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Shife
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DFLW: Single player is fine but freezes when i try to join Multiplayer
Ok as soon as I join multiplayer everything is fine until i click on a server. Any server Nova, pub, private....It says joining game and thats it
freezes---I hit ctrl+alt+del and its not responding. If i let it sit for about 3 min it begins running again on task manager but never goes past
joining screen. I have tried every possible firewall setting (up, down, with exeptions and DFLW checked). Its not my IP either because I play it on
my laptop with the same IP. I have seen this problem all over forums but never a solution. Plz any information that anyone has would be most
appreciated....
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Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
300 G Hard Drive
1 G Ram
GeForce 6600 128M PCI Vid Card
56 K Dial up for connection
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DEADLOCK
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Make sure the game is updated.
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Shife
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It is to the newest version.
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make sure there is no firewall blocking it from accessing the internet and that you have all the right ports open, it sounds like a firewall problem
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Shife
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Doesnt work with the firewall up or down. I even had Nova give me a port number to try and still nothing....
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DEADLOCK
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Ok, when you join next time, and it freezes, simply alt& tab to minimize game while its in a frozen state. This will allow any error messages
being triggered to appear. Then holler back w/the culperate. (if there is one).
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I do and most times it just shows some of my desktop but the resolution is still high like the game is still up. Plus the task manager says that the
game is not responding. No errors just never moves....
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Shife
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Ok i found someone else that has the exact same problem as me on another thread. If you guys dont mind taking a look at his thread let me know if
something he said triggers an idea...
Not sure if this matters but i get that virtual memory swap error just like him...
http://www.dfbarracks.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=35793
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User pinger.
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Shife
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Sorry but I dont know what user pinger means.....Can you explain plz?
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DEADLOCK
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Shife
Ok i found someone else that has the exact same problem as me on another thread. If you guys dont mind taking a look at his thread let me know if
something he said triggers an idea...
Not sure if this matters but i get that virtual memory swap error just like him...
http://www.dfbarracks.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=35793 |
Did you follow the previous instructions?
ie: there is a fix for this if you read and follow both threads. Pinger is a tool that lets you join a game w/out going directly through Nova, like a
remote tool.
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Shife
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I dont get the 16 bit memory error. But I will get the pinger and try that. Ill keep you posted.
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Shife
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Ok just tried the Pinger and no luck does the same thing, never gets past joining session. I hit ctrl alt del and it was not responding.
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Pinger is showing the servers, adds them to bottom window?
Added the server to your LW join page?
And open lw from pinger?
Dont just diable your firewall uninstall it
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Shife
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Well some it lets me add and some say "no response from novalogic" is that normal?
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Something is blocking the communication to the servers, (pinger, or any other tool is going to experience the same errors as it will be blocked by the
same tool). If you ALT&TAB,,,,,,, not cntrl alt and delete,,,, just ALT& TAB ,,,,,, when this timeout happens, there should be a few things
running behind the game, chances are the culperate is there, look on the desktop, and in the lower tool bar.
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Shife
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Well its kinda hard to do that because when I try that or anything else the large resolution from the game is still running and I can never see the
desktop unless I end the program. But I can see the task bar and nothing out of the ordinary is running there---internet conn, yahoo mess., and
nvidia settings manager.
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Shife
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Ok here is something also, I went to a private server that I know the password to. I accidentally typed the incorrect password however and when I
tried to join it told me that I had the incorrect pass. Anyway I'm not sure how this works but wouldnt I have to connect to the server for it to tell
me the pass was wrong?
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DEADLOCK
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Try a reinstall of the game, basically, your saying its working to a point then just not. (also, are there any driver updates for your video card
out?) This would throw errors as well.
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Shife
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Reinstalled and updated driver and still no luck. I also removed any spyware utilities I had installed and still nothing.
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Shife
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Ok I just let it set for about 5 min and I got to the verifying screen and then it just sits there. ITs not froze I can alt tab out of it and
everything is fine. Task manager says its running and my crosshairs arent frozen at the verify screen. lol now what? Thanks for all the help so far
by the way guys I really appreciate it.
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By the length of this thread, and the obvious issue, its either 1 of 2 things,,,, there is something blocking the communication to the server,, ie:
firewall/router,,,,, or the game cd software is shotty. (what are the names of any firewalls your running , as well as routers, and antivirus
programs). Also, lets discount the cd at this point, you claimed it works on another computer, but can you run any 'single player missions' w/out
going online to try a game? ie: what happens when you try a single player mission?
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Okay guys, my firewall is Norton Internet Security. it has all the email protection, anti virus, firewall. i have this TURNED OFF...every component to
it is OFF. everything on my system is turned off except the key system processes. i dont have a router, i have a 56k conn...i am getting high speed
DSL service tomorrow. im doubting that the dsl has anything to do with this. i have used DFLW and TFD pinger for both of them, neither makes either
game work. i have used ip joiner and all that stuff...nothing works. i can play single player missions fine. my old computer could play it just fine,
this new one it does the lock-up thing.
i am hoping someone thats not technically retarded like i am can help me with this. would really be great.
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Uninstall the norton security, (you can always add it back in a few minutes), and i almost garuntee those games will run fine. Simply turning it off
w/that program does not COMPLETELY shut it down. ie: some parts of the norton continue to run in the background.
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Shife
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DEADLOCK
By the length of this thread, and the obvious issue, its either 1 of 2 things,,,, there is something blocking the communication to the server,, ie:
firewall/router,,,,, or the game cd software is shotty. (what are the names of any firewalls your running , as well as routers, and antivirus
programs). Also, lets discount the cd at this point, you claimed it works on another computer, but can you run any 'single player missions' w/out
going online to try a game? ie: what happens when you try a single player mission? |
Single player missions run fine for me, and I can play DFX online too. I had nortens but I uninstalled it and now all I have is windows XP firewall.
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