*sigh* yes a noob i am! HELP!

[ECSit]

when i get everything ready and i am at the main screen after you press login, i get these problems...

-whenever i try to click on intro or anything besides the lan or free game links, i get nothing.

-whenever i try to see the game listings o get "failed to connect to the lobby"

-i have tried the help section for it but i cant get my ip address to do anything when i type it in on my internet explorer address bar!


-please help this poor GUY!!

[TheBored]

You help us, we help you.

Help us by clicking this link and actually reading the post that it points to.

If you say that you have read that post, please read it again.

Hope you get in game,

TB

[CharlieOne]

QUOTE (ECSit @ Sep 7 2006, 10:10 PM) when i get everything ready and i am at the main screen after you press login, i get these problems...

-whenever i try to click on intro or anything besides the lan or free game links, i get nothing.

-whenever i try to see the game listings o get "failed to connect to the lobby"

-i have tried the help section for it but i cant get my ip address to do anything when i type it in on my internet explorer address bar!
-please help this poor GUY!!

Hmm specialy the part i highlighted sounds familiar, i had that not having set my firewalls set yet.
The intro on the other hand doesnt work with me either even tho im playing. *shrugs*
And honestly, forget the intro, the game is so much more fun /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

Anyways, firewall would be my first guess, i have one that prompts upon connection attempts in or out and lets me set permanent yay or nay rules for the specific port and program. Good ones always prompt you and automaticaly set the correct port range to open for that specific utility right when it tries to connect, from thereafter.
If you have the XP firewall and actualy use it, forget it, turn it off. (please not b4 you got another decent one activated)
Use a good McAfee, Kerio or somat like those instead.
Some routers also do have built in firewalls, which you either have to configure to pass thru all traffic to ure PCs internal network IP and let the PC firewall sort stuf out. Or you set port opening rules.
Note please that the routers port opening rules are permanent and will be open at any time, so id advice a good PC firewall and setting the router to pass all traffic thru.

Edit: There are even some like Zone Alarm , if i recall right that have problems with online games in general and have to be totally uninstalled even, in order to play.

So far my 2 cents to thisone.

PS.: Please still do the above by TheBored suggested, the firewall is just a guess from my side.
And oh yea having a tech issue doesnt make you a noob m8. /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Anyone can have that.

[ogorass]

Intro button isn't working, cuz FreeAllegiance release doesn't contain one. The MS Allegiance CD release had one. I belive a link to the original intro was posted somewhere, try to look if you care.

[ImmortalZ]

Failed to connect to lobby means a port forward problem first off. Please read the Knowledgebase for known workarounds and if you still have a problem, kindly post in the helpline where we can take this further.

Thanks!