ARMA 2: OA beta build 101747 (1.62 MP compatible build, post 1.62 release)

[ARMA 2: OA beta build 101747 (1.62 MP compatible build, post 1.62 release)]

If not an issue with this specific beta, usually the issue is with connection, possibly due to firewall etc.

Make sure the expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe (in case of pws by default located in My Documents\ARMA 2), has full access through the firewall, is not blocked or otherwise affected.

Yes all allowed, the last thing I did before it stopped working was to install the latest patch, nothing else has been installed.

[ARMA 2: OA beta build 101747 (1.62 MP compatible build, post 1.62 release)]

Since installing this patch, I am unable to play MP. If I lunch the game via PlayWith6 in single player, and click on multiplayer once loaded, it hangs on the receiving screen, and the only way to exit Arma is to reboot my pc. If I join a MP server, once the game loads up and hangs on a black screen saying setting up player, you can press Esc to click abort and disconnect. This is driving me nuts, googled it for a couple of days now but can't find a fix! Anyone?