Quake3World

when i use the all seeing eye to play i choose a server to play and then it takes me into quake three and just says awaiting connection and counts up slowly and never takes me into the game. is there something im doing wrong

Do you use a firewall or a router?

Usually a router doesen't block you from connecting to servers, only from you hosting it and allowing others to join, sounds like a software firewall :icon6:

- Do you experience this problem when connecting through the in-game server browser?

- While you are connecting, open up the console (to open the console press the tilde key "~" on your keyboard), are there any error messages?

- Make sure a firewall is not blocking it, (better yet turn it off IF you have a hardware based one).

- This problem seems to afflict some users behind routers. If you have a router try the following:

• 1. Try playing online without the router to see if that works.
  2. If the router is using DCHP, try setting your computer to a static IP.
  3. Right-click on the Quake III shortcut you use to start the game and select Properties. In the Target field you'll see a line like "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe", add the Quake III net_port command to specify a unique communication port for each system. The complete field should look like this:
  
  "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe" +set net_port 27660
  
  4. Forward ports 27960 and 27660.

- As a temporary fix, try this: Edit your hosts file (located at "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc" in WinXP) and add this line to the end:

(Type it in, do not cut and paste)
127.0.0.1 authorize.quake3arena.com

- Open the console while you are trying to connect to the server by pressing the tilde key ("~") on your keyboard and type "/timescale 200". This will allow you to attempt to connect to a server at a faster rate.