UT cannot connect to multiplayer or lan

[grey ghost]

When I click on multiplayer or find lan game the browser window opens and it connects to the master server. It counts 1900+ connections then switches to the ping mode.

In the ping mode the screen stays blank and it says

Pinging servers 0%complete, 0 servers, 0 players.

I have a cable connection and it shows constant activity in the ping mode but no display.

If I enter a lan address it goes to the connect screen, but never connects. also a lot of activity on the cable modem activity led.

I can connect to Mplayer etc.

I hope I can correct this without a reinstall

Thanks for your help

 

[sandorski]

What version are you using? Try patching to latest and see if the problem is fixed. Also, have you set the connect speed in preferences? That maybe the problem.

 

[grey ghost]

I'me running ver. 428.

I have dsl/cable on connection.

This is a new problem I was on line a couple of weeks ago okay.

It has me stumped.

 

[Batti]

Do you have a new firewall that might be blocking some ports?

 

[grey ghost]

I have a firewall but I turn it off when running the games.
This is weird because of the activity I get on the modem.
Every time I ask it to do something in the UT browser screen the modem activity shows it happening but the browser screen stays blank.

I can connect to Heat and Mplayer also to the game sites on Lord/Demios site, but not thru UT.

 

[grey ghost]

Found the answer at GameSpy's forum.

I have Zone Alarm and Hack Tracer. If they are in the start menu they shut of the ports when they load.

I shut them down when I run a game, but that does not remove the block on the ports. They need to be taken out of the start menu.Then start them after windows loads.They work ok then.

UT uses GameSpy's servers.