hello, I would like to create a chess game where two players could play via internet. I have no knowledge in network. Is someone could give some advice. where should I start? Is it a good idea to start with directPlay? Thank you for your advice!!! zip7000

I think you should start learning Winsock before going into DirectPlay. And when you understand Winsock go make some chatprogram. And make sure you''ve done a single player chess game (the AI doesn''t need to be state of the art) and then make your chess game.

Just my thought.

try winsockets

1)
WSAStartUp()
socket()
bind()
2)
a)
listen()
accept()
b)
send()
3)
closesocket()

(Did i miss something?)

Simple, isnt it?
Source you can find almost everywhere. (in articles about networking look at non-blocking server)

PS. Use TCP_NODELAY - it disables Nagle algorithm

sorry, i miss something
2)
a)-is for server

...
revc()
b)-is for client

Yeah, go winsock, especially for something small like this.

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There is no reason to disable the nagle algorithm for a turn-based game.

TCP_NODELAY = no delay sending packets

If you''re worried about a delay in sending packets you shouldn''t be using TCP.

ok

thank you. Dou u know a good winsock tutorial not too old?

zip7000

No tutorial but a good FAQ:
http://tangentsoft.net/wskfaq/

Gero