ajscorsa
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Built my first ever pc, went well no issues there, loaded windows 7 on (64bit)
everythings ok, but I cant play any games online. It just wont find any servers for black ops / mw2 / hawx 2 etc. doesnt matter which game. Have I missed something or done something wrong? disabled firewall and deleted anti virus software to see if it was them but nope.
Computer goes on line and downloads etc fine just can play any online games which was the full reason of building it.
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Sam
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You probably have to "open" whatever ports the games use on your router.
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ajscorsa
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ah didnt think of that, ill try find that port forwarding site
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willay
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Wont be port forwarding because you are trying to access a server, not a server trying to access YOU.
Can you play the games in single player mode OK? Have you got all the latest patches for the games? This is normally needed to play online. (i.e. same version as the game server)
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ajscorsa
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yup plays fine in single mode. unsure if they're the most up to date ill try see if theres patches and try again
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ajscorsa
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na all up to date, still nothing. It wont join the homegroup either, although it is on the network as I can share files through the public folders with the 2 laptops. will surf the net and is currently downloading on utorrent at a good speed.
I dont get it, I cant find any settings that should be stopping it
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willay
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in server browser, go to filters and press reset - any luck?
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ajscorsa
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nope didnt work mate 
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Dom
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You're not running anything like peerblock or peerguardian are you? That usually stops me seeing servers in COD
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DannyB
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Enable UPnP in your router options
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ajscorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
You're not running anything like peerblock or peerguardian are you? That usually stops me seeing servers in COD
No mate, ill try that danny
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Dom
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Install cod on another system to make sure it's yours that is up the creek, likewise (if you can) connect straight to the modem and bypass the router entirely, will rule out if the router is blocking it.
Is this with all multiplayer games? Guessing other protocols (IM, Torrents etc) run ok? Who's your ISP by the way?
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ajscorsa
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isp is smallworld, local thing up here.
yeah msn and u torrent work fine.
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DannyB
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Working yet, no? did you reboot your rooter after enabling UPnP? usually it tells you to do that in the game if you cant find servers, did you not notice?
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ajscorsa
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cant get into the bloody router for some reason the now
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ajscorsa
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ok UPnP was enabled to begin with
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DannyB
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Windows firewall disabled or not? go into it and see what it is allowing, or not, as the case may be.
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ajscorsa
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ive tried it with it disabled, it also has black ops set to allow anyway so its not that.
its doin ma tits in now lol
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DannyB
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Very strange mate, not sure what else to suggest. What router do you have?
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ajscorsa
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its a belkin number, been in and had a look at the settings, nothing seems a miss, Its cause im not really familiar with windows 7, might throw xp on it, will that handle the games tho?
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adiohead
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Do you have another firewall running?
disable anti virus and firewalls and then try.
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ajscorsa
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tried it with the anti virus / firwall un installed, and the windows firewall off. still nothing
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Dom
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quote:
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tried it with the anti virus / firwall un installed, and the windows firewall off. still nothing
Shouldn't really need any other firewall other than the default windows firewall. If you want more control then i recommend 'Window 7 Firewall Control'.
Can you connect straight to your modem via ethernet? I'd do that to rule out your router being the issue.
Perhaps your firewall you had installed left something that is blocking the connections, might be worth making sure all of it has been removed (maybe run something like CClearner etc).
Also check your HOSTS file to make sure nothing is getting blocked as well.
Other than that i'm all out of ideas, sorry (might be worth doing a fresh install, update drivers and only install a few games and see how you get on).
edit - try setting up a static ip on your pc and set your pc (with static ip) to DMZ in the router options. Similar to what willay said, it shouldn't make any difference but worth a try.
[Edited on 21-11-2010 by Dom]
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Sam
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Going back to my original idea about ports, I see on the portforward.com site it lists the following ports for Call of Duty - Black Ops:
TCP: 3074, 27014-27050
UDP: 3074, 3478-4380, 27000-27030
(source: PortForward.com - Port Forwarding Guides listed by Application)
Also, instructions for sorting this out depending on your router:
PortForward.com - Port Forwarding Guides for Call of Duty - Black Ops
Give that a try and see what happens. Don't forget you might have to open the ports up in whatever firewall is in use on your computer.
Hope this helps!
[Edited on 22-11-2010 by Sam]
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ajscorsa
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going to try port forwarding tonight. I'll also try what dom suggested. This is a complete pain in the hoop lol!
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