lobby connection failed - why..???

[cleobis]

Hi, when attempting to connect to a multiplayer session, my fs allways hangs on the connecting to lobby. and after 2 minutes it says that the connection to the lobby failed.

This is in VATSIM. The squawkbox3 connects fine, and I can hear the controllers ok, but the FS doesn't connect.

Does anyone has any idea of why this is happening?

I'm using FS9, I have mcfee firewall wich I turn off, and I also turn off the windows firewall... I connect via a vodafone UK datacard...


Any ideas?

thks

[BAW0343]

Well fist off scince we barely have a handfull of VATSIM flyers here this may be a better post for VATSIM fourms. I would love to help but im only ATC and i only need 1 program to connect to VATSIM  ;D never flown on there, dont like the regulations i need to folow when flying, ATC is another matter however now there i like the regulations, and i get to boss you around  

[JBaymore]

never flown on there, dont like the regulations i need to folow when flying,........

ROTFLMAO!

best,

...............john

[cleobis]

the thing is that it is not a VATSIM only prblm. Whenever I try to connect to a multiplayer session, the FS doesn't find the session.

I look up a session with fshostspy, get the IP, put it on FS but it just doesn't find it....  

[JBaymore]

THAT sounds suspiciously like port issues and / or firewall issues.  What is that Vodafone datacard thingy?  If it is a dsl modem / router / etc. then you likely have to open port in it as well.

best,

................john

[cleobis]

Hi, I discarded the vodafone thing and now I'm on a regular connection. Still happens...I have Mcfee installed, but I don't think it is it, because I had mcfee installed on another computer and I could join online sessions no prblm.

It is as if FS just couldn't comunicate with the outside world...although realworld weather works fine.

So I assume it must be the ports or something like that, so:

How can I open the ports and wich ports need to be open? I just don't know how to do it...any help?

thks

[JBaymore]

Look at the sticky messages at the top of this forum.

best,

..................john

[cleobis]

ups...thks mate