PB AUTH: UNKN

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:30 pm

The error reads something like that, I enter some servers and a few seconds in I get kicked and an error box with that message pops up.

Post by **Zyte** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:48 pm

delete the file q3key in your baseq3 then re-enter you key ingame.

Post by **Cooldown** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:37 pm

The "PB GUID AUTH: UNKN" kicking means that your Game client is not sending a valid cdkey to id's cdkey auth server. Usually this is due to a problem with your cdkey entry. Exit Quake 3 and then use your Windows explorer program to find the baseq3 folder where Quake 3 is installed on your system (C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena) is the default folder) and delete the file called q3key. Launch Quake 3 directly and before you get to the game's main menu, it should ask you to enter your cdkey. Be sure to enter the 16 character cdkey from your Quake 3 cd-case in all lower case letters. If this does not fix the problem, then perhaps there is some type of firewall or security software blocking your game's communication to id's cdkey auth server. Be sure that UDP port 27952 is open for clear communication if you have a firewall or some type of security software. Also if you find any q3key files in your mod folders, delete them. You should only have one q3key file located in your baseq3 directory.

Good Luck and Happy Fragging