//ConnectInformation info = new ConnectInformation();
//ConnectionSettings settings = new ConnectionSettings();
//settings.HostAddress = new Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay.Address("127.0.0.1",
//23456);;
//Guid g = new Guid("69456-442-3482443-91914");
//info.Flags = ConnectFlags.LaunchNew;
//info.GuidApplication = g;
//info.ConnectionSettings = settings;
/info.UseConnectionSettings = false;
//connectioninfo = theClient.ConnectApplication(info, 60000, null);
//theClient.SetConnectionSettings(connectioninfo, settings);

// Include appropriate namespaces

using Microsoft.DirectX;

using Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay;  


// Hold onto the Peer for later use

Peer peer;  
Guid appGuid = new Guid("69456-442-3482443-91914");


private void InitializeDirectPlay()

{

  peer = new Peer();  


  peer.IndicateConnect += new IndicateConnectEventHandler(PlayerConnected);

  peer.Receive              += new ReceiveEventHandler(ReceiveMessage);

  peer.PlayerDestroyed += new PlayerDestroyedEventHandler(PlayerDestroyed);

}

 
 
 

//DirectPlay – Hosting a Session 


private void Host()

{

  // Set up the description of our application

  ApplicationDescription desc = new ApplicationDescription(); 

  desc.GuidApplication = appGuid;            // GUID uniquely identifies this app

  desc.Flags = SessionFlags.NoDpnServer; // Don't use DPN server (advanced setting)

  desc.SessionName = "Mech Session";      // Name of the session

  

  Address addr = new Address();                 // Our address

  addr.ServiceProvider = "Mechreg"

    Address.ServiceProviderTcpIp;                // We're using TCP/IP

  addr.AddComponent("66.27.61.206", 1439);        // Port to listen on

  

  // Start listening

  peer.Host(desc, addr); 

}

 
 
 

DirectPlay – Sending Data 


private void SendMessage(string msg)

{

  // Create a new network packet and shove the string into it

  // Overloads for Arrays and primitives also available

  NetworkPacket packet = new NetworkPacket(); 

  packet.Write(msg);  


  // Send the network packet 

  peer.SendTo(

    (int) PlayerID.AllPlayers,  // Send to everyone

    packet,                           // Data to send

    0,                                   // Timeout (default)

    SendFlags.Sync);            // Send synchronously

}

 
 
 

//DirectPlay – Handling Server Events 


// All of these methods are called on a thread *other* than the main

// thread – so be very careful with UI calls 


private void PlayerConnected(object sender, IndicateConnectEventArgs e) {

   // A new player has connected – handle appropriately

   MessageBox.Show("Player has connected"); 

} 


private void ReceiveMessage(object sender, ReceiveEventArgs e) {

   // A new message has arrived – handle appropriately

   MessageBox.Show(e.Message.ReceiveData.ReadString()); 

} 


private void PlayerDestroyed(object sender, PlayerDestroyedEventArgs e) {

  // A player has left the game – handle appropriately

  MessageBox.Show("Player has disconnected"); 

}

 
 
 

//Hello World – Client-Side DirectPlay 
//DirectPlay setup on the server side
//create a Peer object
//call Connect
//Send data/respond to Receive event
//respond to SessionTerminated event
//beware – events raised on different threads!

 
 
 

//DirectPlay – Client Initialization 


// Include appropriate namespaces

using Microsoft.DirectX;

using Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay;  


// Hold onto the Peer for later use

Peer peer;  
Guid appGuid = new Guid("69456-442-3482443-91914");

private void InitializeDirectPlay()

{

  peer = new Peer();  


  peer.Receive                   += new ReceiveEventHandler(ReceiveMessage);

  peer.SessionTerminated += new SessionTerminatedEventHandler(SessionTerminated);

}

 
 
 

//DirectPlay – Client Connection 


private void ConnectToHost()

{

  // Set up the description of our application

  ApplicationDescription desc = new ApplicationDescription(); 

  desc.GuidApplication = appGuid; 

  desc.Flags = SessionFlags.NoDpnServer; // Don't use DPN server (advanced setting)

  desc.SessionName = "Mech Session”;      // Which session do we want?  


  // The address of the machine we're trying to connect to

  Address addr = new Address("66.27.61.206", 1439);  


  // Our local address

  Address local = new Address(); 

  local.ServiceProvider = "Mechreg";

    Address.ServiceProviderTcpIp;    // We're using TCP/IP 


    peer.Connect(

      desc,                         // Description of the application

      addr,                         // The address we're connecting to

      local,                         // Where we are

      null,                          // User connection date (unused for us)

      ConnectFlags.Sync);  // Connect synchronously

}

 
 
 

//DirectPlay – Handling Client Events 
// All of these methods are called on a thread *other* than the main
// thread – so be very careful with UI calls 


private void ReceiveMessage(object sender, ReceiveEventArgs e) {

   // A new message has arrived – handle appropriately

   MessageBox.Show(e.Message.ReceiveData.ReadString()); 

} 


private void SessionTerminated(object sender, SessionTerminatedEventArgs e) {

  // The server terminated the session – handle appropriately

  MessageBox.Show("Server has terminated session"); 

}