Re: [Bug-gnubg] Play over network with gnubg

[Jim Segrave]

On Mon 20 Jun 2005 (15:09 +0100), Ian Shaw wrote:
> Is it possible for two people to play over a network with gnubg?
> 
> I know there is the set player <player> external <filename> option, but
> I don't know whether it is suitable nor what the command would be.
> 
> I want to connect two windows PCs on a local Ethernet network.
> 
> I've tried going to the archive but I can't get it to work. Is it
> broken? Even searching for "gnubg" or "play" turns up 0 results.

It's never been available. You can play against gnubg remotely, but it
can't substitute a human for the local opponent. The best program I
know of for this application is BGBlitz, which does support two
players across a network.


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