Re: conection error :/
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:19 am
I checked the Mech Commander 2 lobby, and it is up and running. The fact that you got the program to load and to select the lobby proves that it installed correctly and your system is running it... "right".
So all that leaves is what happens when you select the lobby to connect to. This is where the port RANGE of 28900 to 29100 comes in. Each lobby is naturally hosted in the same physical machine, on the same IP address. What makes each lobby unique, is the port that it runs on. In this case, if memory serves me right, the MC2 lobby uses port 29002. If you get this error (and the lobby is actually working) then it means that something within your system is not allowing you to send and receive information on this port. Basically, you have it blocked (or alternatively you are not allowing it) and you need to determine what it is.
Are you using a router? Make sure that ports are forwarded in the 28900 to 29100 range (use both tcpip and udp to be safe). Are you using the windows firewall WITH a router? Turn OFF windows firewall if this is the case, because your router and firewall will argue with each other. One other potential possibility is you *might* need to right click on the reverb program shortcut and select to "run as administrator"... Vista really sucks...
Also remember... if you ARE using a router, chances are you will also need to configure the ports that the GAME needs in order to play, *exactly* like it was on the Zone.
So all that leaves is what happens when you select the lobby to connect to. This is where the port RANGE of 28900 to 29100 comes in. Each lobby is naturally hosted in the same physical machine, on the same IP address. What makes each lobby unique, is the port that it runs on. In this case, if memory serves me right, the MC2 lobby uses port 29002. If you get this error (and the lobby is actually working) then it means that something within your system is not allowing you to send and receive information on this port. Basically, you have it blocked (or alternatively you are not allowing it) and you need to determine what it is.
Are you using a router? Make sure that ports are forwarded in the 28900 to 29100 range (use both tcpip and udp to be safe). Are you using the windows firewall WITH a router? Turn OFF windows firewall if this is the case, because your router and firewall will argue with each other. One other potential possibility is you *might* need to right click on the reverb program shortcut and select to "run as administrator"... Vista really sucks...
Also remember... if you ARE using a router, chances are you will also need to configure the ports that the GAME needs in order to play, *exactly* like it was on the Zone.