18-01-2007, 01:42 PM
Have any of you guys got this as a friend is having trouble with the online. Trying to conect to others but getting problems with ISP. any suggestions? :?
18-01-2007, 01:42 PM
18-01-2007, 02:35 PM
1) What ISP?
2) Change ISP?
3) Assuming its PC, needs to clarify what difficulties with ISP
4) You have friends?
2) Change ISP?
3) Assuming its PC, needs to clarify what difficulties with ISP
4) You have friends?
18-01-2007, 02:50 PM
After going through all the game support he is still getting a "cannot connect to server" message
18-01-2007, 03:21 PM
Found this about the Football Manager series of games:
There are various issues that can cause you problems when trying to connect to online games or hosting a network game on your own.
1. Firewalls
Make sure there are no (software or hardware) firewalls blocking network traffic on the ports used by the game you are running. These ports vary depending on the game:
Football Manager series of games use port 10093 and 10094 (yep: both TCP and UDP).
You will need to allow traffic on this port both incoming and outgoing. How you do this depends on the firewall you are running. If you are running a software firewall, you can do this from its rules settings / set up procedure. If you are running a hardware firewall box (ie a router/modem with built-in firewall) you will have to connect to the firewall, log in as administrator and set it up.
PortForward.com offers help and tutorials for many popular routers and firewalls - it's worth having a look if you're in doubt about what to do.
2. Routers
If you are connected to the internet through a router (just a router, or an adsl modem with a router, etc), you may have to re-direct traffic from your router (which has the public internet address seen and needed by other computers on the internet) to your computer (which may have a local network address which is only visible by people on your local network, and which you cannot use to let other users connect to your server through the internet).
How you do this depends on the router you have, so please consult the appropriate documentation. To set it up, you will need to connect to the router (normally done through a web browser window) and log in as administrator (admin).
Please note that if your broadband connection is a "bridged broadband" connection then you don't normally need to do this. Set up the allowed network traffic on ports described above in point 1. (A bridged broadband connection is when your computer and not a router box gets the actual internet address. In this case you already have a valid internet address, and all traffic is forwarded to your computer - if a firewall is present, you will need to set it up to allow network traffic on the requird ports.)
3. Game version
It is vital that all players have the exact same version of the game running. This means ensuring that all players have installed the same patches (if any). We recommend that you always install the very latest patch available for the game you are running.
4. Database version
It is equally vital that all players have the exact same database on their local machine. This means that if you are running a game with a database update (be it official or unofficial), you must all have this database installed on your computer, even if you are only a client and not the server.
5. External IPs
If you're the server then by default the Football Manager will try to look up your proper external Internet address (IP) so it can display it in the Game Status screen as it is useful to know this IP when serving games over the Internet. There are some times the external IP is not the same as the "internal" (or "local") address - namely when you are running the server from behind a router, firewall or adsl modem that acts as the interface towards the ISP (in other words, the actual connection isn't directly plugged into your computer, but a box that is then plugged into your computer via another cable). In these cases looking up the external IP is useful.
However, in some rare cases this approach has caused problems, so if you are the server and are having problems where you experience the game to lock up ("freeze", or "hang") then you should read the article about command line options. In particular, the option you are looking for is --external_ip=0 - try to run the game with this option and see if it fixes your problem.
There are various issues that can cause you problems when trying to connect to online games or hosting a network game on your own.
1. Firewalls
Make sure there are no (software or hardware) firewalls blocking network traffic on the ports used by the game you are running. These ports vary depending on the game:
Football Manager series of games use port 10093 and 10094 (yep: both TCP and UDP).
You will need to allow traffic on this port both incoming and outgoing. How you do this depends on the firewall you are running. If you are running a software firewall, you can do this from its rules settings / set up procedure. If you are running a hardware firewall box (ie a router/modem with built-in firewall) you will have to connect to the firewall, log in as administrator and set it up.
PortForward.com offers help and tutorials for many popular routers and firewalls - it's worth having a look if you're in doubt about what to do.
2. Routers
If you are connected to the internet through a router (just a router, or an adsl modem with a router, etc), you may have to re-direct traffic from your router (which has the public internet address seen and needed by other computers on the internet) to your computer (which may have a local network address which is only visible by people on your local network, and which you cannot use to let other users connect to your server through the internet).
How you do this depends on the router you have, so please consult the appropriate documentation. To set it up, you will need to connect to the router (normally done through a web browser window) and log in as administrator (admin).
Please note that if your broadband connection is a "bridged broadband" connection then you don't normally need to do this. Set up the allowed network traffic on ports described above in point 1. (A bridged broadband connection is when your computer and not a router box gets the actual internet address. In this case you already have a valid internet address, and all traffic is forwarded to your computer - if a firewall is present, you will need to set it up to allow network traffic on the requird ports.)
3. Game version
It is vital that all players have the exact same version of the game running. This means ensuring that all players have installed the same patches (if any). We recommend that you always install the very latest patch available for the game you are running.
4. Database version
It is equally vital that all players have the exact same database on their local machine. This means that if you are running a game with a database update (be it official or unofficial), you must all have this database installed on your computer, even if you are only a client and not the server.
5. External IPs
If you're the server then by default the Football Manager will try to look up your proper external Internet address (IP) so it can display it in the Game Status screen as it is useful to know this IP when serving games over the Internet. There are some times the external IP is not the same as the "internal" (or "local") address - namely when you are running the server from behind a router, firewall or adsl modem that acts as the interface towards the ISP (in other words, the actual connection isn't directly plugged into your computer, but a box that is then plugged into your computer via another cable). In these cases looking up the external IP is useful.
However, in some rare cases this approach has caused problems, so if you are the server and are having problems where you experience the game to lock up ("freeze", or "hang") then you should read the article about command line options. In particular, the option you are looking for is --external_ip=0 - try to run the game with this option and see if it fixes your problem.
18-01-2007, 05:04 PM
Couldn't u 2 just discuss this at home?
18-01-2007, 05:18 PM
i was thinking that too, but i was polite enough to keep my thoughts to myself superjoe :roll:
18-01-2007, 05:39 PM
perhaps they only talk via forums or xbox live?
18-01-2007, 05:44 PM
Muppet Wrote:i was thinking that too, but i was polite enough to keep my thoughts to myself superjoe :roll:
Capital fucking "S" mofo !!!!!!!!!!!!
18-01-2007, 05:54 PM
Superjoe Wrote:Muppet Wrote:i was thinking that too, but i was polite enough to keep my thoughts to myself superjoe :roll:
Capital fucking "S" mofo !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Superhoe
18-01-2007, 08:46 PM
Lol, I was at work and bored, Kekie dont answer her phone at work to avoid doing any work :lol: