[G] Using latest Hamachi with BW

Hello!
A lot of people have issues with the latest version of Hamachi not being able to see games in Starcraft. This is due to the way Starcraft broadcasts games, it uses the IP from the first network adapter it finds and the latest version of Hamachi no longer automatically translates the IP.

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UPDATE (Feb 04)
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There is now a much easier way to use this. You need Chaoslauncher or BWLauncher and the ForceHamachi plugin from http://r-1.ch/forcehamachi-1.1.zip. Then just enable the plugin and you're set!
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Old instructions follow if you don't want to use a launcher.

I made a program called ForceBindIP which allows you to force an application (in this case, Starcraft) onto a specific IP address (in this case, your Hamachi IP). Here's how to use it:

1. Download and install ForceBindIP using the installer:
http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/forcebindip/ (direct download link)

2. Run Hamachi and take note of your Hamachi IP:
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3. Create a new shortcut to Starcraft.exe:
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4. Place "ForceBindIP 5.x.x.x" before the path to Starcraft.exe, where 5.x.x.x is your Hamachi IP:
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(NOTE: Replace the 5.124.181.52 with YOUR Hamachi IP from Step 2)

5. Give it a descriptive name. This shortcut will NOT be able to play regular Battle.Net or UDP games, it will only work over Hamachi.
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That's it! Use the new shortcut when playing on Hamachi and it will ensure your Starcraft is set to use the Hamachi interface and everything should work fine.

Last edit: 2008-06-14 12:00:15

gkjin Malaysia. December 19 2007 22:09. Posts 16

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Hey man ! thanx for the guide .. u rock !

Avius Iraq. December 19 2007 22:09. Posts 1396

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Great, thanks!

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zatic Germany. December 19 2007 22:28. Posts 4876

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I am not 100% positive here, put can you not just reprioritize your network adapters so Hamachi *is* the first one?

Quote from Hamachi:

# Some games are not intelligent when it comes to having more than one network adapter, and you may need to re-prioritize your network adapter order. Go into Network Connections > Advanced > Advanced Settings > and put the Hamachi adapter at the top of the list.

At least this worked for me so far.

Other than that, great work once again R1CH, way to help the community.

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samachking Bahrain. December 19 2007 22:30. Posts 4813

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Or you can go to here.

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BluzMan Russian Federation. December 19 2007 22:44. Posts 2958

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VERY COOL, good job.

Thank you.

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R1CH Administrator December 19 2007 23:37.

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On December 19 2007 22:28 zatic wrote:
I am not 100% positive here, put can you not just reprioritize your network adapters so Hamachi *is* the first one?

The downside to this is any LAN traffic will then also try to go over the Hamachi interface first which can cause problems eg with Windows file sharing. By moving Hamachi to the top you're essentially making it the default adapter system-wide which is probably not what you want unless you're doing a full blown VPN setup.

Equinox_kr Korea (South). December 20 2007 00:48. Posts 7096

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That star is WELL deserved!

Great job! :D

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MoNKeYSpanKeR United States. December 20 2007 01:30. Posts 2869

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my hamachi seems to work, should i get this anyway? or wouldd it jsut be a waste of time.

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InfeSteD United States. December 20 2007 01:44. Posts 4561

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Not trying to get off subject or offend you. But I think is a lot easier to just keep the 1.0.1.5 and not update to the latest version because it works fine and you don't have to adjust anything.

w/e

IntoTheWow Argentina. December 20 2007 02:20. Posts 27525

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Great work R1CH!

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Cascade Sweden. December 20 2007 03:54. Posts 999

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This explains it all!!!! I can now play like normal again!!! There is not enough HDspace on the TL server to store all the exclamation marks I feel right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

One Page Memory Bulgaria. December 20 2007 04:24. Posts 1941

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THANK YOU R1CH!
<3 U!

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slained Canada. December 24 2007 11:38. Posts 511

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umm im getting unable to join and vice versa for the other person, the thing allowed us to see each other's games but this is happening now. Any ideas how to fix?

Zanno United States. December 24 2007 12:12. Posts 706

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Will this allow people who have trouble hosting to host games?

aaaaa

Seraphim United States. December 24 2007 12:35. Posts 4383

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Yeah sorry, but 1.0.1.3 and 1.0.1.5 work just fine.

Good work though

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R1CH Administrator January 09 2008 12:16.

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On December 24 2007 11:38 slained wrote:
umm im getting unable to join and vice versa for the other person, the thing allowed us to see each other's games but this is happening now. Any ideas how to fix?

Make sure you're both using the same version of Starcraft, since LAN games don't auto update like Bnet does.

On December 24 2007 12:12 Zanno wrote:
Will this allow people who have trouble hosting to host games?

Barring any firewall on the Hamachi interface, yes. This will NOT help hosting on Bnet however.

ICanFlyLow Sweden. January 26 2008 04:06. Posts 490

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Good Work! very helpful program

Last edit: 2008-01-26 04:06:50

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