F1 2001 Multiplayer - What am I doing wrong?

Hi Folks, I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before that, but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without being disconnected. Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lap and i was gone I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great. I also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. All the best, Ash

I don't have an answer for you regarding F1 2001 but I noticed that you use Zone Alarm with online GPL, and would be curious how you manage to pull that off. I have to turn it off everytime I race online. Thanks. Ashley McConnell wrote:

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> Hi Folks, > > I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before that, > but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without being disconnected. > > Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lap and > i was gone > > I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great. I > also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. > > I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using > Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, > Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). > > I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. > > Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. > > All the best, > Ash

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Hi BRH, I dont do anything special - it *is* set at medium if that is any help? All the best, Ash BRH wrote:

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> I don't have an answer for you regarding F1 2001 but I noticed that you use > Zone Alarm with online GPL, and would be curious how you manage to pull that > off. I have to turn it off everytime I race online. > > Thanks. > > > > > Ashley McConnell wrote: > > >>Hi Folks, >> >>I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before that, >>but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without being disconnected. >> >>Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lap and >>i was gone >> >>I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great. I >>also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. >> >>I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using >>Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, >>Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). >> >>I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. >> >>Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. >> >>All the best, >>Ash >> > > -- > Bert > > >

Hi Ashley, ask Schumi. (aka Jason) in one of the forums at the relay site. They really like to help. greets "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before that, > but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without being disconnected. > > Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lap and > i was gone > > I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great. I > also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. > > I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using > Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, > Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). > > I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. > > Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. > > All the best, > Ash

With Zone Alarm Pro you can set the exe files you want to access the net in advance. You don't have to wait for the popup window to clear it...however...games like GPL don't allow the popup window to be visible and so...with the free ZA, you can't grant access. I haven't tried it yet...but I think I may shortly...use alt y when the screen locks up...usually this is because ZA is waiting for authorization(but is hidden from view) alt y should be the shortcut for clicking the YES button. dave henrie "BRH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I don't have an answer for you regarding F1 2001 but I noticed that youuse > Zone Alarm with online GPL, and would be curious how you manage to pullthat

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> off. I have to turn it off everytime I race online. > > Thanks. > > > > > Ashley McConnell wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before

that, > > but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without beingdisconnected. > > > > Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lapand > > i was gone > > > > I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great.I

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> > also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. > > > > I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using > > Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, > > Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). > > > > I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. > > > > All the best, > > Ash > > -- > Bert > >

Thanks for the help Jeffrey, I will have a look in the forums, I have actually spoken to Schumi before, decent bloke! All the best, Ash "Jeffrey3456" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9tjn9i$36fcj$[email hidden]... > > Hi Ashley, > > ask Schumi. (aka Jason) in one of the forums at the relay site. Theyreally

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> like to help. > > greets > > > "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi Folks, > > > > I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before

that, > > but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without beingdisconnected. > > > > Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lapand > > i was gone > > > > I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great.I

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> > also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. > > > > I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using > > Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, > > Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). > > > > I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. > > > > All the best, > > Ash > >

could it be you are trying to race multiplayer with an F1 product? Those that are crippled by contractual agreement with the FIA? If you want multiplayer action...find something that can handle more than a fraction of the full field. dave henrie "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > I have tried joining quite a few games on F1 Relay and F1rst2 before that, > but I can NEVER EVER get round a complete lap without being disconnected. > > Even last night there was a game with 100 ping, still no luck, 3/4 lap and > i was gone > > I have a decent PC - Athlon 1 gig / Geforce 2 GTS. The game runs great. I > also have ADSL so the connection shouldnt be a problem. > > I do however use a server to connect to the internet and share using > Sygate. It works great for everything else. I have firewall aswell, > Zonealarm. Most other games work perfectly (except for hosting GPL). > > I play GPL online all the time and have very little problems. > > Does anyone have any ideas? I would really love to play f1 2001 online. > > All the best, > Ash

Hi Ashley, I have some suggestions for you (in fact all of RAS for that matter). These suggestion transcend F12001 and actually apply to all Online Gaming. The short of it: Goto: Start Menu>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs Then remove that forsaken crippleware called Zone Alarm immediately, and all remnants thereof. I'm serious here... Then follow the same procedure above and apply it to that *yet another* forsaken program called Sygate. Be careful here... she (Sygate) doesn't like to be uninstalled... so give her an enema (close the program and the program engine before uninstalling)... I'm being serious again.... Ok... now mosey on over to: http://www.tinysoftware.com First order of business is to pick yourself up the 100% Free Firewall Software (this is a fully functional version BTW... no hidden "Pay me for more *needed* features). We'll use this to replace Zone Alarm. At first glance it will operate (user interface and wizard wise) like Zone Alarm. In fact (much to my dismay over the whole concept of these types of firewalls) it operates in pretty much the exact same way. However, the BIG difference is that you can: 1) Just disable it... and *actually* have it disable as you expect it to (unlike the rings of fire you need to go through to make sure ZA is properly disabled). 2) Map Ports without having to associate a particular program to those ports (just have to leave it as "Any Program" in the port mappings). This comes without having to "buy" the full version... the free version IS the full version. Not to mention that you can also preset the UDP/TCP packet types, etc. It will still popup (like ZA) if you haven't mapped them... and unlike ZA... that popup will still be there if you happened to miss it if it occurred while in the game itself and out of sight. It'll be waiting there for you when you exit. Now... you have a *fully Functional ZA hybrid* protecting you... rest easy :) Ok... so lets get that Gamebox online for yas... At Tiny software... grab "Winroute Lite". You can grab the Pro Version, but the Lite Version has all the features you'll need for the online gaming application, and any other basic port mapping schemes. The Lite is just half the price (should you not know where to get a serial number for it that is). Install Winroute, and marvel at the performance increases, instantly reflected port mapping changes (without having to reset the proxy machine)... enjoy infinitely more stability and reliability, and have the whole process be done in a nice and neat interface that makes sense. I use it on my home LAN personally, and never have had ANY problems getting it to do what I want it to do in less than a minute of quick-config. Then head on over to: http://f12001.relaygames.com/guide-network.asp and follow the screen-shot instructions for Winroute port mappings. You should be up and running in minutes mate :) Come to think of it... I should prolly cram some late-night time to do a proxy/firewall config paper and post it. Once you get the basic principles of how they work, and how they are structured... you can grab practically any firewall/proxy package and make it work with little or no knowledge of the software itself. Guess we'll have to see what the time brings... Give that a whack, and give me a holler on Relay if you have trubs. Oh... BTW... give me a ring when you are in Vancouver. Maybe go for a Wobbly Pop when you arrive. Might even be enough incentive for Don to come out for a drink with me after the Indy party 2 races past ;) Cheers, Schumi

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> Hi Ashley, > > I have some suggestions for you (in fact all of RAS for that matter). > These suggestion transcend F12001 and actually apply to all Online Gaming. > > The short of it: > > Goto: Start Menu>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs > > Then remove that forsaken crippleware called Zone Alarm immediately, and

all > remnants thereof. > I'm serious here... > > Then follow the same procedure above and apply it to that *yet another* > forsaken program called Sygate. Be careful here... she (Sygate) doesn'tlike > to be uninstalled... so give her an enema (close the program and theprogram

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> engine before uninstalling)... > I'm being serious again.... > > Ok... now mosey on over to: http://www.tinysoftware.com > > First order of business is to pick yourself up the 100% Free Firewall > Software (this is a fully functional version BTW... no hidden "Pay me for > more *needed* features). We'll use this to replace Zone Alarm. At first > glance it will operate (user interface and wizard wise) like Zone Alarm.

In > fact (much to my dismay over the whole concept of these types offirewalls) > it operates in pretty much the exact same way. However, the BIG difference > is that you can: > > 1) Just disable it... and *actually* have it disable as you expect it to > (unlike the rings of fire you need to go through to make sure ZA isproperly > disabled). > 2) Map Ports without having to associate a particular program to thoseports > (just have to leave it as "Any Program" in the port mappings). This comes > without having to "buy" the full version... the free version IS the full > version. Not to mention that you can also preset the UDP/TCP packet types, > etc. > > It will still popup (like ZA) if you haven't mapped them... and unlikeZA...

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> that popup will still be there if you happened to miss it if it occurred > while in the game itself and out of sight. It'll be waiting there for you > when you exit. > > Now... you have a *fully Functional ZA hybrid* protecting you... rest easy > :) > > Ok... so lets get that Gamebox online for yas... > > At Tiny software... grab "Winroute Lite". You can grab the Pro Version,

but > the Lite Version has all the features you'll need for the online gaming > application, and any other basic port mapping schemes. The Lite is justhalf > the price (should you not know where to get a serial number for it thatis). > > Install Winroute, and marvel at the performance increases, instantly > reflected port mapping changes (without having to reset the proxy > machine)... enjoy infinitely more stability and reliability, and have the > whole process be done in a nice and neat interface that makes sense. I use > it on my home LAN personally, and never have had ANY problems getting itto

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> do what I want it to do in less than a minute of quick-config. > > Then head on over to: http://f12001.relaygames.com/guide-network.asp and > follow the screen-shot instructions for Winroute port mappings. > > You should be up and running in minutes mate :) > > Come to think of it... I should prolly cram some late-night time to do a > proxy/firewall config paper and post it. Once you get the basic principles > of how they work, and how they are structured... you can grab practically > any firewall/proxy package and make it work with little or no knowledge of > the software itself. Guess we'll have to see what the time brings... > > Give that a whack, and give me a holler on Relay if you have trubs. > > Oh... BTW... give me a ring when you are in Vancouver. Maybe go for a

Wobbly > Pop when you arrive. Might even be enough incentive for Don to come outfor > a drink with me after the Indy party 2 races past ;) > > Cheers, > Schumi > >Hi Schumi, Gave it a go this morning - I had terrible trouble and ended up going back to sygate + no firewall :(. Perhaps we all should go to http://www.f440.com for a race? I will be there from March 6th to March 17th. I dont drink, but I will certainly join you with a coke ;) All the best, Ash