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RE: [VANILLA-LIST:2286] Erik Rungi's ntserv/socket.c modifications



> The client networking code needs a timeout for the UDP_PORTSWAP mode.
> As an example, try connecting to continuum using its secondary address
> 206.10.253.3 (what you get from continuum.us.netrek.org) and
> enabling UDP.
> The connection fails because the server packets originate
> from 206.10.253.5,
> and the client goes into a funky state.  In other words, the
> UDP verification
> should fail.  Perhaps this is a server issue and not a client one.

 Ahh, yes.  That does not work well at all.  I guess it'd be an easy fix if
the DNS entry pointed to the single IP.  But... hmm.

> But you probably really only need to compile one version if
> you're satisfied
> with USE_PORTSWAP as it is.

 Well I'll have to do something to make continuum work.