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my sister downloaded bzflag but the newest one wont connect to the internet so i downloaded 2.0.0 but that one cant connect to any sever
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tonywolfe121 wrote:my sister downloaded bzflag but the newest one wont connect to the internet so i downloaded 2.0.0 but that one cant connect to any sever
The problem isn't the game.
You really don't have to download a new version to fix the problem.

Check your network setup/preferences, and make sure that you are connected to the internet.

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she has a low or good connection and connected ps we are wireless
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1. Is on the computer a firewall running?

2. Change the follwing in the BZFlag Config:

Search: #set list http://my.BZFlag.org/db/
to
Change it to: set list http://my.BZFlag.org:81/db/
U can find the config file:
Windows
My Documents\My BZFlag Files\2.0\config.cfg
Mac OS X
~/Library/Application Support/BZFlag/2.0/config.cfg
Linux and unix platforms
~/.bzf/2.0/config.cfg
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1. Is on the computer a firewall running? yes and bzflag2.0.8s allowed

2. Change the follwing in the BZFlag Config:
done and it connnects but new problem
it happens on every sever
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Try turning off the firewall and see if you can connect then. If so, you know it's not configured properly.
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still dont work its not the firewall
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