OK here we go.................I am trying to get onto the tracks and when I press to display the hosts, I get the 711 hosts that are active and then as it goes through the hosts it comes up with "Can join 58 and "No reply 711", when I look at the 58 that have come up every one of them has no players whatsoever, any ideas please as this is driving me crazy as the system was working ok a few days ago!!!!!!!!

Thanks

using a crappy router, perhaps?

You can use the server browser on LFSWorld instead of the one ingame too...

Clickety

(Link will show populated S1 & S2 public hosts only, sorted by number of racers. You can change what you want and bookmark the URL.)

Quote from bunder9999 :

using a crappy router, perhaps?

Cable!!!!!!!!!

Quote from Milpol1 :

Cable!!!!!!!!!

Calm down!!!!!!!!!!!

Check your connection speed.

Turn off any torrents or other services that uses large amounts of bandwidth. If you have an wireless accsess point, turn on encryption/password if you haven't allready (otherwise other people might be using all your bandwidth). If your computer picks up multiple accsess points close by with strong signal, change the wifi channel so to avoid crosstalk/interference with your neighbours wireless network. You can use i.e inSIDer 2.0 (freeware) to scan the area and determine the wifi channel with least interference.

Quote from Milpol1 :

Cable!!!!!!!!!

And where does that cable go in to?

Quote from Bose321 :

And where does that cable go in to?

tv

Quote from Bose321 :

And where does that cable go in to?

Its Virgin, so broAdband is via cable

Quote from Skagen :

Turn off any torrents or other services that uses large amounts of bandwidth. If you have an wireless accsess point, turn on encryption/password if you haven't allready (otherwise other people might be using all your bandwidth). If your computer picks up multiple accsess points close by with strong signal, change the wifi channel so to avoid crosstalk/interference with your neighbours wireless network. You can use i.e inSIDer 2.0 (freeware) to scan the area and determine the wifi channel with least interference.

Hi Not using wifi at all, linked to cable broadband

Quote from Milpol1 :

Its Virgin, so broAdband is via cable

So you get an internet cable straight from the house that goes in to your PC, and does not go in to a router or something first?

Quote from Milpol1 :

Its Virgin, so broAdband is via cable

It's Virgin so it's narrowband.

Go to http://speedtest.net/ and http://pingtest.net/ , and post your results here.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

It's Virgin so it's narrowband.

Go to http://speedtest.net/ and http://pingtest.net/ , and post your results here.

9,66 download

Ping is 37 ms
Jitter is 17ms

Graded B

Quote from Milpol1 :

Graded B

That image won't work.

That image is stored on your computer. We can not see it, unless you upload the image for instance here on this forum.

Did virgin Provide a Cable modem; Coax cable in, ethernet cable out? if so, turn it of for a minute a turn it back on.
Or does the ethernet cable plug into the back of the TV decoder box? again turn it off for a minute and turn it back on.
These boxes often "throw a wobbler" and rebooting them can stop them missbehaving.

Quote from Milpol1 :

9,66 download

After you have done the test click on "share this result" then click "copy" then paste that link here.

Quote from geeman1 :

After you have done the test click on "share this result" then click "copy" then paste that link here.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1190452133.png

Forward / open the incoming ports (TCP/63392,UDP/63392), and make sure the outgoing port (TCP/29339) is also open.
*edit*
Also check the options in the browser menu in game (is it set to race cruise real hard etc, have you changed TCP empty private?)

Quote from Gener_AL (UK) :

Forward / open the incoming ports (TCP/63392,UDP/63392), and make sure the outgoing port (TCP/29339) is also open.
*edit*
Also check the options in the browser menu in game (is it set to race cruise real hard etc, have you changed TCP empty private?)

Wow thanks for the reply but this has gone way above my head lol, can you explain to a lay person !!!!!

http://en.lfsmanual.net/wiki/H ... rwarding_.2F_Home_Routers

basically you need to find Ip of router.cable modem usually 192.1681.100 or sometimes 192.168.100.1 / (sometimes its stuck on the device)

Then type that address into your browser this will take you to login page usually username/pw is root/root (even tells you on the login page)
then from there you should have the options to ammend NAT rules firewall etc. If you have a cable modem, check antivirus and firewall software as you will have a WAN IP address assigned to your NIC not a translated one via NAT.

IE your IP assigned router will be on the local range unless other specified ie in DMZ.
192.168 (local range)
if on cable modem
86.125. (external range)

easy way to find this is open a MSDOS prompt (start menu > accessories > command prompt.

type IPCONFIG /ALL

Anyways that should help you work out whats happening / maybe try this thread or this

These are the details I get when I carry out the ping and trace tests, any ideas??


C:\Users\Dave>ping master.liveforspeed.net

Pinging master.liveforspeed.net [213.40.20.2] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 213.40.20.2: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 213.40.20.2: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=53
Reply from 213.40.20.2: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=53
Reply from 213.40.20.2: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 213.40.20.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 23ms, Average = 20ms

C:\Users\Dave>tracert master.liveforspeed.net

Tracing route to master.liveforspeed.net [213.40.20.2]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 12 ms 7 ms 9 ms 10.189.192.1
2 10 ms 16 ms 11 ms newt-geam-1a-ge310.network.virginmedia.net [80.6
.129.25]
3 11 ms 14 ms 12 ms exe2-core-1a-pc111.network.virginmedia.net [80.6
.128.193]
4 12 ms 13 ms 11 ms glfd-bb-1a-ge-210-0.network.virginmedia.net [195
.182.178.129]
5 15 ms 13 ms 12 ms glfd-bb-1b-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.10
5.172.6]
6 14 ms 12 ms 13 ms glfd-tmr-1-ae5-0.network.virginmedia.net [213.10
5.159.46]
7 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms redb-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.
185.78]
8 14 ms 18 ms 15 ms 10ge-b224-linx.spn.kcom.com [195.66.224.70]
9 23 ms 20 ms 19 ms 86.54.183.201
10 20 ms 20 ms 24 ms man02-ge-man01.core.netline.net.uk [212.111.130.
6]
11 48 ms 70 ms 21 ms lon01-stm1-man01.core.netline.net.uk [212.111.13
0.2]
12 19 ms 22 ms 22 ms ldscat01-ge-lds01.core.netline.net.uk [213.40.3.
73]
13 21 ms 22 ms 31 ms beta.lfs.net [213.40.20.2]

Trace complete.

Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost

Seems like you have open ports to communicate with master server.
Could you take a screenshot of a multiplayer lobby (see screenshot for example) and upload it either here, www.imageshack.us or a similar site?

Quote from BlackEye :

Seems like you have open ports to communicate with master server.
Could you take a screenshot of a multiplayer lobby (see screenshot for example) and upload it either here, www.imageshack.us or a similar site?

Note the amount of players on the right...Zero and no reply to 732.

Thanks fro your help


http://img864.imageshack.us/i/lfsscreenprintsa.jpg/

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