djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) When I start the game, it hangs at the screen that simply says "Setting up game..." in white letters on a black background. It hangs so bad, even Task Manager cannot kill the program. I literally have to restart the computer. This is getting frustrating as hell. My ability to actually get into the game now stands at about 8 0-NO/20-YES. Why I have been able to get in sometimes is a mystery to me. Is ANYONE Else having this problem? I've been wondering if it's a COD5 master server problem, a PunkBuster problem, or if it's a local problem on my computer. It all started when I changed ISPs from my local telco DSL to Charter cable Internet. But everything else on the Internet is fine, so I'm hard-pressed to point the finger at Charter. If anything, I think it's just plain coincidence that it started happening right when I made the ISP switch, and I have been able to play since making the switch, but again, it's 8 0-NO/20-YES at best. Edited March 4, 2014 by djMot Awards
Gatorgirl Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 2986 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 206 Topic Count: 384 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6456 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7140 Achievement Points: 50711 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 12/19/1967 Device: iPhone Posted March 4, 2014 I've had it happen a couple of times, not a lot Awards
Labob Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.46 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 I would have to go with your isp causing the issue. I wonder if it blocks port 28960 for some reason ? Might also be the router they gave you I'm sure they did change that. There use to be a command you could add to your target line from the properties tab on your shortcut. Just do not remember it right now. Thats all I can think of for right now. If it would be the master server it would time out and give the error can not connect to online whatever so its not them. Quite sure its not PB. djMot 1 Awards
2_MANY_BEERS Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 96 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 108 Topic Count: 1049 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 8817 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 3309 Achievement Points: 62219 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19 Birthday: 06/30/1954 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 I would have to go with your isp causing the issue. I wonder if it blocks port 28960 for some reason ? Might also be the router they gave you I'm sure they did change that. There use to be a command you could add to your target line from the properties tab on your shortcut. Just do not remember it right now. Thats all I can think of for right now. If it would be the master server it would time out and give the error can not connect to online whatever so its not them. Quite sure its not PB. Wasn't there something about setting up your router called port forwarding? I don't know I just remember someone saying something about that. djMot and Damage_inc- 2
Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 Hope it don't have anything to do with your recent Blue Screens of Death you been getting since you installed BF4 m8.
BigPapaDean Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 Hmmm never had that one but I keep getting the one that says, "This server for low ping players only!" Drives me nuts but as we all know I don't have far to go anyway! I still manage to get on eventually! Awards
Artimus Prime Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 645 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 19 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 710 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 312 Achievement Points: 4328 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 10:16 PM Birthday: 04/19/1960 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Try this... Copy and paste it into the command line on your shortcut. Make sure there is a space after the (") that finishes the shortcut that is already there. +set net_port 28960 This got my game to start working after a lot of swearing trying to make it go. Edited March 4, 2014 by Artimus Prime djMot 1 Awards
Labob Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.46 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 Try this... Copy and paste it into the command line on your shortcut. Make sure there is a space after the (") that finishes the shortcut that is already there. +set net_port 28960 This got my game to start working after a lot of swearing trying to make it go Thats the one TY Artimus Prime How you do it is right click on the WAW icon you use to launch the game and select properties. Under the shortcut tab look for the Target line it should look like this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\CoDWaWmp.exe" now add what Artimus mentioned and it will look like this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\CoDWaWmp.exe" +set net_port 28960 If that does not work you will have to call your ISP and tell them to open up your router. Cable companies are bad for locking there stuff down and making you call to have it opened up. In Canada Rogers by default does not let you network on there router unless you ask them to unlock that feature. Yet we give them our money. Hell I can't even get a monthly bill via email from my ISP. djMot 1 Awards
LtLaszlo Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 189 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9238 Content Per Day: 1.61 Reputation: 24523 Achievement Points: 95480 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 323 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:26 PM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2014 Charter is my provider and I've never seen that. Mine does crash between map downloads sometimes, but that's just since I started using Windows7. Doesn't lock up, just errors out, restart game and map then loads. djMot 1 Awards
7Toes Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted March 4, 2014 so that stops the errors for when a new map loads i have no problem getting into game just when some map changes and it wants me to download another map i might not have? Awards
djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Try this... Copy and paste it into the command line on your shortcut. Make sure there is a space after the (") that finishes the shortcut that is already there. +set net_port 28960 This got my game to start working after a lot of swearing trying to make it go. Good to know. I'll give that a try, but a port scan shows port 28960 closed and the Charter boys and girls seem to be having a hard time wrestling the modem into submission. They are on their way to replace it as I type... Edited March 4, 2014 by djMot Gatorgirl 1 Awards
djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Wasn't there something about setting up your router called port forwarding? I don't know I just remember someone saying something about that. Yes, Beers - exactly. But for whatever reason, the boys n' girls at Charter are having a bit of a problem getting port forward settings to stick in the modem. They are on the way to replace it. I'm doubtful that will help, though. Edited March 4, 2014 by djMot Awards
djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Hope it don't have anything to do with your recent Blue Screens of Death you been getting since you installed BF4 m8. Don't think so, SOB. What I'm hearing on that front is that I may be under-volting my CPU at its present level of overclock. I might have to drop down in speed and jack up the CPU voltage just a tad and see if it starts behaving. That game apparently stresses the shit out of the CPU and the GPU. Edited March 4, 2014 by djMot Awards
djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2014 Thats the one TY Artimus Prime How you do it is right click on the WAW icon you use to launch the game and select properties. Under the shortcut tab look for the Target line it should look like this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\CoDWaWmp.exe" now add what Artimus mentioned and it will look like this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\CoDWaWmp.exe" +set net_port 28960 If that does not work you will have to call your ISP and tell them to open up your router. Cable companies are bad for locking there stuff down and making you call to have it opened up. In Canada Rogers by default does not let you network on there router unless you ask them to unlock that feature. Yet we give them our money. Hell I can't even get a monthly bill via email from my ISP. They claim, because I have a static IP, that all ports are open, but that's just a lie and I've called them out on it. AND they are having a bitch of a time setting up port forwards in the modem, so they are on their way over here to replace it. I doubt that is going to fix it. I think a router of my own to put behind their modem is in my future. Awards
djMot Posted March 4, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2014 Charter is my provider and I've never seen that. Mine does crash between map downloads sometimes, but that's just since I started using Windows7. Doesn't lock up, just errors out, restart game and map then loads. I'm on a Business account with Charter. The modem they dropped in here is a Ubee Model DDW365. I suspect it's quite different on the residential side. I think everyone gets those other crashed between maps, and especially if you downloaded the previous map, but this thing going on with me is something else. It hangs "setting up game..." so hard a restart is required to kick it out of memory. I think it really is port 28960 being closed that's blocking the game. Awards
KTWEST Posted March 23, 2014 Member ID: 242 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 202 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 33 Achievement Points: 1256 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 24 Birthday: 08/17/1955 Device: Windows Posted March 23, 2014 Down all weekend on west coast. Even Black Ops is down. How to find out server status I have no idea either. Awards
djMot Posted March 23, 2014 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 07:24 PM Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted March 23, 2014 My OP is too old to be relevant, KillingTime. You should start a new post if you continue to have problems. However, from my end, all COD5 servers have been up this weekend (3/22 & 3/23) Server status is on the front page of the website. Awards
Labob Posted March 23, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.46 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted March 23, 2014 Try this out http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/ Awards
KTWEST Posted March 29, 2014 Member ID: 242 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 202 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 33 Achievement Points: 1256 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 24 Birthday: 08/17/1955 Device: Windows Posted March 29, 2014 I cant get in either. I get a quick server list and go to refresh and it goes blank. But whats weird about it is sometime Ive been able to actually join a game if I don't refresh favorite or server list. Never had this problem before. Now the only change Ive done is using a 144hz monitor. Its been like this for two weeks. This isn't one of my steam games either. Just a plain old disc in drive. I thought it might be weather related on the east coast. But I don't know. Awards
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