Signature check timed out

[dr_eyeball 16]

Problem solved: ADSL Modem firmware update fixed the issue. D-Link DSL-502T

The problem was narrowed down to not being able to JIP any server where the mission had already started. Therefore some of the statements below might be correct but can be misleading.

What causes this error message and how is it fixed?

Signature check timed out

I can't seem to connect to servers any more. I'm baffled by this problem.

I'm getting stuck on the "Wait for host" screen and unable to continue. Then 1 minute later, the "Signature check timed out" message appears.

If I don't use mods (on non-modded servers), the message does not appear but the "Wait for host" screen is the same.

Before this latest problem, for the past week or more, I've been either disconnected or CTD 20 minutes into the game, then unable to rejoin for the server, even with a reboot, modem reset, retry, etc. It gets stuck at the end of "receiving data". I suspect that only a server reset fixes it, because it became ok days later.

I'm reading that using "VerifySignatures=1" could be related to all this. There are a few related topics, but nothing exactly the same.

I'm at a loss to fix this, so I will probably try to reinstall everything, but I'd still like to know what causes that error message.

Edit: Full reinstall made no difference. New hard-drive, new WinXP, new Arma, etc.

[cross 1]

It is related to signature check.

If it is your server, adding

regularcheck="{}";

to your server config will probably help.

If you are having this problem with other servers, there is nothing you can do other than taking off some addons/mods.

Maybe you are running too many mods etc and taking too long and timing out.

At "waiting for host" again there is nothing you can do..it's about that servers responsiveness and performance. connecting/disconnecting time after time only worsens it..

cheers

[dr_eyeball 16]

Edit 3: Problem solved: ADSL Modem firmware update fixed the issue.

Edit: Full reinstall made no difference. New hard-drive, new WinXP, new Arma, etc.

Edit 2: The problem does not occur for all servers. It seems the problem happens for empty servers immediately and occupied servers later on. i.e. I can sometimes connect to those servers if occupied.

Being a passworded server admin, voted admin or using vote commands doesn't help.

All ver 1.14 servers worked fine so far.

Like I mentioned, it's also not connecting without addons too, just without the timeout message. Slightly different behaviour.

Then on some servers you get this:

Screenshot

On some working servers, this screenshot appears, then gets filled in 5-10 seconds later, which is fine then.