The INSTEON network is an integrated (RF, Powerline) redundant, non-supervised, peer-to-peer network. There is no need for routing tables, each device in the network receives messages simultaneously, independent of whether the message originated via a wireless or powerline device. Network devices will "repeat" the signal based on message settings.
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How does Network Card work?

Network Card - Rewarding you for Shopping!
Simply present your Network Card every time you make a purchase at any of Network Card's Participating Retailers. Your card is swiped through the Loyalty Terminal and your purchase recorded. The Cash Rewards earned on that purchase will be credited to your Network Card account.
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How does network marketing work?

Go The Right Direction...
We all do network marketing everyday. You see a good movie, read a good book, find a good babysitter and then tell your friends about it. With network marketing, you actually get paid for it. Network marketing companies can afford to pay you to advertise for them because they aren’t advertising on television, billboards, or radio.
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Q26. Why does my network only work sometimes?

CoLinux FAQ - coLinux - a Wikia wiki
Check you are not running VPN software. Some VPN software is very intrusive with the windows network stack. Easy to check if that is the problem, because colinux will start work as soon as the VPN software is shutdown. [edit] The answer is: assuming you can find all the correct drivers, maybe. TAP Win32 won't work on XP64 - you need TAP Win64 (see http://openvpn.se/development.html) WinPCAP 3.1 won't work, but the 3.2Alpha1 will install correctly. I still havn't found an XP64 version of 'linux.
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How does a network dongle work?

Civil Designer: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Design So...
The dongle is installed on a "server" computer. Software is then installed on this computer because it is able to monitor the licenses on the dongle. All computers on the network receive authorisation from this dongle.
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What's going to be in the new/commercial version of Bolo and when will it be out?

Bolo Long FAQ
Disclaimer: The following statements are based on the most reliable sources of information available, but they do not necessarily represent the official positions of Stuart Cheshire or any other party. Stuart Cheshire, He Who Made Bolo, had been busy the last few years finishing his Ph.D. (he just graduated summer of 1997) and many other Mac software projects, so he has not been able to support Bolo actively in its current shareware status.
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How does In-network coverage work?

T-185 Frequently Asked Questions
Upon enrolling in the plan, you may seek treatment from any dentist listed in the network directory. Your dentist will charge specific co-payments for covered procedures. This means fewer out-of-pocket expenses for you when using in-network coverage.
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Why does some network package not work?

Frequently Asked Questions
Anonymous ftp, pop servers and certain other network tools are potential security holes and are therefore not available. rlogin is restricted to connections from other machines in our farm . Use ssh if you are coming from another site.
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How does the wireless network work?

Brownsburg Connected : Frequently Asked Questions
A series of antennas and wireless access points will be distributed throughout the town limits on towers, light poles, and various other existing structures. These antennas and access points form a wireless virtual umbrella covering the town that will allow anyone under the umbrella to access the Internet via a wireless connection (laptops, PDAs, desktop computers with WiFi cards, etc). For more technical gibberish, the network will be carrying three different frequencies. The 5.
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Wireless FAQ
Devices called "access points" are installed at various locations on campus. These access points are connected to the wired network. A wireless card, similar to an Ethernet card is installed in your laptop. The wireless card in your laptop uses radio frequencies to communicate with the access point and through it to the campus network and the Internet.
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