Socket error 11004,

Post Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 5 Location: USA

~S~
I tried the new HL ver 3.7 and immediatley was unable to connect. I recieved socket error 11004 - message and checked the FAQ's and past posts.

I uninstalled all versions of HL - extracted and ran the executables - updated Vb files and checked my firewall settings.

I even called my ISP and checked with them - no problems on their end.

I presently went back to Version 3.6.68, so I can fly in forgotten battles, Any info for a solution would be appreciated !

Rolling Eyes

Thanks

54th Medic
54th Screamin Devils Twisted Evil

Dude Joined: Sep 26, 2004 Posts: 15 Location: France

Same here, without firewall

I launched my firewall and then, it was enough to "allow" the software to connect

I think there's something in winXP SP2 that blocks connections even when the firewall is not activated... activate windows firewall and allow the application to connect and there you go.. after that, even without firewall it will work (don't ask me for logic behind it... Wink

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Post Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 5 Location: USA

Thanx for the feedback and suggestion, tried it once again with a fresh install and still does not work. Mad

Newbie Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2 Location: USA

I have the same problems with new version. In old version everything were OK. Also everytime I leave IL-2 and return to HL. It report me timeout error. Really new version is shit.

Dude Joined: Sep 26, 2004 Posts: 15 Location: France

rather SP2 for windows. I had same problems with new mozilla version, new eudora version, basically, any software that connects to internet couldn't connect before explicitely allowed in firewall settings. Things were blocked even with firewall deactivated...[/url]

Newbie Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2 Location: USA

I have SP1 still. I only upgrade from working old version to new version. Nothing else.

Post Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 5 Location: USA

Still no help for this problem ?? I have not nbeen able to connect since updating to ver 3.7. Sad

verinfo.txt
Win NT: 5.1.A28 - Service Pack 2
hlpro.exe 3.7.0.74
aping.exe 1.0.0.16
dexec.exe 1.0.0.5
mswinsck.ocx 6.0.89.88
msvbvm50.dll 5.2.82.44
asycfilt.dll 5.1.2600.2180
comcat.dll 5.0.2600.1
ctl3d.dll No Version Info available!
ctl3dnt.dll No Version Info available!
oleaut32.dll 5.1.2600.2180
olepro32.dll 5.1.2600.2180
stdole2.tlb 3.50.5014.0

Post Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 5 Location: USA

Finally figured out problem with socket error 11004 !

I went through my entire system looking for HL Pro files or refrences and found an entry in Zone alarm (which I was not using). After deleting this entry for previous version of HL Pro, I then reinstalled HL 3.7 and reset setting in Zone alarm just to make sure it was configured for HL. BINGO it worked.

Thanks to those that, gave feedback and suggestions. Hope this helps.

~S~ _54th_Medic

Newbie Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 4 Location: USA

what was the name of the entry?

and whats Zone Alarm?

windows XP family here.. would it be on my pc?

Post Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 5 Location: USA

Zone Alarm is an add on firewall , the entry was the exe File for hyperlobby 3.6.68

No it does not come with Windows XP.

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:49 am

I had the connection problem this week after up-grading win98 to xp sp2. I had zone-alarm installed in win98, but I thought it was removed after the upgrade, since it was not showing up in the systray. After reading the message board, I found the zone alarm folder and ran the un-install. Now I can do three things in this order
1. Connect to Hyper lobby
2. Click on the Hyperfighter URL in Hyper lobby to open a internet Explorer window and load the message board.
3. Activate my new XP install.

Thanks guys.