Winsock list local servers

[KalebTheProgrammer]

Hello Codeguru members!
(first post, woohoo)

I have been programming a multiplayer game for a friend, using asynchronous (non-blocking) sockets. Usually to connect, I just have people enter the IP of the server into the console and have it connect from that method. But people can forget IP's or mis-type them, so I was wondering if I could take a different approach.



In Quake 2, a person can be the designated host for a game. Other clients can simply view a list of available local servers, click on they want, and they will be connected.


If anyone at least could begin to explain how I might go about doing this, I would be more than willing to listen.

Thanks!
-Kaleb

[S_M_A]

If you are on a private LAN you could have the server broadcast at regular intervals and the clients to listen on that broadcast.

http://forums.codeguru.com/archive/i.../t-340877.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3...-using-winsock

[KalebTheProgrammer]

Thanks, S_M_A! That was exactly what I needed.
Appreciate the help.
-Kaleb