Can't login again

dathing89 · Post by **dathing89** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:09 pm

Hi everybody,

Strange thing: when i play during the day, no problem. When i play on night, i can't only play one time. When i died, i have to leave reconnect the server to enter it again else, right click or press on "i" do nothing.

why ?

thx

lilian.

Post by **joevano** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:44 am

What OS? What BZFlag client version?

Sky King · Post by **Sky King** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:09 am

And further, this could be server-side, as some servers seem to stall between spawns more than others, so...

1. Which servers/maps have you had trouble on, or does it happen on all of them.

2. Are you using your username and password from here to log in as a registered user? if so...

2a. Does the "+" appear next to your name on the scoreboard when connected;

2b. What happens if you log in unregistered by entering a different callsign and no password?

dathing89 · Post by **dathing89** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:23 pm

Hello,
sorry for the delay, and thank's for your answer.

I'm running bzflag under windows 2000
1. this happen on all servers
2. Yes
2a. yes, a "+" appear next my name
2b. the same (less the "+")

thx again.

lilian.

dathing89 · Post by **dathing89** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:39 am

This is the same under windows xp.

for information: i have a fixed IP adress, and a a DSL-624M (Dlink) router.

many thx to all

lilian.

Flying DutchGirl · Post by **Flying DutchGirl** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:56 pm

At the mo I've got the same problem, but my answer on question 2.a. is no, there appears a '-' before my callsign.

Does anybody know how to fix this?

birdie · Post by **birdie** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:45 pm

Flying DutchGirl wrote:At the mo I've got the same problem, but my answer on question 2.a. is no, there appears a '-' before my callsign.

Does anybody know how to fix this?

if you have a - near your name, that means your global didnt got taken.

how to fix that: rejoin (maybe global was down), if global is down you wont get a +

if global is up and you still have a -, you will have a bad password or nickname filled in (not the same as you use here on this site)

ts · Post by ts » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:27 am

It's likely you have a proxy between your computer and the server, caching your login verification. Due to the nature of login verification the data is always different, so the cached data won't do.

Try circumventing the proxy via modifying your BZFlag config file to use port 81 for global login.

Flying DutchGirl · Post by **Flying DutchGirl** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:45 pm

But I have to use the nick and pass I use for this site?

Sky King · Post by **Sky King** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:15 pm

Flying DutchGirl wrote:But I have to use the nick and pass I use for this site?

Yes... by "global", people mean the exact user name and password you use here.

Game servers can have local, server-specific user accounts as well, but the usual practice is to have the game server look to this site as a means of providing "global" logins across all BZ servers.

That verification is a bit of a complicated process, and if your client, or the game server, have any trouble connecting with this site when you connect, you will get the "-" instead of the "+".

Sometimes it is transient and clears up next login, but if it is a consistent problem, you'll have to investigate further.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:18 pm

many ISPs use a caching proxy server that can screw up the login process in game.

open your config file.

fine the line that has
#set list http://my.BZFlag.org/db/

and change it to
set list http://my.BZFlag.org:81/db/

if you are on windows, the config is in your "my documents folder", under "my bzflag files" in the 2.0 directory.

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