Admin commands (#missions, #logout...) don't work

[brother_bob_wallace 0]

Hello,

Someone already post about this :

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....t=39034

It seems i've got the same issue. I'm gonna explain more in details.

I'm a "regular" admin on the 3 Zeus servers (www.ofp-zeus.com). I have administrated lots and lots of games without troubles. Now i can't admin because of this issue and the "Zeus non-addon server" is empty most of the time, myself and Shrike (the owner) are sad about it.

This strange issue appeared a few days (week) ago :

When i login as admin, i see *admin* after my name. BUT if i type #missions, #reassign, #restart, i go to "wait for server" screen and i stay there for ages, i need to disconnect and reconnect. This issue happens too if i vote myself in.

Other aspect of the issue i've noticed : on our server (Zeus addon), when a teammate is administrating, at the end of a game when he typed #reassign or #missions i stay in game playing. Even if the whole pool is in role setting screen i continue to be "ingame". i need to disconnect and reconnect.

BUT BUT BUT, the strange strange thing is that if i connect to some publics servers (empty) and vote myself in, the admin command lines work perfectly !!!

Untill now no-one of our team, even the server root kings, the kings of scripting, the kings of computing have found a solution.

Solutions alreday tried without succes :

Disable windows internal firewall.

Disable my anti-virus and firewall (TrendMicor internet security).

Uninstall totally OFP (registry cleaned) and reinstall it properly.

Run OFP with or without addons.

Thanks for everything,

I really PRAY for your help !

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Config :

Zeus servers are running under linux.

My computer :

* CPU AMD Xp 2000+, 512Mb DDRAM Kingstone

* OS : windows XP Sp1 (french version)

* HD : 2 seagate barracuda IV

* Video card : Suma platinum, GF4 Ti 4400. Driver 4.0.7.2 (2002). Directx 9.

* Modem : Cable modem 1024/128kb line : PC <Rj 45 network cable> modem <internet>

* ISP : Wanadoo (www.wanadoo.fr)

* OFP : GOTY edition (legal, not cracked), 1.96.

brother_bob_wallace@yahoo.com

[brother_bob_wallace 0]

Could it be due to a "service" of windows disabled ?

so that my windows XP pc can't send orders to a linux server or something like that ?

[benu 1]

OFP uses UDP Protokoll, and as it works for you on some servers it is unlikely that some services are missing. If this really is a client-side problem i would check the following things: firewalls and network settings, especially packet sizes (like mtu, mss, mru and stuff) and dns settings.

You say it works for you on some servers and not on others. And it works or doesn't for the same people always. This could be a client-side or server-side problem. I am guessing (can't stress that enough) it is server-side though. Maybe a mixture of both side (packet sizes, although those shouldn't really be a problem with udp i'd say). It would help you a lot if you could find out which side is responsible.

If you want to i could change the admin pw on our server and you could try there too. If it doesn't work for you then you would be the first on our server who had this problem.

BTW: how do you connect to the internet? DSL/CABLE/direct/router?

[shrike 0]

I hope anyone can help here as we still have no clue why it affects only Bob and not any of the other admins.

Nothing has been changed on the server and it has been working perfectly for him until some days ago.  

[brother_bob_wallace 0]

Hello guys,

My admin commands are working again after a few weeks.

Obviously,

I havent changed anything on my pc and nothing changed on server too.

So it was probably an internet provider issue, a barebone, a router config or something.

Issue solved, solution unknown (magic ? ).

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Thanks SUMA for your help.