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Updated 2/03/04.

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Ok everyone. Here's a brief little tutorial on how to gain access to the DSF Realm.

PC Install:
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(The following applies to Diablo, Starcraft, Starcraft: Brood War, Warcraft II: Battle.Net Edition, and Diablo II, and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.)
1) Download the following registry file for your OS.
- Windows 95, 98, and Millenium Edition users: fire.prohosting.com/rolan..._Win9x.reg
- Windows NT, 2000, and XP users: fire.prohosting.com/rolan..._WinNT.reg
2) Double-click the registry file to open and install it. Do not EDIT it, INSTALL it.
3) Start your client of choice.
4) Use the "Change Gateway" button to select the DSF Gateway.
5) Connect to the DSF Gateway using the "Battle.Net" button / selection.
6) If necessary, create a new account. Please note that you do NOT need to have this account online for 2 hours within 48 hours in order for it to be permanent. Accounts are NOT deleted automatically, ever.
7) Main meeting channel is DSF Chat.
Play as normal, and enjoy!

PC Manual Install:
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1) Download the following file and unzip it to a temporary directory:
- fire.prohosting.com/rolan...Editor.zip
2) Double-click (run) "BNetGatewayEditor.exe".
(The following applies to Diablo, Starcraft, Starcraft: Brood War, and Warcraft II: Battle.Net Edition.)
3a) Click the "Starcraft/Broodwar" button.
3b) Click the "Add Server" button (a little yellow plus sign).
3c) Enter the following information:
- Servername: DSF
- Hostname: 66.189.6.173
- Zone: 6
3d) Click the "Save to Registry" button (a little diskette icon), then click "Ok".
(The following applies to Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.)
4a) Click the "Diablo" button.
4b) Click the "Add Server" button (a little yellow plus sign).
4c) Enter the following information:
- Servername: DSF
- Hostname: 66.189.6.173
- Zone: 6
4d) Click the "Save to Registry" button (a little diskette icon), then click "Ok".
5) Close "BNetGatewayEditor.exe".
6) Start your client of choice.
7) Use the "Change Gateway" button to select the DSF Gateway.
8a) For Diablo, Starcraft, Starcraft: Brood War, and Warcraft II: Battle.Net Edition:
- Connect to Battle.Net.
8b) For Diablo II Open characters:
- Click the "Other Multiplayer" button.
- Click the "Open Battle.Net" button.
8c) For Diablo II Closed characters:
- Cick the "Battle.Net button".
9) If necessary, create a new account. Please note that you do NOT need to have this account online for 2 hours within 48 hours in order for it to be permanent. Accounts are NOT deleted automatically, ever.
10) Main meeting channel is DSF Chat.
11) Play as normal, and enjoy!

Mac Manual Install:
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(Please note that I do not own a Mac, and thus cannot provide ANY technical support beyond what is written here. You're going to have to figure out how to access the server given the tools and information I have provided. If you're stuck, find another Mac user and consult them, and/or post on the forums. Good luck.)
1a) Download one of the following files (supposedly only work under Mac OSX):
- fire.prohosting.com/rolan...Editor.sit
- fire.prohosting.com/rolan...bnetse.dmg
1b) Run the appropriate file(s).

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2) Download the following file:
- fire.prohosting.com/rolan..._3.sea.bin
2b) Follow the instructions in the following guide (instructions also available at the end of this file; see "Mac Gateway Editing"):
- fire.prohosting.com/rolan...diting.txt
3) Enter the following information:
- Servername: DSF
- Hostname: 66.189.6.173
- Zone: 6
4) Start your client of choice.
5) Use the Change Gateway button to select the DSF Gateway.
6) Connect to the DSF Gateway using the Battle.Net button / selection.
7) If necessary, create a new account. Please note that you do NOT need to have this account online for 2 hours within 48 hours in order for it to be permanent. Accounts are NOT deleted automatically, ever.
Main meeting channel is DSF Chat.
9) Play as normal, and enjoy!

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Mac Gateway Editing - Jim Gould:
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Quick D2 Gateway Alterations, Mac OS 9.x

What you need:

ResEdit. I used version 2.1.3.

What you do:

Make a copy of your Diablo II Preferences file. If this doesn't work,
delete the modified file and rename your copy to restore the original file.

Open the System Folder:Preferences iablo II Preferences in ResEdit. You
should see a binary resource group, HKEY. Open that.

Look for the line
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Battle.net\Configuration\Diablo II Battle.net
gateways". Open it.

Note: There is a similar line that refers to "Battle.net gateways" without
the "Diablo II". Leave it alone.

The opened HKEY should look like bunch of hex numbers on the left and a
list of gateways on the right.

Select a null (a down-caret -> ?)
copy it to the Clipboard. It will come in handy.

Place your insertion point by clicking immediately after the down-caret
after the word "Europe". Then type <IP Address><null><zone><null><gateway
name><null>.

You can get the nulls by pasting the null character you copied earlier. To
enter the DSF information, you would type:

66.189.6.173(paste a null)6(paste a null)DSF(paste a null)

You should wind up with the text column looking like:

????1002?01?uswest ... Europe?66.189.6.173?6?DSF??

Save the file ("Save" under the FIle menu). Quit ResEdit. You're done.

How I got there:

I noticed that the supplied gateway editor was for StarCraft and only
modified the StarCraft preference file. I reasoned that if I made the same
changes to the D2 preferences file, I'd get a reasonable result, so I
copied the changes from the StarCraft preferences file to the D2
preferences file, and it worked. In retrospect, it would have been easier
just to type in the changes, as described above.

Now if only I could get StarCraft to work on the DSF.

"Dammit" Jim Gould
jgould@io.com
Account jgould on the DSF

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