M.K.P Huusko Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Problem: After a "lost connection" it seems to be totally impossible to continue a TCP/IP game. Example: Players A & B begin a TCP/IP match. Suddenly the connection is lost. BOTH A & B reboot their machines. A restarts CMBB and informs B that he can reconnect. However, B cannot connect A's machine, nor can A connect B's. This is very annoying problem! Has anyone found a working solution to it? I've tried everything (rebooting, disabling firewall etc.) except a virgin sacrifice, but no use. Once the connection is lost, it will work no more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Has this happened more than once to you ? Was it with this same opponent ? Are you saying that only trying to reconnect on an autosaved game doesn't work or that you can't make a connection at all to this opponent (i.e. - a new game) ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.K.P Huusko Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 Yes, it has happened more than once, and with different opponents. Connection cannot be established whether starting a new game or restoring from autosave. This affects only that opponent one was playing with when the connection was lost. Notice: Usually rebooting helps, but if it doesn't there seems nothing to be done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrullenhaft Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Can you 'ping' this opponent once you've lost the TCP/IP session with them (this, of course, assumes that the port for 'pinging' is open) ? What is the connection media - broadband (cable, DSL) or dialup modem ? Do both IP addresses remain constant or change (as they may often do with a dialup connection) ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.K.P Huusko Posted April 10, 2003 Author Share Posted April 10, 2003 I've tried ping with my regular finnish opponent, but never with anyone else. If I remember correctly, ping didn't find my opponents IP. Our standard practise is that the hosting player reboots his machine after each game, or else the connection does not work. We both have cable modems, without fixed IP address, and both use ZoneAlarm as firewall. I suspect the "won't connect even after reboot" - problem is caused by some component, be it software or hardware, "remembering" the lost connection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWB Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 After you reboot, go to the command line and run "netstat /a" If it shows TCP or UDP port 7023 active before you start CM, something odd is up. Also, given you two have dynamic IPs, you are checking for a new one after reboot, correct? WWB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.K.P Huusko Posted April 11, 2003 Author Share Posted April 11, 2003 Thanks for the tip. I'll try netstat next time this problem occurs. And yes, I do check whether the IP address has changed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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