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hi there ppl need a little help here last night i was playing renegade as normal, when i came to load it today i was unable to connect to westwood online. i have uninstalled and reinstalled but still cant get to play online. i have tryed every thing i can think of HELP SOM1 PLAESE!!!!!!!!. what do i do....... thanks al
Re: unable to connect to westwood on line
XWIS seems to be down... as was the Strike Team site last time I looked.
fucking server provider clanserver4you ...
if the server is down do this mean that no1 is playing ????
yes, I can't connect either
yes because there server is offline nobody knows when xwis will come back maybe in 1-3 days.
Same here, I thought something was wrong with my computer seeing as, I found out this morning, I can't access the QuakeNet IRC network when everyone else I know can. But if everyone else can't connect to XWIS then it's not my PC's fault. [Edit] 1-3 days!! I cannae wait that long! [Edit2] RenGuard still lists about 10 WOL servers, can I access them?
1 to 3 day awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww what am i going to do now? cant sit here and listen to the wife, it will kill me, crap my life is over lmao....
there is a way to access servers and that is through xfire.
It isn't over with XWIS Wright? WRIGHT? when will it be back?
how would i go about getting on xfire???
download it from: http://www.xfire.com then register it
Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box?
Presumably Gamespy is up? not that I have it installed atm.
to the doc thanks for the xfire but it is crap, not somthing i could get used to, have to wait for it to connect alot and alot of mismatches, thanks for the advice and i did try it!! but wouldnt recomend it!!!!
To access the servers available through XFire, you just need to have played Renegade with it logged in, go to its Servers tab, expand C&C Renegade and right-click-and-join a server. However, when I try it, I get "Version Mismatch". Yes, I have patch 1.037.
Wow, I don't remember WOL being down this often
you can still play via gamespy, should you want to.
Of course, tehnically speaking, WOL has not been up since XWIS took over...
i have tryed going through gamespy but cant seem to download it, any1 have any ideas????
im having the same prob aswell its really ticking me off heard that it should be back online tomorrow (friday) or saterday just a matter of holding tight this aint the 1st time its happened
*sigh* Who wants a game of MTA?
http://www.gamespyarcade.com/download/ for gamespy...... i dont use it myself, but meh...
A few other programs to try are The All Seeing Eye or RenIP but you'll need the IP for that. Also obviously not all the servers that were on XWIS will be on TASE but I've never been a fan of gamespy so TASE is a nice alternative. http://www.udpsoft.com/
Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that.
TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. Excellent, keep me posted please or a way I could watch myself. Win32 or Linux, either will do nicely.
Yes, GSA needs to lauch Renegade ever1 time you join a game...
the17doctor wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:29 why is xwis down anyway? Cause its as gay as gayspy.
IWarriors wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 13:42 the17doctor wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:29 why is xwis down anyway? Cause its as gay as gayspy. XWIS is total shit, no doubt - but lets not tak things too far eh? been using gayspy today without any problems, hopefully it won't be long till XWIS is back up.
Ok theres 2 reasons Xwis got hacked Or worse Olaf van der spaak the dutch guy that hosts xwis is quiting to host Renegade THIS IS ONLY A RUMOR possible that st0rmgaming will host renegade if this is true THIS IS ONLY A RUMOR ALSO
Or you're just a fucking moron who shoulden't be able to acces the Internet.
Yes. This is the end of the end, etc.
I have just had this problem like everyone else but i have found an alternative that works for me, try using the All seeing eye as mentioned earlier, thanx every1
not "the begining of the end"? or "the end of the begining"?
have you tried x-fire yet, dan? it's quite good. using it, you could have a different username everyday, and it has a longer length than 9 chars(i currently am using the17doctor )
btw, here is an SS of x-fire:
*IF* Olaf was to stop supporting Renegade, BHS would be first in line to take up the slack, AND we would have been informed about it. However, this is just an unplanned outage. Don't listen to retarded rumors with no merit.
TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this.
Crimson wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:15 Don't listen to retarded rumors with no merit.
Can't we just get ren hosted by somebody that actually gives a shit already - everyone knows XWIS don't care about us.
Blazer wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:58 TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this. I mean for my own personal use, something i can run my personal stuff off of, not a substitute for Xwis. Ill leave that to the professionals if and when that time comes. So are any of these public?
help-linux wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:34 not "the begining of the end"? or "the end of the begining"? End of the end.
All of XWIS is down.. not just the Renegade server.
is there any way we could look for other reliable hosts to host a WOL server? some company such as alltel, or maybe even microsoft? **edit** page3
like other companies would want to host a free internet server??
Microsoft hosting, are you crazy?! In the meantime, I can connect to servers by getting the IP from XFire (wow, it's actually useful for something other than recording what I play!) and shoveing it into RenIP. I'll stick with that until XWIS or something else comes back
Oblivion165 wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 01:40 Blazer wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:58 TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this. I mean for my own personal use, something i can run my personal stuff off of, not a substitute for Xwis. Ill leave that to the professionals if and when that time comes. So are any of these public? It's very hard to create it. We have test it but with many problems The Server isnt list in the serverlist and restarts each minute.
sportskin wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:02 what do i do....... You get Renguard and read the latest news there and save yourself the trouble of reinstalling next time.
Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 19:40 Blazer wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:58 TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this. I mean for my own personal use, something i can run my personal stuff off of, not a substitute for Xwis. Ill leave that to the professionals if and when that time comes. So are any of these public? I'm not sure what you mean....A "personal use" xwis/wol clone? What would you do with it, "personally"? You mean you would create your on WOL-like network, and tell people to join it just to get to your server? Why not just put your server on gamespy, or publish the IP and port so that folks can +connect to it? I guess I'm just confused as to what you want, because by it's very nature, WOL isn't for personal use.
Blazer wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 07:52 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 19:40 Blazer wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:58 TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this. I mean for my own personal use, something i can run my personal stuff off of, not a substitute for Xwis. Ill leave that to the professionals if and when that time comes. So are any of these public? I'm not sure what you mean....A "personal use" xwis/wol clone? What would you do with it, "personally"? You mean you would create your on WOL-like network, and tell people to join it just to get to your server? Why not just put your server on gamespy, or publish the IP and port so that folks can +connect to it? I guess I'm just confused as to what you want, because by it's very nature, WOL isn't for personal use. Or you know you could use Hamachi and play over LAN.
Blazer wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 07:52 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 19:40 Blazer wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:58 TGPaddy wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 14:24 Oblivion165 wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 17:52 Does anyone have a public WOL Clone? Something I can run on my linux box? Someone is creating that. BHS has had one (actually more than one) for a long time now. There are at least two others that I know of also. The problem is not having a working clone, the problem is a smooth switchover from XWIS to the clone when there is an outage. The *real* problem is XWIS's instability, there should be a mirror of it that automatically comes up when there are problems. I will be talking to Olaf about this. I mean for my own personal use, something i can run my personal stuff off of, not a substitute for Xwis. Ill leave that to the professionals if and when that time comes. So are any of these public? I'm not sure what you mean....A "personal use" xwis/wol clone? What would you do with it, "personally"? You mean you would create your on WOL-like network, and tell people to join it just to get to your server? Why not just put your server on gamespy, or publish the IP and port so that folks can +connect to it? I guess I'm just confused as to what you want, because by it's very nature, WOL isn't for personal use. Ive completed a TC conversion including single player for renegade, i haven't posted about it yet. I need a WOLClone to make it internet ready, i have the server and unlimited bandwidth but have been unsuccessful connecting two copies over GameSpy or XWis (Of course, because its not even close to renegade anymore)
If you have a TC mod when you connect to WOL/XWIS it gets its own "instance", and only other people who have the mod will see it.
I get a "Unable to connect to westwood online" or a "Your game has been rejected" or a "You need an update in order to play online" I know thats how it was originally, but I think XWis changed the situation. EDIT: Is XWis online now? I just tried again and its unable to connect. EDIT2: Nope
The only good that can come out of this, is that they are doing this outage to do some maintance work on the servers (including the renegade one), and could possible add stuff (ie: restore player/clan ranks etc) Then again...we can only hope
wouldn't they announce it? and can't EA take it back?
Quote: A quick update for you Renegade/TS/RA2 players: Junker lets me know that XWIS author Olaf is actually at the Leipzig show, but is aware of the downtime currently affecting the XWIS/Strike-Team WOL servers (making Renegade play impossible, for example), and he's working to resolve the issue, so hopefully things'll be up again soon Source: http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=84817
Quote: quick update for you Renegade/TS/RA2 players: Junker lets me know that XWIS author Olaf is actually at the Leipzig show, but is aware of the downtime currently affecting the XWIS/Strike-Team WOL servers (making Renegade play impossible, for example), and he's working to resolve the issue, so hopefully things'll be up again soon. GSA? But on GSA the number of players is very low (on WOL it is low but this is extreme low)
Actually, XWIS' host (Clanserver4u.de) has been down for 3 days now. With a simple traceroute, you can see that the cage that Clanserver owns (located at Cogent) is dead.
"Actually, its cool to be me." i would prefer not to be, welcome to the forums. 3 days it too long, i have been board out of my skin, please bring it back up!!!
i sayd fucking hoster..
NEWS: www.XWIS.NET www.Strike-Team.NET is now online.
Don't think anyone has posted this work around yet: I've just been playing on UNrules new maps server using Ren ip http://unclanforum.proboards16.com/index.cgi?board=funwar&am p;am p;action=display&thread=1140705254 If you know the ip address of the server you want to connect to you don't need to go through XWIS. Edit: lol bit later
Has someone access to start the XCC WOL IRC Server? Crimson or someone -.-
Oblivion165 wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 08:57 I get a "Unable to connect to westwood online" or a "Your game has been rejected" or a "You need an update in order to play online" I know thats how it was originally, but I think XWis changed the situation. EDIT: Is XWis online now? I just tried again and its unable to connect. EDIT2: Nope Oh and I want the game playable by anyone, so no RenSerial required.
No, I don't have access. I only have access to a web interface which is currently offline and wouldn't let me do anything but ban people anyway.
Only RA2 and Yuris revenge are up
Kamuix wrote on Sat, 26 August 2006 08:07 Only RA2 and Yuris revenge are up Can't say I'm surprised, Renegade will receive the lowest priority.
doesn't Rengegade have the most players?
hmmm... yes
in terms of population, RA2 > slight gap > Renegade > huge gap > Tib Sun and Yuri's Revenge Of course, in terms of XWIS' priorities: RA2 > slight gap > Tib Sun and Yuri's Revenge > gap big enough to accommodate a planet > Renegade
Why dont they fix the game with most players FIRST? (mine logic)
I'm pretty sure Renegade has FAR more players than any of their games. I assure you that I will be having some words with anyone whose ear I can grab about this. This is completely intolerable.
Its because the admins at XWIS don'y play Renegade, don't you guys think it is a big coinsadince that the games they play recieve the most priority?
Crimson wrote on Sat, 26 August 2006 06:11 I'm pretty sure Renegade has FAR more players than any of their games. I assure you that I will be having some words with anyone whose ear I can grab about this. This is completely intolerable. RA2 does indeed have a larger player population, unfortunately. It tops Renegade by a couple hundred at peek times, non peak times a little more.
Blazer wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 08:42 If you have a TC mod when you connect to WOL/XWIS it gets its own "instance", and only other people who have the mod will see it. Regular Renegade Modded (Yes its a valid serial, im guessing this is just a generalized error) I copied the serial via Registry, and WolData.key
It's up now but I think everyone keeps losing connection.
Oblivion165 wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 09:57 I get a "Unable to connect to westwood online" or a "Your game has been rejected" or a "You need an update in order to play online" I know thats how it was originally, but I think XWis changed the situation. Works fine for RenAlert
Renx wrote on Sat, 26 August 2006 16:07 Oblivion165 wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 09:57 I get a "Unable to connect to westwood online" or a "Your game has been rejected" or a "You need an update in order to play online" I know thats how it was originally, but I think XWis changed the situation. Works fine for RenAlert True, and it always worked before when i did the TC for A New Hope and such. I did my mod a little different this time, maybe that is why. I stuck all of the renegade files in Always2 that way i wouldnt have to export them everytime i need to update my always.
Poor quality but the pattern of servers is changing all the time, hopefully it is more stable by....hmmm, tommorrow
I was playin Tiberian Sun olnine and I was in the lobby and I tried to join a game and then it froze so I restarted my comp and then when I tried to go olnine it wouldnt connect. Then I went to Renegade and it wouldn't connect either.
http://strike-team.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=90994 DonCarlo,Aug 26 2006, 12:58 PM I have not yet had time to read all threads on this subject but this a general post that should answer most questions complaints. The reasons that all servers went down 2 days ago is that the host had a scheduled downtime for network maintenance. We were not informed of this downtime and have only been informed today after trying to get some answers. Once the host network was backup, the Ra2 and Yuri´s revenge servers automatically restarted. The TS/Renegade server did not. This has nothing to do with any perjudices against those games it was just bad luck. There are still some services that need to be restarted on all servers so please be patient. Please also note that Olaf and i are currently away at Leipzig GC with EA. On the one hand this is unfortunate timing that this happened in our absence as we are struggling to get access to PCs to get online here. On the other hand we have access to talk to the top people at EA here and one of our priorities in our visit is to get some assurances from EA that this kind of thing is going to stop happening. Note we were contacted by Riz on our mobile phones as soon as this occurred and we got online at our first opportunity. But since it was a network issue there was nothing we could do. We have sympathy with those players who have made civilised enquiries and will do our best to get the message to the right people. But we are no longer accepting responsibilties for things beyond our control or accept complaints from people that are being unreasonable and rude. When we get a chance to give an update we will. DonCarlo,Aug 27 2006, 11:04 PM Update : We are back now. There are still some stability issues with c server (RG and TS). That is the priority,after that we will let you know the status on ladders etc. Note all levels at EA are aware of this, not least because a lot of people contacted EA during the downtime, which only helps the case to get more reliable hosts provided. We are discussing that presently. Keep an eye on that news thread for updates
I figured out what my problem is, I hexedited too much apparently. Works fine now.
Quote: XTF (08:52 PM) : XWIS doesn't restart XTF (08:52 PM) : But there's indeed an issue with the connections. Quote: Host: Quitting due to Westwood Online connection loss.
DonCarlo The reasons that all servers went down 2 days ago is that the host had a scheduled downtime for network maintenance. We were not informed of this downtime and have only been informed today after trying to get some answers. What company isn't going to inform their clients about network maintenance downtime? That's irresponsible not to. I bet you anything that they were informed, but this was simply neglected on Olaf's part.
Yes, a little message on message of the day would be appreciated
LR01 wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 12:40 Yes, a little message on message of the day would be appreciated No, I mean, I highly doubt that their server host didn't inform them about server maintenance. No decent-sized company would be stupid enough to do that. That kills your reputation.
Yeah, I find it impossible to believe that an ISP would schedule a downtime of a day and a half (the time that even the website was down). And if they absolutely HAD to schedule a downtime like that, they wouldn't have just forgot to tell everyone.
Yes ofcourse, the reason renegade was not restored auto was because of "bad luck". XWIS Def of bad luck: extreme lack of care
Crimson wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 13:07 Yeah, I find it impossible to believe that an ISP would schedule a downtime of a day and a half (the time that even the website was down). And if they absolutely HAD to schedule a downtime like that, they wouldn't have just forgot to tell everyone. A hosting company chosen and specified by EA showing utter incompetence invokes no disbelief from me. This type of scheduled unannounced outage happened close to the start of the redirection. Strike-Team/XWIS did all they could prior to and after the redirection to specify a different hosting company, but EA wouldn't budge. Maybe they will now. trooprm02 wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 13:29 Yes ofcourse, the reason renegade was not restored auto was because of "bad luck". XWIS Def of bad luck: extreme lack of care It was just the way the cookie crumbled. That's all there is to it. I have personally played many hours on Renagade prior to this outage/after the redirection and never once had a problem.
desoLane wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 20:17 A hosting company chosen and specified by EA showing utter incompetence invokes no disbelief from me. This type of scheduled unannounced outage happened close to the start of the redirection. Strike-Team/XWIS did all they could prior to and after the redirection to specify a different hosting company, but EA wouldn't budge. Maybe they will now. I find that very hard to believe. XWIS was always on the same German box at Clanserver4u.de even before the servserv redirect. The IPs never changed. Where XWIS is hosted has NOTHING to do with EA whatsoever. Where it is hosted has and will always be Olaf's choice.
snipler wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 22:24 I find that very hard to believe. XWIS was always on the same German box at Clanserver4u.de even before the servserv redirect. The IPs never changed. Where XWIS is hosted has NOTHING to do with EA whatsoever. Where it is hosted has and will always be Olaf's choice. EA were paying for the hosting before the redirection. Where XWIS is hosted has EVERYTHING TO DO WITH EA. It is not Olaf's/Strike-Team's choice.