Configuring Sygate 3.x

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To play Falcon 4 online from a client machine on a network you need to open both tcp and udp ports 2934 and 2935. Below is a detailed explanation on how to configure Sygate 3.x to allow multiplayer from a client machine. Please note you will not be able to connect to any online games from the server machine.

Let us assume that you have the sygate network installed and can access the internet.

First go to the sygate homepage and download the newest version of this apprule.cfg file at http://www.sybergen.com/support/applications.htm

Place the file into the sygate installation folder of your sygate server (not client) overwriting the old version. Open apprule.cfg file using notepad. When you open this file you will find different settings for various applications and games. For Falcon 4 you also need settings which are most likely not inlcuded in the new apprule.cfg file. So open the apprule.cfg file (the one on your sygate server not the sygate client)
Then insert the following lines into the apprule.cfg file:

#falcon4
:INIT "Falcon4"
OUT UDP 2934 2934 0.0.0.0 0 D
:SUB
IN UDP 2934 2935 0.0.0.0 0 0 AD
OUT UDP 2934 2935 0.0.0.0 0 RD
IN TCP 2934 2935 0.0.0.0 0 0 AD
OUT TCP 2934 2935 0.0.0.0 0 RD
:END

IMPORTANT: make sure that there is a blank line below and above of the paragraph, seperating the falcon 4 settings form the other settings.

You have now configured your Sygate Server.

The Next step is to add a special command line switch to the Target Line of your Falcon 4 shortcut. You do this by right clicking on the Shortcut you use to launch Falcon and selecting Properties. Then add the folloing to the end of the Target Line:

-ip x.x.x.x (x representing your external ip address)

You have to add your external IP which is the IP used by your sygate server to access the internet. It's not the internal IP for example: 192.168.0.2 etc. The external IP can be retrieved by going to the Windows Start menu then Run and type in winipcfg on your sygate server machine.

The command line should look like something this:

"C:\MicroProse\Falcon4\Falcon4_108i2.exe -pf 100 -ip 67.99.854.233"