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Post subject: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:15 am |
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Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:00 am Posts: 1336 Location: Hibernia
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If, when you're trying to access the server list and you're getting the "Connection failed, try another Nick" error, a rather rough fix is to make an addition to your hosts file (located default in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc). Open it with Notepad or something similar and add the following line at the very bottom:
0.0.0.0 peerchat.gamespy.com
I'm not sure, but you may need these two lines as well:
0.0.0.0 nwmaster.bioware.com 0.0.0.0 nwn.master.gamespy.com
This doesn't exactly "fix" the problem, but it will cause the error to appear immediately rather than having to wait 30 seconds or however long it takes.
Hopefully someone has a better fix. Note: I'm getting this error even when using NWNCX.
_________________ Local Lurker and Knower of the Unknown and Unknowable. Also a bit full of itself, and an occasional prick.
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JBMT
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Post subject: Re: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:28 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:00 am Posts: 2356
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Thank you, Mathies. I think I'll try that.
That fixes the prior ten second delay as well.
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ShalynArater
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Post subject: Re: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:35 pm |
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Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:00 am Posts: 274 Location: My computer's D drive
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A more lazy way to do it, at least the way I get passed it... Is by turning the wifi off while I'm going into the game. Once I can get to DC, I turn the wifi back on, DC, and I'm able to get in, no problem.
_________________ ~ShalynArater~..... Cray Calcifer Fencrow - Xabriel Seth RaventongueGryffindor - Gryffindor
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kimikat08
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Post subject: Re: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:16 pm |
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Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:34 pm Posts: 37 Location: Where the banjo's play
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I get that message literally every time I log in. And I always hit cancel and it works every time. I dunno what's up with that, but I'm soooo not complaining either.
_________________ “The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.”
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Insanity
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Post subject: Re: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:38 pm |
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Joined: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:00 am Posts: 1336 Location: Hibernia
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It's not the message that bothers me, it's the 30-second timeout where you just sit and wait, and NWN acts as though it's crashed.
_________________ Local Lurker and Knower of the Unknown and Unknowable. Also a bit full of itself, and an occasional prick.
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kimikat08
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Post subject: Re: GameSpy Connection Failed due to Nick Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:25 am |
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Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:34 pm Posts: 37 Location: Where the banjo's play
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You're so much pickier than I could ever try to be XD
_________________ “The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.”
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