cant connect to servers?

[XrazorX]

so i wake up this morning and i feel like playing a bit of tf2 i load up my game but alas...all my favorites have been deleted? and my history erased? so no big deal i say, i grab the IP's and try to connect manually but no luck! SF servers seem to be eluding me, so i try to join a random much less interesting server and that works just fine!

so, i pose a conundrum to ye, a riddle if you will. wtfm8? why cant i connect to SF servers

[ASTROBLACK]

We didn't miss you.

I'm kidding of course.

Something like this happened to me, all it took was a restart of my computer and everything was cool.

[XrazorX]

but i did that already and it still doesnt work...and bitch please its not the same 2fort server without manbearpig

[ASTROBLACK]

True dat.

So it's obvious your internet connection isn't messed up. Seeing how you are available to access the site just fine. What about reinstalling Steam? I know it's a pain in the ass to download everything again. But it could help?

[XrazorX]

yeha im hoping it doesnt come to that, BUT i can access every other server i click on its ONLY the Sf ones that dont work

[Constanople]

yeha im hoping it doesnt come to that, BUT i can access every other server i click on its ONLY the Sf ones that dont work

whats your steam ID, i will check to make sure you didnt get inadvertantly banned.

[Timmah!]

whats your steam ID, i will check to make sure you didnt get inadvertantly banned.
It's in his public profile - I just checked the VAC Cheater list and Sourcebans and did not find him listed in either, so I don't think he's been banned unless I'm unaware of another place to check. Besides, I would imagine he would get some error message indicating that he's been banned (disconnected by console?). I don't think a ban would cause him to not see the servers at all. I would think just restarting Steam would fix this.

[XrazorX]

nope still no luck after reseting steam TF2 is just being a douchebag, first it doesnt detect my mic and now its just blocking the only servers i play on, super sereal im about kick this thing in the nuts

[eclyps]

delete client.blob and restart

[XrazorX]

theres a thought i just reinstalled and still no dice im gonna try that

~edit~ still doesnt work even after deleting client.blob

[.sf|BehavyuR]

I can't find the servers either, actually. Just about to manually re-add the IP addresses to see if it helps me. This really sucks, other servers are still full of complete newbs for the end of the Free Weekend. :(

[elemental00]

I can't find the servers either, actually. Just about to manually re-add the IP addresses to see if it helps me. This really sucks, other servers are still full of complete newbs for the end of the Free Weekend. :(

QFT.....QFT INDEED

[Timmah!]

Any error message at all? A screenshot of what you're seeing might help, too.

[XrazorX]

nope it just doesnt find the server at all it tries to connect and fails after 4 tries as if the IP didnt exist.

ill upload shortly

~edit~

heres the picture


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/rustedrazor/noserver.jpg

[Jokerz]

firewall.....................

[.sf|BehavyuR]

I can't find them on any search, they've disappeared from my favourites list, and even though I can see that many of my Friends List peoples are in-game on a Stompfest server (only 'cause I know the IP addresses), it shows "Server is not responding" and won't give me any server info, like name, players, etc.

I've manually re-added the addresses, but no luck. Even the new server JokerZ posted about on the main page won't add as a new server to my favourites. QFT is me! :(

EDIT: Oh, and as far as I know, no firewall settings have been changed in the last 48 hrs. on this computer, so I'd rule that out for me.

[Jokerz]

can you msg me on steam friends please

[XrazorX]

i added you, if you can give me a vent ill talk to you in there

[Jokerz]

sure vent it up

[Jokerz]

tracert 208.78.168.236 in the cmd shell and paste your results... lets see where its stopping..

[XrazorX]

im in vent under razor if you want to come in

[Blonde]

Yeah, something is really fudged up with the internet the past few days. Certain sites are really really really slow. Like more than 10min to load slow. I did a bunch of tracerts to several sites yesterday and it would time out around chicago I think. Anyone know whats up?

[Jokerz]

well behavyur issue is local isp / router... below is his tracert

Tracing route to 208.78.168.236 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.2.1
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 *

[XrazorX]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\user>^V
'▬' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Documents and Settings\user>tracert 208.78.168.236
Tracing route to 208.78.168.236 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 6 ms 5 ms 5 ms 10.228.0.1
3 6 ms 7 ms 6 ms 24.200.237.241
4 6 ms 7 ms 6 ms 24.200.237.9
5 7 ms 7 ms 6 ms 24.200.237.122
6 7 ms 7 ms 6 ms ia-piex-bb04-ge14-1-0.vtl.net [216.113.122.9]
7 39 ms 39 ms 39 ms ia-piex-bb04-pos11-0-0-cpe082.vtl.net [216.113.1
22.82]
8 37 ms 35 ms 36 ms sl-bb20-nyc-3-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.13.51]
9 33 ms 34 ms 33 ms sl-bb23-nyc-8-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.14]
10 33 ms 34 ms 35 ms sl-gw31-nyc-0-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.13.32]
11 16 ms 17 ms 16 ms sl-xocomm-162694-0.sprintlink.net [160.81.224.86
]
12 19 ms 22 ms 21 ms 207.88.14.61.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.14.61]
13 36 ms 39 ms 38 ms 207.88.14.62.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.14.62]
14 36 ms 37 ms 37 ms 207.88.184.70.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.184.70]
15 42 ms 40 ms 122 ms 208.37.176.82.ptr.us.xo.net [208.37.176.82]
16 42 ms 43 ms 41 ms 208.37.176.90.ptr.us.xo.net [208.37.176.90]
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 *

[XrazorX]

ip is 69.70.174.123

[XrazorX]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\user>tracert 69.8.121.194
Tracing route to 69.8.121.194 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 10 ms 8 ms 5 ms 10.228.0.1
3 7 ms 6 ms 11 ms 24.200.237.241
4 6 ms 7 ms 5 ms 24.200.237.9
5 7 ms 8 ms 11 ms 24.200.237.122
6 7 ms 7 ms 6 ms ia-piex-bb04-ge14-1-0.vtl.net [216.113.122.9]
7 37 ms 38 ms 36 ms ia-piex-bb04-pos11-0-0-cpe082.vtl.net [216.113.1
22.82]
8 36 ms 38 ms 42 ms sl-bb20-nyc-3-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.13.51]
9 32 ms 35 ms 32 ms sl-bb23-nyc-8-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.7.14]
10 36 ms 35 ms 34 ms sl-gw31-nyc-0-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.13.32]
11 17 ms 16 ms 16 ms sl-xocomm-162694-0.sprintlink.net [160.81.224.86
]
12 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms 207.88.14.61.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.14.61]
13 37 ms 37 ms 35 ms 207.88.14.62.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.14.62]
14 36 ms 36 ms 35 ms 207.88.184.70.ptr.us.xo.net [207.88.184.70]
15 40 ms 41 ms 40 ms 208.37.176.82.ptr.us.xo.net [208.37.176.82]
16 41 ms 41 ms 153 ms 208.37.176.90.ptr.us.xo.net [208.37.176.90]
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 *

[Jokerz]

issue is fixed.....

[.sf|BehavyuR]

So glad. Thanks again for the help, JokerZ! :D

[Timmah!]

issue is fixed.....
Out of curiosity and possible future reference, what was the cause? Network or no?

[Jokerz]

when bringing the new ip range online this morning another manager setup the network netmask wrong so anyone with 69.* would not see the server...

[XrazorX]

FIXT thanks jokerz, your my new main dude for tech issues haha

[eclyps]

when bringing the new ip range online this morning another manager setup the network netmask wrong so anyone with 69.* would not see the server...
smooth move, dwight! :P

[Timmah!]

I couldn't get into IRS for a while because "Server is Full". We rock... too much. :D