GTL Lobby Fix

[Ramon van Rijn]

Reason for GTL going down is the expired domainname. So if the lobby is not going to us anymore, we just go to the lobby ourself.

The old IP Address of the Lobby server (www.gtl-server.net) was: 81.3.59.61
So to cheat the domain name system we just edit our local host file and tell Windows the www.gtl-server.net is this ip address and not the new godaddy ip address.

In command line language the fix is:

@Echo off
Echo. >>%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
Echo 81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net >>%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts

Thats the contents of the included FixGTL.cmd file
I have updated the RD server (.198) and started a Dedi Server. Checked it on my own pc and I can connect as usual.

Have fun!

[Edit]
If someone did the "antideco patch" patch first then you have to undo that one first. They can't work both together.

Open your hosts file with notepad

With Windows Explorer browse to the folder
c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\

Right click the file 'hosts' and select Open or Open With
Open it with Notepad

Make sure you delete all lines containing "127.0.0.1 www.gtl-server.net"
And just add this line once: "81.3.59.61 www.gtl-server.net"

Save and close the file and (re)start GT Legends. Thats it.

 

[Paulo Ribeiro]

Cheers Ramon.
Excellent work, as usual. :victory:

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

First can i say thanks to Ramon for working this one out, would it be OK the share this with the lads over at our site (we have lots of grown men who have had to resort to speaking with thair wives and girlfriends on race night)

Lots of baby's will be born in nine months from now

 

[Glenn Morris]

Ramon.
I shall worship you from afar!

Thanks bloke, you're bloody amazing!

:victory:

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

Nah; its not that big deal. For technical people its just lesson 1 in networking essentials
I learned about the domain, searched for the old ip address and make it work

:fwd:

 

[Bert Van Waes]

Lol, seeing Ramons explanation i was just like... Wow, this is going to be hard. But then i read what Kris said, haha, is it that easy? Just click the thingie, and then fire up GTL? Did it! Hupla

Anyway, again tx Ramon

Greets

 

[John Bergqvist]

Simbin have put a link to this thread on their official website!!

 

[Machiel]

Thanks alot.

You only have to execute the file and its fixed!

Kudos

 

[Marty Pierce]

I have not been doing any GTL events because I can't get the fix to work. My computer won't let me change the file. Not sure what to do. I am using vista 32. Any help would be appreciated. Not very good with the computer so if someone can help make it in the simplest terms. Thx:sarcastic:

 

[Stuart Thomson]

if you are talking about the hosts file, you may have to change it to be read/write - a lot of the files in Vista are Read only by default.

You can do that by rightclicking the hosts file and looking at the properties, and changing it if Read Only is ticked

 

[Marty Pierce]

if you are talking about the hosts file, you may have to change it to be read/write - a lot of the files in Vista are Read only by default.

You can do that by rightclicking the hosts file and looking at the properties, and changing it if Read Only is ticked

Got it to work. The problem was in my security setting that would not let me rewrite the file. Thx Stuart:good:

 

[Ryan Callan]

Got it working. Ta muchly Ramon :good:

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Looks like the lobby is dead again - :disapointed:

Porbably a temp thing or a quick fix, but still a complete pain in the rear end.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

If this drags on into next week, we will use the anti-deco patch for connectivity to the events - the events will run.

Please read the following to learn about, or remind yourselves of, the installation and procedures.

http://forum.racedepartment.com/356061-post7.html

:good:

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Is it still down Stu? Can others confirm this please?

 

[Stuart Thomson]

I'll be checking it out when I get home :good:

 

[Sam J Simpson]

Still can't connect to server from here Bram.:damnit:

Sam

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

Me too Bram. Cant connect

 

[Steven Palmer]

Yeah dead for me. Has been since 11.15 this morning

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Thanks, i have asked the Wizard Maybe he knows whats up?

 

[Ulli Haus]

Hi guys,

I just checked the German GTL community web sites and so far, as I've read correctly (due to lack of time I only scanned through the post) they got it fixed!

However, I don't know if they fixed it only to work for their community or if this could be applied to RD as well!

I will check this more thoroughly later on today!