HELP.... My client fails to load the bzflag servers.

[Da Best]

Hi. Im gettin real angry because Bzflag does not load servers sith their names listed first.~!!!!!!!!!!!! i can only join stuff like 72.402.43.2.5
I CANT join stuff like bzflag.fielders.us !!!!!!

When i try to load any of the servers like bzflag.fielders.us.... It just says trying... FOREVER...

The info about my system Bzflag version 2.0.4
OS: Mac os x 10.2.8
Internet connection: 56k
1GB of free memory space of 19GB
imac

*EDIT* i have no routers or firewalls....... the server list loads just fine

[ducatiwannabe]

Do you have a firewall or something? Perhaps you were banned from a server?

[Da Best]

I have no firewalls that i know of... how could i check and remove them if there were?

i dont think i was banned from about 100 servers.....

I have not been banned from any server that i know of... i have always followed the rules.

[JPT]

So you can not access the list server...

Which OS are you using ?
Which Type of Internet Connection do you use?
Which Firewall is on you PC ?
Are you using a router ?
Are you using a proxy server ?

[Da Best]

In case you didnt notice the inof you requested is in the origanil post..... I am not using any firewalls or routers.

[The Red Baron]

I have this exact same problem. I used to run Bzflag 2.0.2.

A few months ago, I upgraded to bzflag 2.0.4, and I am experiencing the same thing. I cannot connect to a server domain, example: dub.bzflag.org:5154. Bzflag simply says "error connecting to server"

However, If I ping the domain, and get the IP address and enter that into the server field. I am able to connect to the server. Example 217.20.115.182:5154 That is the dub server. I can connect to it just fine, using the IP addy.

I've tried every single beta build also. b2,b3,b3,b5. Same thing. Even clearing out the config file each time

However, I have the b4 build on another computer, and It works just fine no problem, I have 2.0.4 on 2 other computers, all on the same network. And they work just fine.

I"m running windows 2000 on all the computers except one. The computer that has the problem is running windows 2000. I believe that should rule out the possibility of it being an OS bug.

hardware problem?

[JPT]

I don't think so.

Maybe, your DNS-Server is not very good...

Everytime BZFlag searches a server or connects to one, a connection to BZFlag.secretplace.us is opened... maybe that's the key.


EDIT: Does the Client loads the server list correctly or not ?

[The Red Baron]

the client loads the list just fine, i compared It with the other working clients.