Please help with my connection!

by Jimbo892 on 05/22/2005 19:18, 10 messages, last message: 06/02/2005 22:54, 1349 views, last view: 05/03/2024 09:08

I really love this game but i have been having problems with multiplayer. I will enter a game and begin to play and about 5 or 10 minutes in it will spontaneously disconnect. I have no idea why it does this but it is a huge pain and I was wondering if anyone knew what to do! Thanks

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by CC_Machine2 on 05/23/2005 21:35

hmm, you poor guy, sorry i cant help

it might not be cube, just your internet connection / firewall

oh and what error message(s) does it give (if any) when you 'spontaneously disconnect'? have you always had this problem?

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by nightelf_ix on 05/23/2005 22:18

After you are disconnected, can you instantly connect again? If yes, it's probably a connection interruption, caused buy a firewall/router or by a wireless LAN.
Maybe it's just a security procedure of your OS??

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by kernowyon on 05/23/2005 23:37, refers to #2

I think maybe hes referring to the network server error...disconnected message which pops up on games from time to time?
That is some problem with Cube rather than a problem with equipment I understand.
I believe that Aard was looking at that a while ago? Maybe its fixed in the next release? Hope so - it can be very annoying sometimes.

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by Jimbo892 on 05/24/2005 00:11, refers to #3

yes exactly it says server error so does that mean it could be my firewall or is it definitely a problem with cube?

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by kernowyon on 05/24/2005 00:26

I think its a Cube error. Not something specific to your Cube - its a small bug in the program I understand.
If it was a firewall error, you would find yourself getting other disconnections as well. But the server network error message is one which is Cube specific. I can even reproduce it if I run my own server here and connect to that via localhost ( I use Linux). Now and again, I get disconnected with the usual error message.
Sometimes, if you get the message in a public server,then go back to the browse servers list, the server you were on a few seconds before with several others is empty. Other times it seems to only be one or two players who get the disconnection.
Maybe Aard will comment on this problem?

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by Jimbo892 on 05/24/2005 02:51, refers to #5

so there is no way to fix this because i tried to reinstall and everything and it is a real pain

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by kernowyon on 05/24/2005 11:03, refers to #6

Reinstalling won't stop the disconnections :( The best thing is to choose low ping servers - a high ping seems to increase disconnections.

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by Jimbo892 on 06/02/2005 02:07

well when are they gonna come out with a fix/new version for this game?

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by Aardappel_ on 06/02/2005 02:22, refers to #8

I can't fix what I can't reproduce. From your description it sounds like your ISP you need to talk to, or you have software/driver issues.

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by kernowyon on 06/02/2005 22:54, refers to #9

To be fair Aard, I think Jim is referring to the network server error...disconnecting message which is fairly common.
Sometimes it affects one person in a server, other times it seems to take everyone off the server.
Likewise, sometimes it can happen with very high frequency, but other times, you can play all day without seeing it.
I am not sure if it is related to the actual server the game is running on or not.
If I run a dedicated server on my own system, sometimes that disconnects me - even though others are still playing! As I am connected via localhost, I dont think my ISP is to blame in that instance - yet it still happens.
OK, its not usually too bad, but it can sometimes make a days Cubing a miserable affair when you get thrown off every few minutes at times.

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