# How to connect to Dirt Rally

**URL:** <https://forum.realdash.net/t/how-to-connect-to-dirt-rally/75>\
**Category:** Dirt Rally\
**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/how-to-connect-to-dirt-rally/75 "2019-08-13T08:17:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/how-to-connect-to-dirt-rally/75/1 "2019-08-13T08:17:27Z")

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If you are running RealDash on same computer with the game, see this post first:  
[Localhost connections on Windows 10/11 - General / Bugs and troubleshooting - RealDash Forum](https://forum.realdash.net/t/localhost-connections-on-windows-10-11/69)

1. Find your RealDash device’s IP address.
2. Open file “C:\Users\<YOUR USER NAME\>\Documents\My Games\DiRT Rally\hardwaresettings\hardware\_settings\_config.xml” with notepad.
3. Find line “”
4. Edit it to something like this “”
5. Save the file.

After setting the correct source in RealDash using same port number the game should send you car data when the race starts.