I am unable to use -connect and -port to join multiplayer servers. I am aware that the option works for most players, but I have never managed to connect to a server in this way. {F18931}
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Legacy ID
- 2880062133
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- Always
- Category
- Multiplayer
Steps To Reproduce
- Start Arma 3 Alpha and connect to a multiplayer server using the in-game server browser. Having verified that the server works and that Arma can connect to it normally, close Arma.
- Start Arma with the appropriate -connect and -port parameters for the same server.
(I have tried both entering "arma3.exe -connect=foo -port-bar" manually on the command line, using server details from http://arma3.swec.se, and launching the game by pointing Play withSIX at the same multiplayer server. The results are the same.)
- Arma waits indefinitely and never joins the server (screenshot of waiting screen attached). I have tried waiting up to 15 minutes.
Additional Information
I have noticed that if I press Esc to stop waiting, and go to the in-game server browser, the server I tried to join, and any other servers hosted on different ports at the same address, are not visible. However, if I close Arma and start it normally again, I can verify that the server is still working.
I have what I believe to be the same problem with Arma 2 and Operation Arrowhead (see https://dev-heaven.net/issues/41085).
Since reporting the issue in Arma 2, I have changed motherboard, CPU, RAM, and Windows version (XP -> 7), to no effect. I am still using the same ATI Radeon HD 5670. In other respects, Arma 2 and 3 both play beautifully, and I have no unusual issues joining games with the in-game server browser.
Event Timeline
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After checking logs, I've found that my router was causing the problem (Philips 11G-ADSL). Attempting to connect using command line parameters causes it to log "UDP Flood to Host", while connecting from the in-game browser does not. Turning off one of its firewall features fixes this issue.
On the off-chance somebody else with the same horrible router finds this, you need to disable "SPI and Anti-DoS firewall protection", at Firewall -> Intrusion Detection.
I do not know exactly what the criteria used by the router to detect a DoS are.
Can anybody shed any light on how Arma's network behaviour varies between connections from the in-game browser and connections via -connect?
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Mass closing ancient tickets with no activity for > 12 months; assume fixed or too trivial.
If this issue is still relevant in current dev build, please re-post.