Trouble getting online

**RageFury** · 03-22-2002, 06:16

OK guys heres the problems. I connect to the internet as normal. Everything works fine. All my other games run fast as heck online. Load up shogun, i get disconnected from the internet. Try n logon to shogun, get disconnected from the net. Sometimes i even get in the room for about 10 seconds..then i get disconnected fromt he net.

It has me baffled because it only happens with shogun. I tried different drivers. i tried reinstalling. i tried formatting my hard drive and running different operating systems (WEin XP Pro, Win 98se, Win ME and Win 2K) Same thing happens with every single one. You name it ive tried it but it still happening.

Any help would be brilliant PLEEEEEEEEEEase. its drivin me insane.

Athlong T-Bird 1200mhz
256mb DDR RAM
GeForce 2 Ultra 64mb DDR
Creative Soundblaster Live! 5.1
Diamond Supra SST Pro DF 56K Modem
Win XP (currently) but also Win98se Win Me and Win 2K at different times.

Thanks in Advance

-Fury/Dave

**Kraellin** · 03-22-2002, 07:58

hi fury,

i can think of a number of reasons as to how this could happen, but what puzzles me is WHY it would happen. any server can send out a disconnect signal. not hard at all. and certainly you, as a client can request a disconnect. again, built into the software. your cd is valid or you wouldnt be getting in at all. and generally, if you were banned for some reason from the site, you wouldnt be able to log in at all. diamon supra is a good modem and shldnt be the reason either and like you say, you can play other games just fine. if it were line noise it would tend to be more random and prolly occur on other servers as well. and if it were port numbers, again, you shldnt even be able to log in. so, that doesnt leave a whole lot. invalid passwords or user names shld also keep you from even getting in too.

boy, not sure on this one. have you tried re-installing shogun? you said you tried re-installing, but didnt say what. i'll assume for the moment that you did. try doing a tracert to the ea servers and see what you get. if it lags or times out on the route, particulary very near the ea servers, that might be it, but again, somewhat dubious about that too.

also, from what you said, it's not just kicking you out of the server, but is actually bumping you offline, right? see, that takes a particular sequence of code and a response from your modem and isp as well. that the ea servers would be generating for just your machine is very unlikely. it almost sounds like someone has hacked you or yer running a very strange virus...or, you've got a specific conflict with some other software on your machine or the ea servers have a conflict with something specific on your machine.

the simplicity of it is that your modem is talking to the ea servers and someone has to tell the other one to shut up or one of them has to tell your isp to shut up before this can happen. i suppose in the oddest of situations that your phone company could even tell your isp to shut up, but that seems unlikely also.

check your tasks running and see if there's anything there you can shut down. if you've tried this on all those different o/s's, is there anything residing on those drives with those o/s's that is the same on all the o/s's? some program?

if you've got another modem handing around, even an old 28.8, try that. doesnt really sound like the modem, but i've run out of ideas so i'm just shooting in the dark here. hunt and peck time.

K.

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03-22-2002, 18:36

LOL I'll give you my beloved 33.6 Fury

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**trau35** · 04-21-2002, 15:06

are the servers down I cant get past the logon page?

**tootee** · 04-21-2002, 19:54

I too experience this. I had to retry a few times b4 i logon.

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**tootee** · 05-02-2002, 16:46

After logging online, I went into the foyer but cannot see anyone, including myself. I type some msg and there is nothing on the screen.

What's wrong? Is it the server problem?

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05-02-2002, 18:19

It happens to be many times, just try to log on again and again.

Also the NOROOM problem is common.

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**BarryNoDachi** · 05-20-2002, 02:20

i know this sounds strange but when you go in the room and it says 1-0 and everything is blank right? just put a game up, say 1v1 friendly, and after you have played the game on your return everyone is there

it really works

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05-20-2002, 04:23

I'll try it out Bazzie.

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**Erado San** · 07-10-2002, 23:54

A thread on this subject has been deleted. In this thread people suggested to create playernames and passes for people with registration problems.

Although the gesture as such is nice, there is a very big BUT to this. The names you so kindly register are all registered to one account and one serial key. No two players using the same key can play online at the same time. If one is logged on, the moment a second one tries to log on the chances are that they are both kicked off by the server.

For this reason any offers/requests to register for others will not be accepted in these forums. It's a kind offer people, but people who are not aware of this may suffer the consequences.

**Mithrandir** · 07-11-2002, 03:15

I was not aware of this and thought from the posts of The Force this actually was possible...

maar "kei goed dah je dah eve zeg"

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**Magnetron** · 07-11-2002, 03:44

You're right Mithrandir, it seems to work perfectly fine. I have been online at the same time as the kind person who registered my name. The only place I have ever had to type in my key is in the multiplayer login screen within STW. I never had to give my key for the EA account, so I don't see how the cd key can be connected to the EA account.

**Tankdogg123** · 07-11-2002, 04:44

Erado I think u have it wrong. We only use a cd key from the shogun game we don't use a cd key to register at the ea account. I also have been on at the same times as the player I created a name for. He has a different shogun and the cd key is only needed when installing shogun and logging on-line his cd key is different.

**taofrank** · 07-11-2002, 21:40

Erado....I know your just doing your job, but I think you have to give this community more credit for there understanding. Just tell THE PEOPLE to fix the server, as people have payed good money for THERE PRODUCT, and have put up with heaps over the years.

Please take no offence.

**FasT** · 07-12-2002, 03:54

Quote Originally posted by taofrank:
Erado....I know your just doing your job, but I think you have to give this community more credit for there understanding. Just tell THE PEOPLE to fix the server, as people have payed good money for THERE PRODUCT, and have put up with heaps over the years.

Please take no offence.[/QUOTE]
Yes i agree with the above....

**LittleGrizzly** · 07-12-2002, 04:00

ok sorry bout this

but erado i think ur wrong

**FasT** · 07-12-2002, 04:07

Shogun posted this in another thread

EA are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, currently they are waiting for delivery of an essential software update for the matchmaking server code.
As soon as I get a confirmed delivery date I will keep you updated with their progress. Sorry I can't be more helpful
but this is currently beyond our control.

As soon as I get any news I'll let you know.

**Fast Death** · 07-12-2002, 05:17

And on the 8th day God said "let there be light".....

**Fast Death** · 07-12-2002, 05:18

And on the 8th day, God said "Let there be light."

**Lamorak Of Kirnst** · 07-12-2002, 07:58

i agree with others.. our King registered all clan names from 1 computer under 1 serial key..

**Erado San** · 07-12-2002, 08:09

Look there are a number of other reasons as well, if only for the fact that one player sharing these names can get banned if others start abuse in the foyers... or one or two other reasons.

My job? TELL the people? How?

You all just have to be patient for a few more days, that's all. Go ahead, now shoot the messenger...

**Fast Death** · 07-12-2002, 08:22

*bang*

**LittleGrizzly** · 07-12-2002, 09:32

so if i registered a name for some1 and they get got cd key withdrawn id b well hmm screwed ? hmm maybe bad idea

**Puzz3D** · 07-12-2002, 11:10

Erado,

Did someone tell you that online nicknames are associated with the CD key when they are created? The system doesn't appear to work that way. If I gave you my online nickname and password and you logged on with it, you would be using your CD key not mine. The system acts like the CD key/nickname association is made when you login to the foyer. Did you delete the post because you think there might be a problem? It's easy enough to check.

This inability to register is killing us online. Vets are leaving and new people can't register.

**Kraellin** · 07-12-2002, 11:18

i've only loosely followed all this, but isnt it true that there are two registrations, one with EA in general and then one with EA for the speicific game? the one with EA in general wouldnt need a cd key because it's just registering with EA in general. the one for a specific game would need a cd key for that specific game.

so which registration are we talking about here, the general account with EA or the specific account for a game? it seems to me that erado is right if we're talking the specific one, but that the others are right if we're talking the general one.

K.

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**BarryNoDachi** · 07-12-2002, 15:44

i can honestly say that i have expressed great worry over this issue! all NEW ea accounts are unable to register the error that appears is apparently minimal and easy to fix i am worried that ea are deliberatley strangling the community! i have registered for about 6 ppl now and have been online with about 4 of them

thnx for your concerns also erado and obviously we will respect any given rules while in this forum its just we are confused about what is going on? and just want to find out if EA actually know what problem they are fixing?

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**james** · 07-12-2002, 17:56

i can't (still) get online

**Puzz3D** · 07-13-2002, 05:50

I'd advise people to heed Erado's advice. We don't really know how the EA game registration and the CA player name registration are tied together. They must be tied together somehow because you cannot make a player name without your game being registered. I don't think it's the CD key that ties them together, but you might still get into troubles using these names, that have been made by other players, at the same time.

**Khan7** · 07-13-2002, 11:05

Honestly it sounds to me like a bunch of malarkey. If it's really such a big deal to have people registering for other people... well then people can register for other people for now, and then later on when CA gets their rear in gear everyone can register for his own self.

I don't think there is any more to it than-- (1) CA screws up, (2) they take too long to fix it, (3) people come up with an easy way to fix it themselves, (4) CA gets their panties in a bunch. There are no valid reasons, and if there are, they're hurting CA not the players, who are just doing what is natural and right.

Matt

**LittleGrizzly** · 07-13-2002, 11:24

ok now i definatly now that u can register for other people we've found a way 2 fix it so lets go!

after of course the moderator gives ok
*waits............*

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