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[RunsWithBulls]

I have played Zero Hour through CNC online and Gameranger with few issues for years. Every once in a while however, I encounter a connection problem; disconnect menu shows at start of match and counts down. This issue is not isolated to just CNC online servers, but also happens on GR. This has been happening for the past couple days. In the past, the issue resolved itself after a few days to weeks, for no obvious reason. 

 

Important information:

• I have not changed anything
• Windows 10
• No error log file
• Game is purchased through Origin
• Connected to router with ethernet
• Gentool up to date
• Important settings are in place such as run as administrator, compatibility mode, firewall exception for programs, and port 16000 forwarded. 
• Have tried forwarding all other ZH ports (from dominators list), setting static IP, disabling router firewall, disabling pc firewall, checking send delay & entering 16000 port override in zh options. 

None of my attempts to fix it have worked except for waiting, sometimes for weeks. As I said, I usually connect to other players NO PROBLEM. 

 

So I am curious if anybody knows what could be causing the random connection problem? 

 

It is worth noting that my router/modem combo is about 10 years old; is it possible it is just a piece of sh** and I need to get a new one?

 

I appreciate any input or advice

 

[Cervanthes]

Interesting issue you have there. 

As we can't provide any support for Gameranger, I can only take a look at the cnc online side of things 

 

You may want to see if activating send delay can help you there a bit also you can get https://legi.cc/downloads/genpatcher/ and apply the network fixes and see if that solves smth 

report back to me if anything succeeded or changed

[RunsWithBulls]

Thank you for the fast reply. 

 

The problem seems to have been resolved!

 

Send delay alone did not fix the problem.

 

I downloaded genpatcher and applied all fixes and it still didn't work. Then I turned on the Network optimizations in genpatcher, restarted and THEN it finally worked. 

 

My only remaining question (which might be a question for legionnaire) is what settings exactly have been changed to my network? There was a warning about possibly increasing vulnerability, but I searched through my firewall and router settings but could not figure out what has changed. Obviously I don't want to be more vulnerable to threats just to play zh haha. 

 

Thanks again for the help and I will let you know if anything changes or if it stops working again. 

[Cervanthes]

i will bring in knowledge what actually changes with the network fixes and will report back to you

[Hamster135555]

have the same Problem...

 

fixes dont help, what can i do ?

 

Wenn ich das Spiel starte und alle Spieler verbunden sind, und das Spiel startet verlieren ALLE spieler die Verbindung.

[Cervanthes]

i will bring in knowledge what actually changes with the network fixes and will report back to you

here thats what i got from legi regarding the network fixes 

Network optimizations -- Enable this if you encounter problems connecting

                              to other players. This can alleviate connectivity

                              issues for all 3 online platforms. Since this

                              option will reduce security settings in order to

                              increase connectivity, you will be taking a risk

                              and exposing your PC (just a little more) to the

                              Internet. Use with caution. In short, when you

                              enable network optimizations, your IPv6

                              functionality is disabled, your WiFi or ethernet

                              network is set to a 'private network', and a

                              firewall-entry is added for Generals, Zero Hour,

                              and GameRanger. Disabling the network

                              optimizations will only undo the changes that

                              were applied by GenPatcher.

[Cervanthes]

have the same Problem...

 

fixes dont help, what can i do ?

 

Wenn ich das Spiel starte und alle Spieler verbunden sind, und das Spiel startet verlieren ALLE spieler die Verbindung.

where is your game from?

[Brwny]

Hallo, ich habe folgendes Problem. Wenn ich in C&C ZH eine Lobby starten möchte kommt immer eine Fehlermeldung, dass die Verbindung nicht hergestellt werden konnte. Ports habe ich freigeschalten ( sofern die stimmen laut Google ). Genpatcher und Gentool wurde installiert und Firewall habe ich auch mal deaktiviert aber immer kommt dieser Fehler. Kann mir jemand helfen? Lg

[lGeorgel]

Hello, haw to fix the problem. When join the game 1vs1 the game starts and everything works. If i play with more players that  error occurs. 

ERROR: Unable to connect to other player(s)

I apologize for my English

[Cervanthes]

Hallo, ich habe folgendes Problem. Wenn ich in C&C ZH eine Lobby starten möchte kommt immer eine Fehlermeldung, dass die Verbindung nicht hergestellt werden konnte. Ports habe ich freigeschalten ( sofern die stimmen laut Google ). Genpatcher und Gentool wurde installiert und Firewall habe ich auch mal deaktiviert aber immer kommt dieser Fehler. Kann mir jemand helfen? Lg

Moin. 

Wo hast dein spiel denn her? CD? Origin? random download?

 

 

 

Hello, haw to fix the problem. When join the game 1vs1 the game starts and everything works. If i play with more players that  error occurs. 

ERROR: Unable to connect to other player(s)

I apologize for my English

where is your game from?