Quake3World

Is there some trick to getting Quake 3 to authenticate me on any multiplayer Quake 3 server out there? Every time ive tried, no matter the circumstances, it always times me out due to authentication.

pb authentication might be failing if your configs read only, or if your pb wont update - there is a pbweb applcation - check the faq in this forum
also, do a console dump and look for an explaination of why auth failed (perhaps)

edit OT - how you settling in to Aust? Youve been here a few months? now yea? Hope its all good for you

Yeah man, aside from 240 ping and expensive booze its all good. I miss snow...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2372/authcm6.png

heres what it says about authentication. Please help, im getting a tad desperate, i have a tourney to play in soon

that image is illegible, try a console dump:
I think this is the command:
/condump condump.txt

also check that its not your router: http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=faq-q3.php

edit check the aussie and new zealand servers - unless your on dial up which might explain the ping.

crap, pbweb has been discontinued!! try this link: http://websec.evenbalance.com/downloads/mac/pbsetup.tgz

you might need to completely remove pb and reinstall it from scratch - anyone else have ideas?

if you can get misanthropias' attention, hes forgotten more than l will ever learn about q3, try messaging him via the TnT forum if needed.

ive long since deleted the screenie, but i think it says

Authentication tim-out
disconnected from server

Im also very sure its not a pb issue, since i have it disabled 9/10 times and ive been told that its not.

It happens on every net server i join, regardless of ping, players, location or pb usage.

Im also using a Mac, and ive read in places that there have been issues with mac authentication in the past, am i wrong?

Ive never had authentication problems where I was accessing a server using the same protocol I have installed for q3.

It may be your router - read the link above on that, and try it out.

other than that, I have no ideas how to help, good luck though

Fixed it. Don't know how, but its just decided to work, i think it was a router issue, though.