MultiBox Modified Version

[Kook]

Using the modified version, Vista running the server and client connecting from windows xp, the server software gets an hour glass and just keeps disconnecting and reconnecting the win xp client. Have to ctrl alt del and close the server software since it gets stuck. Workaround for this?

[Flight]

I'm having two problems running this latest version of Multi-box.


i) The Multi-box server is occasionally crashing. Could it be that it constantly keeps a check of how many times escape is pressed and crashes every 8 times no matter over how long a time period ? Impossible to avoid using escape some times.

Seems to happen when I press other keys as well though.


ii) Quite often the cursor will jump straight across from the left to right or right to left monitor, when I am trying to get to the centre monitor (running server incidentally).


Thanks for any help I can get on this.

[Yarddog]

I've had both problems that Flight just described as well. I've also wondered if the ESC thing might be the cause with it counting them over time and not resetting the count if they aren't all quickly in a row. <Shrug>

I thought it might just be my imagination with the cursor skipping the middle monitor sometimes, but that does appear to happen. My setup is the same with three monitors in a horizontal row and the middle being the server.

Just chiming in that I've had the same problem.

[shockbeta]

I've been on travel a bit for work so haven't been around too much. I noticed the skipping monitor as well. I beleive it has to do when you move form one and back before multibox actually decides you're on the other. so it then takes it as moving back from the original monitor you're on making it "skip" that monitor.

The escape I was thinking of removing, but it can come in handy so I haven't yet. if you hold escape it may count that as multiple presses. The count will not reset until you press another key.

The crashes in vista I'm not sure about. I don't like vista and will avoid it like the plague as long as I can. Something about looking at the requirements of games and seeing stuff like this..

Windows XP, 1gb ram, 2 ghz proc.
Windows Vista, 2gb ram, 3.2ghz proc.

Yeah I so want an OS that will double requirements.... thanks for taking half the resources games could utiliize. Also I've heard/seen weird behavior on LANs with Vista and XP. Things like ungodly lag, unplug Vista pc.. smooth running on the LAN. I'm sure it could get better, but it's like any new OS.. wait for some patches before migrating.

[Xzin]

I would like to chime in with the /veto for Vista.

I have a copy on one of my machines. It is interesting but it has so many problems with gaming and drivers. Let alone the fact that it bothers you every 10 seconds with can I do this? can I do this? Useless.

Plus, the aero interface. What the hell is that? Wow, a slideshow of my windows!

I would rather take Beryl over Aero ANY day.

Oh, and thanks for the you NEED Vista to run DirectX 10.

Yeah, right.

[Kro]

<Dated 5/25/2007>
Current Multibox Modified:
http://ultrashare.net/hosting/fl/1f251c4063

This file doesn't exist or has been removed.


Any other site to download it?

Thanks

[shockbeta]

Reuploaded... check first post again..

[Micah]

Just popping in to say thanks for taking over this project Shockbeta. I haven't checked out the changes you have made yet but they all look great and should satisfy all the requests people asked me back when I wrote it originally.

The escape thing I added as a safety net for when someone (me) forgets to start the client on the server machine. So many times I have started up the server with a client running on the other machine and then lost access to my server. Also, there used to be some bugs that would cause a mouse lockup which made it so I was unable to get back to the server to shut it down. The escape * 8 was then added so when I broke something I always had a way out.

As for the crashing, I get it to. It has to do (I think) with the server receiving messages from a client that is no longer the active client. Because it's UDP packets don't always arrive in the right order and I think there are a few spots in the code where it assumes that. One way to get it to crash is to shutdown one of the client apps while moving your mouse fairly quickly. You will end up receiving a "change screen" message from a disconnected client due to the order of the packets (or something like that).

Once again, thanks for picking up this project!

[Los]

Mmm somebody having a mirror? Download aint working atm, much thnx

[Los]

shockbeta, is it possible to make an option to show or hide the window bar? I like to be able to rearrange the windows i use so i can easily spot them, also I really enjoy checking sites like wowwiki or thottbot while playing, but cant see it without the window beeing always ontop of everything ;(

furthermore, nice build!