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when i run cmd (ive tried a batch file, i get the same error) i get: "ERROR: unable to start the server, perhaps one is already running?" ive checked ctrl->alt->delete and nothing else is running. m firewall is disabled and i have no clue if its my router.


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You could make sure no other bzfs is running by using this command:

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killall bzfs
I hope that helps...

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where would i put that?
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You run it in your command line...
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still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



yea im a n00b
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A Heart Attack wrote:still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



yea im a n00b
You would type that in MS-DOS, but I highly doubt that killall (or even kill) is a valid Windows command (it comes from the *nix world).
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When you do a CRTL-ALT-DEL go to the processes tab and make sure there is no process called bzfs. If there is highlight it and click "End Process". If that isn't it, another issue can be a firewall on your pc. If the firewall is blocking that port you can get that message. The other thing it could be is that someting else is using that port. Got to Start... Run and type CMD and press Enter. That opens a command prompt. An the blinking cursor type 'netstat -a' (no quotes). That will show you a list of all ports that your PC is listening on. What you are looking for is any that say MachinName:YourBZFLAGport . For example MyHomePC:5154, where 5154 is the port you are trying to use for bzfs. If you see something like that, change the port number to someting that is not on the netstat -a list. Hope that helps.

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How do you run bzfs without knowing what the command line is..? Wow...
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A Meteorite wrote:
A Heart Attack wrote:still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



yea im a n00b
You would type that in MS-DOS, but I highly doubt that killall (or even kill) is a valid Windows command (it comes from the *nix world).
killall is not a valid windows command.
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TRB:
Ah, well, is there an equivalent?
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A Heart Attack wrote:still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



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You are on Mac OSX, correct? The CLI (command line interface) is the Terminal.app
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a temporal distraction wrote:
A Heart Attack wrote:still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



yea im a n00b
You are on Mac OSX, correct? The CLI (command line interface) is the Terminal.app
*cough* He said batch file (which is Windows obviously), and I've talked to him on AIM, he is using Windows XP *cough*
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This thread is why I thought he was on OSX.

I think you can use a couple of these:
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a temporal distraction wrote:
A Heart Attack wrote:still confused on what you mean. wheres the command line?



yea im a n00b
You are on Mac OSX, correct? The CLI (command line interface) is the Terminal.app
no im windows xp
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no at school there are macs. i wanted that for school
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I'd suggest a good session of reading the bzflag wiki. It will get you started.

http://bzflag.org/wiki

Suggestion: don't try to get everything working at once. Get it working on a very basic level, and add one feature at a time until you've become a server guru.
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longhair, ive done that, re-installed bz twice and almost aeverything else. still dont know what wrong
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Have you tried any of my suggestions? I have heard no mention of how that went or what you found...

The message you are getting has to do with the port. If the process can't start on the port specified it throws the error and won't start. You must change ports or figure out what is stopping bzfs from grabbing the port you want. Downloading and reinstalling won't help even if you do it 1000 times.

There are three reasons (that I can think of) that will prevent this:
1. Another process is using that port already
2. Windows Firewall is enabled on Windows XP SP2 and is not in the allowed list (but I think this will let it start, but just that no one will connect to it)
3. A third party firewall is installed on the machine and is not allowing the bzfs application to create a port to listen on you machine.

That is about all it could be with that error...
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donny_baker wrote:Have you tried any of my suggestions? I have heard no mention of how that went or what you found...

The message you are getting has to do with the port. If the process can't start on the port specified it throws the error and won't start. You must change ports or figure out what is stopping bzfs from grabbing the port you want. Downloading and reinstalling won't help even if you do it 1000 times.

There are three reasons (that I can think of) that will prevent this:
1. Another process is using that port already
2. Windows Firewall is enabled on Windows XP SP2 and is not in the allowed list (but I think this will let it start, but just that no one will connect to it)
3. A third party firewall is installed on the machine and is not allowing the bzfs application to create a port to listen on you machine.

That is about all it could be with that error...
I have a separate firewall, but I have set a loop it to let bzfs run. I set it to all ports, but ill change it to the one I’m using. I don’t see any applications with the port im using, but ill do one that im sure one doesn’t have. And thanks, I forgot to read your post, which was probably the most helpful of them all!!! :mrgreen:
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Ok, I rearranged some stuff in my conf and got farther. I took a screenie of the new error, I don’t think it will attach so ill just tell you what it said: “got line: <b>warning</b>: fsockopen<>: unable to connect to (my ip) in <b>/var/www/bzfls.php</b> in line <b>595</b><br />” got line: “failed to connect: connection refused”

I still have no clue what’s wrong. I registered on no-ip but got the same error with there domain
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doesnt even work with my internal ip
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A Heart Attack wrote:doesnt even work with my internal ip
Your internal IP won't work, go to whatismyip.com and try using that for -publicaddr.
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yea i know. i wanted to try to get on with my internal (just my network) but i got the same error. i knew it wouldnt be public
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i changed some stuff around in the conf, and now i got the first error again...
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Please post your config file...
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