Big Big Problems with getting online.....

[Reginald Harpell]

I have quite a nasty problem with which I could use some help.
Namely I can't Play online.
I'm already trying for quite a few months and it isn't working.
It is so that I work behind a firewall but I have opened all ports recorded necessery for playing online. I have got the NWN UDP ports open aswell as the TCP gamespy arcade ports. It still doesn't work.
Is there anyone who can help me?

[Woody]

Can you be more descriptive ?
Messages ? Errors ? etc ..........

[Reginald Harpell]

Well when I want to create an account nwn complains that it could not connect to master server because some multiplayer settings may not be available.
Then I go on without any problems and I get into gamespy arcade and I even see my account name. But I don't see any games or servers at the lists. And when I then try to direct connect NWN claims that the server is not responding so it is timed-out.
More I can't tell you.
Sorry I hope it's enough

[drunkenpig]

Well when I want to create an account nwn complains that it could not connect to master server because some multiplayer settings may not be available.
Then I go on without any problems and I get into gamespy arcade and I even see my account name. But I don't see any games or servers at the lists. And when I then try to direct connect NWN claims that the server is not responding so it is timed-out.
More I can't tell you.
Sorry I hope it's enough

If running WinXP, turn off the Windows Firewall.
If running any other personal firewall, shut them down completely.
Turn off antivirus while playing.

Put your computer in the DMZ zone of the firewall while playing.

[Nighthawk4]

If you have a software Firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, you may need to tell that to allow NWN to access the Internet. My Router has a hardware Firewall (which is not a problem), but I had to allow NWN through ZoneAlarm. It should ask you the first time you try to use NWN online and you tick the box to say remember this and say 'Yes'.

Have you tried a Direct Connection? Prior to the last Patch of NWN, my XP box did not show any online Worlds, so I had to use Direct Connection or Shortcuts. Luckily the 1.66 Patch seems to have fixed that.

[Reginald Harpell]

Thnx for the help.
Sadly it wasn't needed in the end I made a mistake with one of the ports. So now I can Dirrect Connect but still not see a server list even with 1.66
Thnx anyway

[rranger11zz]

I'm running windows 7 home
service pack 1
I have downloaded all the hak paks
when I go to multiplayer and enter my game name, and password
lets me pass but tell me some multi-player function and server services may not work.
I then hit enter, which takes me to the next page.
I then hit the direct connect enter the server avlis.org:5160 and the password given to me last night.
connection to server fail server timed out.

what am I doing wrong?

[Elradra]

Perhaps try using the direct connect world.avlis.org:5160 rather than just avlis.org:5160. The world may make a world of difference?

[rranger11zz]

made a big world of difference, except no I'm getting the message that the client and server versions do not match.

[Jazz]

made a big world of difference, except no I'm getting the message that the client and server versions do not match.

Are you at version 1.69 ?

[rranger11zz]

1.68 but downloading the critial build 1.69 now. I'm hoping that's the problem

[Ambrosia]

yes. critical build is required.