# Use live update and connect to a different pc?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [July 1, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936 "2020-07-01T19:30:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![abrasounds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@abrasounds](https://qa.fmod.com/u/abrasounds)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936/1 "2020-07-01T19:30:57Z")

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Hi all,

Is it possible for me to run the game on one computer and use the live update feature on fmod studio on another computer? I’d be running a build from Steam. Would that be possible?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![richard\_simms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/richard_simms/32/261_2.png) [@richard\_simms](https://qa.fmod.com/u/richard_simms)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936/2 "2020-07-02T01:28:43Z")

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Yes, that’s entirely possible. You need to get the IP address from the computer the game is going to run on and ensure that you are able to connect/ping that computer from where you are running FMOD Studio.

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**Author:** ![abrasounds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@abrasounds](https://qa.fmod.com/u/abrasounds)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936/3 "2020-07-02T11:48:16Z")

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That’s awesome to hear, Richard, thanks! This may sound stupid as I never tried it before, but how can I connect/ping another computer that is in another place and a different network? It’s something that I have no real knowledge about, so if you happen to have a link or something that could help me with that, I’d deeply appreciate it!

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**Author:** ![richard\_simms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/richard_simms/32/261_2.png) [@richard\_simms](https://qa.fmod.com/u/richard_simms)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936/4 "2020-07-03T05:48:35Z")

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Unfortunately that’s outside my knowledge as it’s to do with sysadmin/networking. I can tell you to look into using a VPN to join the network the computer the game is running on and then you can connect from there, but the specifics are something you’ll need outside assistance with.

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**Author:** ![abrasounds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@abrasounds](https://qa.fmod.com/u/abrasounds)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/use-live-update-and-connect-to-a-different-pc/15936/5 "2020-07-09T12:24:11Z")

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Sounds good, thanks a lot for clarifying, Richard! I’ll look into it.