ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Ok when i go to the multiplayer screen and go to remote click on there to join byip. I type in the ip and press enter the whole game locks up and wont go anywhere. i usely have to restart my computer. I hope someone can help me. by the way it happens in 1.46 and 1.96. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 31 Posted July 26, 2004 Please post your system specs, including (but not limited to) firewall used, router/switch (if applicable) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted July 26, 2004 Do you have ZoneAlarm running on your PC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordy 0 Posted July 26, 2004 It is a "user friendly" firewall soft, I guess. Let me guess: you are connected, turned on your OFP and then multi. That's what happened next: -firewall asked u (in the background, so u can't see this) if U will allow this app to access internet. -OFP locked itself. That's what U have to do: -go to your firewall control panel and add OFP to apps allowed to access internet. BTW, I hate zone alarm. I haven't seen a bigger crap yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Ok i have a HP 2.1 intel celeron um geforce 2 video cardstock sound card... xp...if u need more details let me know. oh i dont use any kind of firewall. and ive been play ofp sence it came out just a couple weeks ago it started doing this. so i though if i reinstall the game it should go away but it didnt and i only put the editors upgrades in only. so ya get back to me if u need more info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 31 Posted July 26, 2004 If you haven't already try disabling XP's built in firewall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 26, 2004 no zone alarm cand i dont use xp fire wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordy 0 Posted July 26, 2004 no zone alarm cand i dont use xp fire wall It's on by default. Unless U changed it already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 26, 2004 OK tell me where to find it and what to do and i will give it a try and get back to u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordy 0 Posted July 26, 2004 OK tell me where to find it and what to do and i will give it a try and get back to u Go to your connection properties in control panel. Then right-click on the connection u are using and choose properties. Then find advanced and on the top of that page u'll find a place of WIN XP firewall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Frag 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Are you using DirectPlay or Sockets? If you are using DirectPlay, run DXDIAG.EXE, go to the Network tab, and make sure that there are no problems with the registry keys for the network providers, especially TCP/IP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 26, 2004 no problems at all and i tested it and all good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 27, 2004 No one can help me that sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turms 0 Posted July 27, 2004 Check and doublecheck that the firewall gives permission to the right/most recent exe (FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE in my computer). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 27, 2004 I do not use a fire wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turms 0 Posted July 27, 2004 I do not use a fire wall. Remove all the viruses and spyware from your pc and try again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted July 27, 2004 AFAIK Zonealarm has a nasty habit of protecting your pc, even when it's off, in some cases even if it's uninstalled. That's what my Isp told me. And i can confirm that it is the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 27, 2004 ok where do i find that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turms 0 Posted July 27, 2004 ok where do i find that? try here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATLAS Blade 0 Posted July 28, 2004 nope i dont have it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted July 28, 2004 AFAIK Zonealarm has a nasty habit of protecting your pc, even when it's off, in some cases even if it's uninstalled. That's what my Isp told me. And i can confirm that it is the case. Please explain how that's possible. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted July 28, 2004 I do not use a fire wall. Remove all the viruses and spyware from your pc and try again. ATLAS Blade, what anit-virus software are you running? When was the last time you did a full AV scan of your disks? When was the last time you checked for spyware? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edc 0 Posted July 28, 2004 I haven't heard anything about that, put I have used ZA in the past, and IMO it sucks. Its the whole "I know better than you do" attitude of it, like when it shuts off your internet connection because it thinks your being attacked. I really like Agnitum Outpost(though I've heard many good things about Sygate and it was pretty good when I tried it, other than the fact that it had a habit of killing my network connection, even when it showed it wasn't blocking anything). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
