Trackmania Nations Forever (free game): Hexus Multiplayer Event

[Ferral]

My PC plays online no worries, Nearly 350 hours on Guild Wars will step up to the plate with that one.

Theres a few things going on I have found out the last few days with regards to my ISP. UDP port 53 and TCP port 80 are being filtered by my ISP. Also the DNS server lookup isn't working as it should and is not managing to retreive server names once again at my ISP level so it won't connect. Found this out because I bought City of Villains by NCSoft a few days ago and having the exact same connection problems as TMF but with paying for Villains I am trying to get it sorted understandably.

Been going through port logs on my router and it is stemming from the mentioned Port 80 and 53 as both games are trying to connect via these 2 ports and thats where the connections fail, nothing incoming at all and outbound being stopped. I used Wireshark to test the connection and it shows that my ISP is resetting the connection when it tries to connect with the game servers.

Apparently a lot of malware etc comes through on these 2 ports and some ISP's will manipulate traffic to try and stop these attacks (must be for the sake of the non savvy PC users that don't have decent AV protection etc), not forgetting that these 2 ports are also used by P2P programs which sits in with the whole piracy thing and once again gets filtered.

So one hell of a lot of info is circulating me at the minute, stuff that is being passed between my ISP and NCSoft. I have tried tunneling through with a proxy for both games but that didn't work for me. Looks like I am waiting on my ISP to get their fingers out at the min and trying all the stuff that the tech guys at NCSoft suggest.

Once it all gets sorted I will be laughing though.

[Ferral]

Heh Heh, laughing now.

There was something on my system that didn't like my internet or its settings at all. Spent the last hour or so uninstalling all those little progs that you tend to put on to do a single task then never use again! Also took off a codec pack that came with an MP3 utility and the nokia suite. Restarted the PC and sorted, internet connected with no probs at all and is actually connected at 4.1 Mb per second instead of about 1.8. Its either that or my ISP has done something and sorted out things their end. Think something has been done at the exchange as the phone is a lot clearer now on top of the connection speed.

Trackmania started up and actually connected to the net so now I'm in after I get my City Of Villains updated and working

[GoNz0]

user name GoNz0

i will see about installing the server on my dedi so we can get plenty on lag free

[tigerboyce]

Nice one GoNz0

[Cov]

brrmm brrmmmmm !! ... my right foot keeps on pushing the gas.

When are we gonna race ?

[GoNz0]

anyone got any links for setting up the dedi :|

you dont get a key with the free steam download so im a little stuffed at the mo as it insists on your multiplayer key to setup the dedi.

[Whiternoise]

Would it be the key that they sent you to go with your ID?

Like when you grab your username, a key pops up on the screen and afaik is emailed to you. Try that?

[GoNz0]

nah m8 steam didnt provide any key, im off to google this ! (to the prattmobile)

all i can find this entry "Key=Generate"

[Vroomparrot]

Are people still playing this online? I only discovered it a week ago and haven't had so much fun with a game for ages.

TMNF name - vroomparrot

[dancingmatt]

I only discovered this about a fortnight ago and really like it. Had an old Trackmania game a couple of years ago, can't remember what one (and I'm feeling too lazy to go look!) and this is good fun too.

DM

[GheeTsar]

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I recently reinstalled my TM United/Nations Forever and am loving it again. Anyone out there still playing? The Nations part is free for those without it.

[Georgy291]

im in any time at all....lazy student here

both nicks are Georgy291