Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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hey everyone,

Does anyone have any tricks they do to get they're netlink to work? Mine hasnt been working out lately so I thought maybe playing around with the cartridge placement may help it recieve a solid connection with the saturn :mrgreen:
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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Well, I don't know if you already did this.
But, disconnect the adsl modem like, "once", to try.
If you got a connection, then problem solved.
It will take less than ten seconds to synchronize the adsl signal again...
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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It turns out I wasn't the problem XD, it was my opponent. He has digital. I had to dial him but the connection didnt work out even after I took out the adsl. Our games said on the top of the screen "Games are out of sync. Restart." (we were playing duke nukem) so I turned off my system and told him that I dont think it was gonna workout.This only happens to people with digital, because SaturnVDP1 from here on the forums has digital and we got the same screen :( all well, I only dialed him three times (3$ a call, I dial 10-10-710 then his number and it runs our call through a service that charges 1 dollar for 110 minutes :D) and we made it to stage 2, so I know my netlink is still running strong :D
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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You can see it in plenty of places on this site - digital phone lines RARELY work with the NetLink.
I have my Saturns, I have some of my games, I have a RasPi. Gotta put all this stuff together!
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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yeah- Its a shame! So many people are left out!
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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Oh, so that's it.

One simple thing that people shuld do is just try to connect to the ISP through the browser. If you open a page (or even fail to open and get a 404 page) then much likely you will be able to connect to someone else.

Simple like that... Yes, some people don't have the browser disc, but it's a really simple test before trying with someone.
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Well now I'm really sad :( My netlink connects to my isp and works perfect but when I try to connect with a friend who I always used to play with it no longer works :'( We establish a connection and see our profiles and taunts, but once it tries to get into a game it never works :( We actually dont know whos doing what wrong because we Never ever abused our saturns or netlink :/
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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It must be the line, not the Saturn or the Net Link.
Maybe the other party is trying with a adsl modem too?
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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couldnt be :( He said he never changed the way he had it set up :(
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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Well, you should try another day. Another hour, like in the middle of the night...
How far is the other player from you?
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i'm in gatineau, quebec, canada and he is in kentucky, usa, so about 1,400 kilometres away.
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Re: Any tricks to getting netlink to work?

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Well, you can try with other player to verify the working condition of the NetLink.

* It's cool to see other metric system user around. I've never tought about the system used in Canada. (=
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