Showeq doesnt work when using switch?

[chaos4life]

Heya all. I recently installed ShowEQ on my Linux maschine. I got the program up and running, and I set Showeq to find my client... It cant find anything, I tried with IP, MAC and whatever. Someone told me I had to use a HUB, since switches doesnt work when using ShowEQ .. Is this true?

Thanks already.

[monster69]

BAHAHAHA! You have got to be doing this just to give everyone something to flame about, right?

I mean, you can't be so much of an ASSHAT that you didn't read the FAQ, or use the search button before posting something like this, right?

[chaos4life]

Jesus christ, what kind of reply is that? I was unsure, and i wanted an answer to my question. Please get out of my post if you cant write something useful.

[S_B_R]

From section 4.4 (http://www.macsrule.com/~seqfaq/seq-faq.html?s=&menu=9#4.4) of the FAQ (http://www.macsrule.com/~seqfaq/seq-faq.html?s=&menu=9):
4.4 - For some reason even though I compiled and run ShowEQ, no map is loaded and no mobs or other info is shown. Is ShowEQ broken?
No, chances are pretty good that you are using a switch instead of a hub. To get the information that you are seeing in EverQuest, that data has to be seen by the Linux computer as well. A switch directs traffic only to the two computers (nodes) involved. A hub broadcasts all traffic to all nodes that are connected to it.Also you could have searched (http://seq.sourceforge.net/forums/search.php?s=) for the information. Using the word "Switch" for the keyword, you get 352 results (including this thread), over 90% of those results will more than like answer your question.

What monster69 is attempting to show you is, that if you simply take a little bit of time to look at the information available, you will find your answer much faster and less headache.

In the future think about your question carefully then try a search (http://seq.sourceforge.net/forums/search.php?s=) or 2, then read the FAQ (http://www.macsrule.com/~seqfaq/seq-faq.html?s=&menu=9). Your answer is out there waiting for you.... :)

P.S.
This is the only warning you will get from me. Any future posts equally as lame as this one by you will be met with the response it deserves.

[chaos4life]

Thank you, that was what I wanted to know.

[monster69]

Originally posted by chaos4life
Jesus christ

Although I do apreciate that you think this highly of me, I assure you, I am not Jesus christ.


Please get out of my post if you cant write something useful.

If you will notice in my reply, I did give you something useful. I refered you to the FAQ and Search and provided a link to search.

I will no longer assume that your not an asshat, as I have been so proven.

[topgun]

You can only use a switch if it can port monitor, else hubs is the only way.

And btw, on Seq boards people get flamed all the way out of here, if you havent tries using search first..... Like it or not, that the way it is here.

[BlueAdept]

Congratulations.

This is the 1000th post of "Does ShowEQ does work when using a switch" and it is also the 1000th time that the question has been answered.

[rampage]

I'll bite.

What you can do if you want is

echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

then ifconfig eth0:0 1.1.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

then on your windows box set its ip to 1.1.1.2 mask 255.255.255.0 gateway 1.1.1.1

This is what I'm doing on my girlfriend's laptop, yes, its a ghetto way to do it, but it works.