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Title: Weird Problem
Post by: aknimitz on August 18, 2002, 08:31:46 PM: I am having a weird problem. Just recently - when I try to log in, it wont connect - seconds just keep going. If I cancel and try alt route, same result. If I log out, and come back in - sometimes it will let me. Sometimes I will sit in the maproom with no one on roster, get a switched to UDP message, then connection lost.

And, in the DA tonight, the clipboard showed 8 people - and there were none. In addition, it was dark - completely dark and has been for most of the day.

And, I dont understand :)

Nim
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Innominate on August 18, 2002, 08:35:18 PM: I heard from someone that the DA was broken today, not sure about that.

As for the connection issues, do you have a dsl/cable/other internet connection sharing router hooked up? or a firewall running?

If not, it's entirely possible that your ISP was just being crappy. Try doing a traceroute.
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Urchin on August 18, 2002, 08:38:03 PM: Had the same problem for some time last night, it fixed itself. No idea what caused it, pingplotter showed a good trace with no packetloss.
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Saintaw on August 18, 2002, 08:59:21 PM: Had this about a year or so, I fixed it by reinstalling DirectX back then.
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: -ammo- on August 18, 2002, 09:11:51 PM: Are you running winXP? How about a firewall program?

When I first saw the title of the post, I thought you were going to say that there arent enough major injury accidents in your local to support your work.
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: aknimitz on August 18, 2002, 09:30:48 PM: *kicks Ammo

Yes, running XP - no firewall (that I know of).

LIke Urchin said, problem really fixes itself. Just wnodering what is causing it in the first place.

Nim
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Cobra on August 18, 2002, 10:33:51 PM: Quote
Originally posted by aknimitz
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Just wnodering what is causing it in the first place.

Nim [/B]

Pilot Error :p

Cobra
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: -ammo- on August 18, 2002, 11:17:25 PM: Nim--

Win XP has a built in firewall that may have setup AH on its intruder list. I really dont know much about how to setup the options on the winXP firewall, but a squaddie of mine used to have fits with it before AH voice came along. his machine would lock up RW on all our boxes when he would log in:) Any case, he figured it out that it was WIN XP's firewall. I personnally use a MCaffee firewall na dit doesnt like AH at all. I can set AH up on the exlusion list but any time I write a change in settings within the game, my firewall thinks AH is an intruder and blocks it.

Just food for thought. I hope you get it worked out.

ammo

PS-- quit kicking me
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: SKurj on August 18, 2002, 11:47:10 PM: the XP firewall by default doesn't care about AH in my experience. Sounds like an isp issue... or a router.. but i am guessing you don't have one of those ..

SKurj
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Chairboy on August 19, 2002, 02:01:35 AM: FYI, I use Norton Internet Security and it works fine w/ Aces High.
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: Leslie on August 19, 2002, 02:07:08 AM: I am having the same problem Nimitz. Sometimes I have to reboot several times to get into the game. It seems random, far as I can tell. Very frustrating.:(

Les

Oops, spelled frustrating wrong.:D
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: SKurj on August 19, 2002, 02:44:28 PM: Hey Nimitz...

weird problem here too....

http://gandalf.totalcs.com/vta

Gateway Timeout
The following error occurred:
A DNS lookup error occurred. The request timed out during the lookup.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please contact the administrator.

Skurj
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: WldThing on August 19, 2002, 03:13:13 PM: Cool Website fixed for me!

Now i can watch them Aces Duel it out ;)
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: aknimitz on August 19, 2002, 05:47:05 PM: Should be fixed no Skurj - I thought I ahd fixed it weeks ago, but apparently not :)

Nim
Title: Weird Problem
Post by: SKurj on August 19, 2002, 11:00:15 PM: +) heh guys were posting this in the help and training forum weeks ago me included. Didn't take ya long this time though!

Thanx

SKurj