Timeout error in HL, not the typical one!

Newbie Joined: Oct 26, 2003 Posts: 2 Location: USA

Problem: I get a timeout when I try to connect to a server after connecting successfully to the first one I try. (More details below).

Computer manufacturer: home
CPU: AMD 2400+XP
Motherboard: ASUS a7v8x 400mhz FSB
NIC: Onboard Gigabit NIC (motherboard component, single cat5 output)
RAM: 512mb XMS Corsair
HDD: Western Digital 80GBx8mb cache
VGA: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
OS: Windows XP Pro English
Games: Forgotten Battles
HL Version: 3.3.55 Beta
Internet Explorer 6
ATI Catalyst Driver ver 3.8

Verinfo.txt text:
Win NT: 5.1.A28 - Service Pack 1
hlpro.exe 3.3.0.55
aping.exe 1.0.0.16
dexec.exe 1.0.0.5
mswinsck.ocx 6.0.88.4
msvbvm50.dll 5.2.82.44
asycfilt.dll 3.50.5014.0
comcat.dll 5.0.2600.1
ctl3d.dll No Version Info available!
ctl3dnt.dll No Version Info available!
oleaut32.dll 3.50.5016.0
olepro32.dll 5.0.5014.0
stdole2.tlb 3.50.5014.0

I am running my system on a DSL connection behind a D-link DI-604 router. I have opened port 21000 from the firewall and can connect to FB servers using the ubisoft client.

When using HL, I have to set the HlPro.ini file to DetectLocalIP =0 rather than 1 to connect to HL FB servers. This works and I connect to the first server I select. This is where the problem gets interesting. If I change servers after this I get the original Timeout Error. Also, I now get the timeout error using the ubisoft server client. I reinstalled FB and HL and get the same results on a retry.

So I looked at the conf file in the FB directory and saw that HL was modifying it everytime I changed servers. If I use the original conf file after installation it runs on one HL server then if I switch servers it times out no matter what. I run IL2 setup and it doesnt help. If I save the original conf file and then overwrite the one generated after joining an HL server then I can use HL to join another server.

So, I can use HL, but I have to copy my original conf file to the IL2-FB directory every time I wish to use a different server or play a game using the UBI client.

I tried making the conf file read-only and found that HL will change it back from read-only and overwrite it anyway. Hopefully this is enough info to help for a fix. If any of the developers are interested in this, I can email them the original and HL-modified conf files upon request.

A batch file can be made that would save the original conf file when HL joins one server and then replace the new conf file with the original when one joins a different server, this is a sloppy but effective fix. I haven't written the batch file yet though because I'd like some more input before I start coding junk.

Newbie Joined: Oct 26, 2003 Posts: 2 Location: USA

Upgraded to the new version, everything else is the same. The error is still happening. HL doesn't seem to work at all for me.

Newbie Joined: Mar 02, 2004 Posts: 1

Dear breaky01,
I've had (and still have Sad

( ) the same problem except the fact that I was not so smart to have look at the conf file of FB. Yet I'm sure if I change it back to the original one I will be able to connect to a server once and never again after leaving this server. If you should have programmed a script in the meantime would you mind sending it to me??? I'd be absolutely greatful to find a fix to this error. And of course I'd be glad to hear anything else concerning any other solution to this problem!!!
Hope to c u in the skies someday, Bierchen!!!