Vista 64 Bit Ultimate: Cannot connect to server

brandonman · Post by **brandonman** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:08 am

OK, I have searched the forums and seen that I should disable my firewall if I get a cannot connect to any servers, but that does not work. Any ideas? I used to play on my laptop a year ago, and it worked fine. Now on my new PC I can't connect to the servers, though I can see the list.

ogorass · Post by **ogorass** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:21 am

Have you got Norton, McAfee, Avast or any other bundled antivirus software installed on your system?

Post by **FreeBeer** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:46 am

Also disabling it only works after a reboot.

brandonman · Post by **brandonman** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:43 pm

I've done a reboot, and I have avira antivirus, so I don't think that is the problem.

ogorass · Post by **ogorass** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:01 am

Any AV with bundled firewall will cause this under Vista. So yes, that is the problem. The only option is to get an AV program that does not contain a built in firewall (like NOD32 and AVG).

brandonman · Post by **brandonman** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:06 pm

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I disabled the antivir guard, which I assume is the firewall for antivira, and it still does not work. I set it to not start up on reboot, and rebooted, but still can't get in. I am sure now it has nothing to do with my antivirus. Any other ideas?

ogorass · Post by **ogorass** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:19 pm

OK, I will elaborate my point a bit further.

Under Vista, there is no known AV software with bundled firewall, that will not interfere with Allegiance, even when disabled. You have to physically remove the thing to play. You have not posted the template, so I can not tell you, if removing firewall will not recude you security. If you do have a router though, there is no reason for having a software firewall in place, as the router has vastly superior one built in.

Also, there is no real reason to keep a constant AV protection on your system, if you just follow common sense while using the Internet (that means not visiting suspicious sites, not opening e-mail from unknown sources, etc.). I do just fine without either (I do occasional scans using on-line AV scanners and connect from behind a router at all times).

That's how it is.

brandonman · Post by **brandonman** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:56 pm

Windows Version (and Service Packs): Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Processor Speed: 2.40 GHZ
RAM: 4 Gigs
Video Card (Make and Model#): Nvidia 8800GT
Sound Card (Make and Model#): Onboard with mobo
Connection Type (Dialup, Cable, DSL, other): Cable - Charter
Modem (Make and Model#): 60678EU - From Charter, that's all I can find on it
Router (Make and Model#): WRT54G - Wireless-G Router
Internet Service Provider(company name): Charter Communications
Location(State/Province/Locality, and Country): STL area, USA
Installed Mods:?

Problem Encountered at Step #: 10
Which Program (ASGS/Allegiance): Allegiance
What Error Message: Can not Connect to Server

brandonman · Post by **brandonman** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:22 am

Bump. What do you think? Is the hardware ok?

Post by **FreeBeer** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:01 am

Alleg run on meager machines. You hardware looks just fine.