N4 connexion problems

Hello, i have a problem with n4. When i want to join a online race i always get the message TIMED OUT COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL. If anyone can help me solve this problem ? P4 1.8Ghz Gforce 3 Turtle Bach Santa Cruz

You don't say what kind of connection you have to the internet (modem on a phone line, DSL, cable modem...), but let's try this... If all of the races in the table have a dash ("-") in the PING column, follow these instructions. - Start up the game - Hit the Multiplayer "button" on the main menu - Hit the CONFIGURE button at the bottom of the screen (I think) - A dialog box will pop up. - Click on the "Find network addresses a different way" checkbox so that it is checked. - Hit OK, then exit the game as instructed. - Start up the game. - Hit the Multiplayer "button" on the main menu. - Hit the Race on Sierra.com button. - Go ahead and log in. - Wait for several seconds after the race table fills up. If most of the servers have numbers in the PING column, you're all set. If not, then..... - Hit the BACK button to log out of sierra.com - Hit the Race on Sierra.com button. - More than likely there will be a drop down thingy that I think is labeled "Connect via:" with an internet address after it (something like 63.121.14.101) - Use the dropdown thingy to select the second address in the list. - Now go ahead and log in. - If you see numbers in the PING column, you're all set. If there were more than two addresses in the dropdown thingy, go back and try the other ones, too. One of them will most likely do the trick. The game will remember the settings you just made, so you shouldn't have to go through this process again. Randy "Carlo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a24k6d$br$[email hidden]...

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> Hello, i have a problem with n4. > > When i want to join a online race i always get the message TIMED OUT > COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL. > If anyone can help me solve this problem ? > > P4 1.8Ghz > Gforce 3 > Turtle Bach Santa Cruz > > > >

Thank's randy Problem is solved Carlo "Randy Cassidy" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:a25g8f$so8$[email hidden]...

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> You don't say what kind of connection you have to the internet (modem on a > phone line, DSL, cable modem...), but let's try this... > > If all of the races in the table have a dash ("-") in the PING column, > follow these instructions. > > - Start up the game > - Hit the Multiplayer "button" on the main menu > - Hit the CONFIGURE button at the bottom of the screen (I think) > - A dialog box will pop up. > - Click on the "Find network addresses a different way" checkbox so that

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> is checked. > - Hit OK, then exit the game as instructed. > - Start up the game. > - Hit the Multiplayer "button" on the main menu. > - Hit the Race on Sierra.com button. > - Go ahead and log in. > - Wait for several seconds after the race table fills up. If most of the > servers have numbers in the PING column, you're all set. If not,

then..... > > - Hit the BACK button to log out of sierra.com > - Hit the Race on Sierra.com button. > - More than likely there will be a drop down thingy that I think islabeled > "Connect via:" with an internet address after it (something like > 63.121.14.101) > - Use the dropdown thingy to select the second address in the list. > - Now go ahead and log in. > - If you see numbers in the PING column, you're all set. If there weremore > than two addresses in the dropdown thingy, go back and try the other ones, > too. One of them will most likely do the trick. > The game will remember the settings you just made, so you shouldn't haveto

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> go through this process again. > > Randy > > > "Carlo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a24k6d$br$[email hidden]... > > Hello, i have a problem with n4. > > > > When i want to join a online race i always get the message TIMED OUT > > COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL. > > If anyone can help me solve this problem ? > > > > P4 1.8Ghz > > Gforce 3 > > Turtle Bach Santa Cruz > > > > > > > > > >