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.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Hmmm, I'm wondering if it's a proper fix similar to Ramon's, or whether it's getting on using the anti deco patch.

Please supply any details you find as you get them,Ulli. :good:

For some unknown reason, my profile got rubbed out the other day (no idea why), and while I think I know what the username and password were/are, I'm not 100%, and not being able to get onto any servers, I can't check anything. It's going to be one of 2 possible users & passwords, but neither appears to be working very well, unless getting "cannot connect to server" means my user/pass is OK, but then the other problems kick in...

If I need to re-register, I'm stuffed until something comes back up properly.

Using the anti-deco, I cannot add the ip of the RD server in at all - I still get no servers come up, so mybe the ip I'm using is wrong, but I don't know any others that are running GTL games.

 

[Ulli Haus]

Hi Stu,

I remember that it does has to do with the antideco patch!
There was sth. with using an autoupdater (which I think was a program built by the guys at the altbierbude ) and "refresh" and not pay any attention to what comes up, but rather to wait until the password or serial (can't remember) are verified (which could take some time according to them!)!

However,

http://www.altbierbude.de/component...d,28865/catid,8/limit,6/limitstart,0/lang,de/

is the link to the post! (most is in German, but there are also replies in english... so give it a try)

I will post a help request now and hope they are willing to help out and have a solution for us as well! (sorry I cannot do more right now, but college is closing in on me badly!)

 

[Warren Dawes]

Stuart, has the RD server been setup for an event?
If so, maybe a few of us can try to connect to it using the anti-deco patch to test if it is working ok.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

there is an event already running, the Elites.

I'll send you an ip to test.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

The plot - she thickens :confused2:

It now looks like the anti-deco patch actually works for me, but only on other peoples servers.

I procured some ip addresses from replies to this topic (which as you can imagine has been quite widely discussed) on other boards, and they work fine.

So, either:-

1. The ip address that I use to connect to the server to set up games in the first place is not the same as the one we need to use for anti-deco games

- OR -

2. The ip address is right, but something on our server setup is preventing direct connection to the events.

Either one should hopefully be a fairly quick resolution.

I'll keep you posted.

 

[Peter Gog]

For some unknown reason, my profile got rubbed out the other day (no idea why), and while I think I know what the username and password were/are, I'm not 100%, and not being able to get onto any servers, I can't check anything. It's going to be one of 2 possible users & passwords, but neither appears to be working very well, unless getting "cannot connect to server" means my user/pass is OK, but then the other problems kick in...

If you can open your plr file, you can find your username and password in it.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

yeah - just found that out - thanks Peter :good:

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Basically, I've sent a note to Bram & Ramon asking about the server set up, so I'd imagine once they get hold of it, we'll be back in business via the anti-deco even if the lobby stays down.

 

[Ben Tusting]

Stuart couldn't you have the wrong ip address? as it got changed last month i believe.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

That might well be a valid reason...

...apart from me having set up about 20 events on the server since the change took place, of course.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Of course I'm making the assumption that the ip address we connect to in setting the server up, which is the server desktop is the same one I need to use for the game.

 

[Ben Tusting]

oops

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

It's a global problem Bennie

 

[Krzysztof Babij]

I changed what must be changed, but when I go to multiplayer I have to provide login and password or I must register, when I am trying to register there is written, cannot connect to the server. How to solve it?

 

[Steven Palmer]

Its broke at the moment.

 

[Rob Bakker]

Does any one know what the problem is this time?
You think they could get it working again within a week.

 

[Steven Palmer]

the anti deco patch works for other servers, just not ours at the moment. Hopefully the wizard will be able to sort it again.

 

[Ryan Callan]

It's a global problem Bennie

It is global but only our servers won't allow the anti-deco patch to work

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

This thread is not about an anti-deco patch Ryan! The problem with the lobby is a global problem, the anti-deco is just a workaround, not a structural solution

 

[Krzysztof Babij]

I hope it will be solved before pur league starts.