Title: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Bill_Grant on January 03, 2004, 02:59:10 pm
Guys,
When I start up MP, it has no servers in it.
OK, so when I hit 'refresh', I get a message "waiting for master server.'
Are that's it. *sigh*
Settings are Internet>Cable, and yes I bought the CD.
No cracks or mods installed.
Suggestions?
~playing with my boots in Texas
~Bill
When I start up MP, it has no servers in it.
OK, so when I hit 'refresh', I get a message "waiting for master server.'
Are that's it. *sigh*
Settings are Internet>Cable, and yes I bought the CD.
No cracks or mods installed.
Suggestions?
~playing with my boots in Texas
~Bill
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Seeker on January 03, 2004, 05:04:24 pm
I'm not sure, but does it read the servers via Gamespy? I've seen the same hosts when connecting either to Gamespy or through the game itself. Do you have it installed?
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-CUDA on January 03, 2004, 05:32:29 pm
....Bill, does it just sit there and do nothing or does it finally time out? Are you behind a firewall or running WinXP? Not sure on this one.......Vodka, Sterno, and Nitrous Oxide a happy Bomber Pilot make!TX-CUDA on UBITX-CUDA on HyperLobbyTX-CUDA on CoD Multiplayer
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Bill_Grant on January 03, 2004, 07:51:27 pm
good questions, both! Seeker - No, I bet I don't have Gamespy installed. I'll check that. Cuda - Xp and Router; Check! Got'em both. Understand that some people have problems with COD and NAT's. Nice. Like NAT's are a *new thing? 
I must profess I find their online interface a tad confusing. Doh! ~Bill
I must profess I find their online interface a tad confusing. Doh! ~BillTitle: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Deck on January 03, 2004, 08:13:15 pm
I might be stating the obvious, but make sure you have "All" or something other than Favorites selected under Game Type.Good luck!TX-Deck out.
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Bill_Grant on January 03, 2004, 08:30:55 pm
Roger that, Deck. Please, humor me with obviousness... heheh. No, that was not it either. I was doinking around, and 4 servers showed up for a *moment* But now they do not. Looking like I might have to try and direct-connect to the Cable modem. Seeker, I saw *nothing* on the install CD's for Gamespy. I can't remember having to agree to install it, so I am gonna rule that out. ~Bill
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Bill_Grant on January 04, 2004, 12:19:45 am
...Bill opens/closes ports, starts virtual servers, bangs head enough to have YTREWQ show up on his forehead, launches router into the yard, setting a new State record for "Distance Throwing - Networking Equipment - Home", uninstall/reinstalls/reuninstalls, and connects via direct Modem connection. Yess!!! We have servers! Types into "Favorites" and keys in Cuda's server IP....and watches in helplessness as the connection counts....15...35...56...and timesout.... AUGHH!!! So, maybe its a LAN issue? Our anti-hero disables/reinables/runs Cat5 to new lan ports...fires everything back up....and connects to Cuda's server! ....15.....30....45....timeout.... AUGGHH!!! Repeat above scenario 5-7 times, with similar results.... AUGGGHHH!! 7thIn wanting to admit defeat, and tell the guys not to bother trying to help anymore, Bill logs onto the TXSquadron forum. And, on his way to the original post, he sees this....
quote:The sound of Bill's jaw hitting the keyboard makes such a racket, that his Wife, vacuuming the bedroom upstairs, stops and wonders "what was that noise?" Bill, livid beyond belief at wasting 2+ hours trying to figure out the MP connection issues for a game, reaches into a drawer, and with the left hand he pulls the CoD CD from the CD tray, and with his right... starts beating the CD with a hammer!!...."LET ME INTRODUCE JU TO MY LIL' FRIEND!!! **BLAM** **BLAMMITY-BLAM-BLAM**{from upstairs} "Honey, are you ok?"Are you tawhkin to me? ARE JU TAWHKEEN TO ME???I'm going back to Ghost Recon....~Bill
CUDA: ...I had my server up for a while earlier today and noticed that several peeps joined but timed out. KINGSNAKE: It is because they don't have the maps and.....
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Cage on January 04, 2004, 05:39:30 am
Not sure if Cuda's server was up at the time you tried.Another obvious, check the in game filters...TX-Cage Black 5 ... end ...
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Bomblast on January 04, 2004, 11:08:12 am
Bill,......take a deap breath........it's going to be alright.
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-FlightRisk on January 04, 2004, 11:37:35 am
This is just great entertainment.... True American slapstick enertainment.S~TX-FlightRisk Green 3
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Zen on January 04, 2004, 01:13:29 pm
I don't even have the game and I find this entertaining as hell. /me props feet up and busts out the popcorn.TX-ZenBlack 6
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: Bill_Grant on January 04, 2004, 07:57:50 pm
/serious mode on
The solution I found to the problem, which was not allowing me to connect MP thru the NAT. No amount of open ports, virtual servers, or firewall bypasses allowed me to connect to the 'Master Server.' However, the solution DOES require you to forward port 28960 UDP to your '192.168.xxx.xxx' address...I direct-connected the LAN port to the cable modem.This populated the server list, which I then quit the game, shutdown, and reconnected the Router. Since then, it has been groovy. Well, except for the small map inconvenience mentioned above
This can be important to someone, as Activision DOES NOT support their games thru routers. (think "You could cheat US!")
/serious mode off "Ok, people, nothing to see here. Let's go... keep moving...that's it..."~Bill
The solution I found to the problem, which was not allowing me to connect MP thru the NAT. No amount of open ports, virtual servers, or firewall bypasses allowed me to connect to the 'Master Server.' However, the solution DOES require you to forward port 28960 UDP to your '192.168.xxx.xxx' address...I direct-connected the LAN port to the cable modem.This populated the server list, which I then quit the game, shutdown, and reconnected the Router. Since then, it has been groovy. Well, except for the small map inconvenience mentioned above
This can be important to someone, as Activision DOES NOT support their games thru routers. (think "You could cheat US!")/serious mode off "Ok, people, nothing to see here. Let's go... keep moving...that's it..."~Bill
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Deck on January 04, 2004, 10:01:21 pm
NAT is definitely a booger. Glad you got it to work.Now keep your head down!TX-Deck out.
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-CUDA on January 04, 2004, 11:58:09 pm
....Like someone mentioned in the above post I might have killed the server here Bill. I don't leave it running 24/7 but next time I put it up I'll post the times it will be available along with the maps that will be in rotation....Vodka, Sterno, and Nitrous Oxide a happy Bomber Pilot make!TX-CUDA on UBITX-CUDA on HyperLobbyTX-CUDA on CoD Multiplayer
Title: Re: Waah! Can't get MP to work.
Post by: TX-Cage on January 05, 2004, 01:12:29 am
glad to see you got it sorted...hmmm, my router is NAT...never an issue...yet (knocks on wood).TX-Cage Black 5 ... end ...