Connecting to servers

eyeless47

ok im sorry guys i must be becoming a real pain in the backside now but i appreciate the help.

ive managed to get the server list showing again, but still getting the same problem saying i cant connect. ive uninstalled norton and now have avg on. ive unblocked the 2300 port on windows firewall so not sure whats going wrong now?

cheers
eyeless47

FriendlyFire

Try unblocking ports 2300 to 2400, not just 2300. You may also want to try unblocking 47624 and 6073, as they also are used by DirectPlay, which FL runs on.

AVG has been known to cause a LOT of headaches with Freelancer. I’d suggest Avira Antivir, which is free; I’ve never had any issue with it running Freelancer.

eyeless47

and its still just as good with protecting the pc?

is there no easier way to open multiple ports than adding them individually thru windows firewall?

FriendlyFire

Most firewalls allow to open a port range, which is more adequate.

If you really need a firewall, I suggest you try something else than the Windows Firewall, which is utter crap. ZoneAlarm, Sunbelt Personal Firewall and Comodo Firewall are three free ones that I’ve known to be good for the most part, although I use none personally.

eyeless47

ok ill have a gander. ive given it a go while ive had windows firewall turned off and it still wont go in so im assuming its nothing to do with that…

although i just uninstalled avg so no anti virus at minute but still dont work, havent rebooted yet tho so may still be files on pc

eyeless47

success!

finally get to play online lol

thanks all for your help greatly appreciated

FriendlyFire

Glad to hear you’ve sorted it

Bas

Yep, welcome at Freelancer online! ;D

FlintMarko

Am trying to connect to a server atm but have encountered a problem while trying to use the fldiredtip way its in html and i have zero idea were to place the ip and port number any help please.

OutCast

If it doesn’t work just with double click try this:
“C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshta.exe” “<path to=”" fl=“”>\Freelancer\EXE\fldirectip.hta"</path>

FlintMarko

This feature allows you to connect to a Freelancer server without having to connect to the global server.
This is useful for when the server admin does not want to advertise the server to the rest of the Internet,
or when the global server is down.

To add an IP address and port to the list: enter the address and port below, then click the “Add Server” button.

Once you have entered all of the IP addresses you want, click the “Launch Freelancer” button.

Command line: Freelancer.exe

The text above is what am trying to put the IP addy and Port number to any pointers please

FlintMarko

sorted it out went for a different mod with direct connect already installed