Can't race online!

Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races appears. I installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunner cable). Any ideas?

Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to 216.7.136.5 J. Janasov Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races appears.I > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunnercable). > > Any ideas? > >

Thanks, J.J.! It seemed to work. Now I just have to practice for another week or three....... "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9glo2b$re4$[email hidden]...

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> Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to 216.7.136.5 > > J. Janasov > > Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races

appears.

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> I > > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunner > cable). > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > >

Now the races show up, but every time I try to join one, it launches GPL then drops me back into VROC. I had assumed the procedure was like N4, maybe not. I'm starting to personalize this! "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9glo2b$re4$[email hidden]...

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> Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to 216.7.136.5 > > J. Janasov > > Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races

appears.

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> I > > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunner > cable). > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > >

Hi Peter, Same problem here exactly. Join a race, GPL starts, GPL closes, back to WinVroc and re-loads server list. Been happening ever since I tried first time, around a Month or so ago. Long given up on it as nobody here, or on various forums seems to know what's wrong! Strictly and AI offline racer now. Mad Max "Peter C. Oxford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NhzX6.922$[email hidden]...

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> Now the races show up, but every time I try to join one, it launches GPL > then drops me back into VROC. > > I had assumed the procedure was like N4, maybe not. I'm starting to > personalize this! > > > "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9glo2b$re4$[email hidden]... > > Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to

216.7.136.5

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> > > > J. Janasov > > > > Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > > > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races > appears. > > I > > > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunner > > cable). > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > >

MAD MAX wrote:

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> > Hi Peter, > Same problem here exactly. Join a race, GPL starts, GPL closes, back to > WinVroc and re-loads server list. Been happening ever since I tried first > time, around a Month or so ago. Long given up on it as nobody here, or on > various forums seems to know what's wrong! Strictly and AI offline racer > now.

Don't know if it'll help, but I get the same thing happening to me when I enable FSAA on my GeForce2. Disable the FSAA & it'll connect to the race with no problem. -- Fester

FSAA is disabled- still no luck. Sierra works great for me with N4; fortunately GPL is pretty good as a solo hotlapping game (unlike NASCAR). This whole GPL/VROC thing has been a big tease. "Uncle Fester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > MAD MAX wrote: > > > > Hi Peter, > > Same problem here exactly. Join a race, GPL starts, GPL closes, back to > > WinVroc and re-loads server list. Been happening ever since I triedfirst > > time, around a Month or so ago. Long given up on it as nobody here, oron

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> > various forums seems to know what's wrong! Strictly and AI offline racer > > now. > > > Don't know if it'll help, but I get the same thing happening to me when > I enable FSAA on my GeForce2. Disable the FSAA & it'll connect to the > race with no problem. > > -- > > Fester

Mad Max, do you have a GeForce card? I have one and this may be a factor. Assume you have antialiasing off. "MAD MAX" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Peter, > Same problem here exactly. Join a race, GPL starts, GPL closes, back to > WinVroc and re-loads server list. Been happening ever since I tried first > time, around a Month or so ago. Long given up on it as nobody here, or on > various forums seems to know what's wrong! Strictly and AI offline racer > now. > > Mad Max > > "Peter C. Oxford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:NhzX6.922$[email hidden]... > > Now the races show up, but every time I try to join one, it launches GPL > > then drops me back into VROC. > > > > I had assumed the procedure was like N4, maybe not. I'm starting to > > personalize this! > > > > > > "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9glo2b$re4$[email hidden]... > > > Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to > 216.7.136.5 > > > > > > J. Janasov > > > > > > Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > > > > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races > > appears. > > > I > > > > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T RoadRunner > > > cable). > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Peter & Max, Just caught the end of this thread but I have to agree with Fester. I recently upgraded to a GF2 GTS and was still able to race via VROC. Then, just last week, I sussed out how to enable anit-ailising and then suffered EXACTLY the same problems you describe. No disrepect meant, but are you 100% sure anti-ailising is disabled? Really hope you get this craked as GPL with "real" drivers is a whole new sim. Cheers Stewart Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:zaRX6.2996$[email hidden]...

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> Mad Max, do you have a GeForce card? I have one and this may be a factor. > Assume you have antialiasing off. > > "MAD MAX" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi Peter, > > Same problem here exactly. Join a race, GPL starts, GPL closes, back to > > WinVroc and re-loads server list. Been happening ever since I tried

first > > time, around a Month or so ago. Long given up on it as nobody here, oron

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> > various forums seems to know what's wrong! Strictly and AI offline racer > > now. > > > > Mad Max > > > > "Peter C. Oxford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:NhzX6.922$[email hidden]... > > > Now the races show up, but every time I try to join one, it launches

GPL

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> > > then drops me back into VROC. > > > > > > I had assumed the procedure was like N4, maybe not. I'm starting to > > > personalize this! > > > > > > > > > "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:9glo2b$re4$[email hidden]... > > > > Go into your VROC folder and in the vroc.ini change address to > > 216.7.136.5 > > > > > > > > J. Janasov > > > > > > > > Peter C. Oxford <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:jftX6.163$[email hidden]... > > > > > Signed up for WinVroc, I get the chat window but no list of races > > > appears. > > > > I > > > > > installed the patch, and am not behind a firewall. (AT7T

RoadRunner

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bernie eccle wrote:

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> > Peter & Max, > > Just caught the end of this thread but I have to agree with Fester. I > recently upgraded to a GF2 GTS and was still able to race via VROC. Then, > just last week, I sussed out how to enable anit-ailising and then suffered > EXACTLY the same problems you describe. > > No disrepect meant, but are you 100% sure anti-ailising is disabled? > > Really hope you get this craked as GPL with "real" drivers is a whole new > sim.

If that's not it, the only other problem I'm aware of is that some people have trouble connecting with VROC if ZoneAlarm is running. If you have ZoneAlarm, try it after disabling it. If not, I'm out of ideas. :-) -- Fester

Just re-installed on the 2nd HD and now I connect fine to VROC. Must have been some corrupt file on the 1st install. Problem is, having witnessed a couple of races on VROC, I realize I'm weeks away from competing. Actually got kicked out of a server- I think- after some maladroit practicing at Kyalami. "Uncle Fester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > bernie eccle wrote: > > > > Peter & Max, > > > > Just caught the end of this thread but I have to agree with Fester. I > > recently upgraded to a GF2 GTS and was still able to race via VROC.

Then, > > just last week, I sussed out how to enable anit-ailising and thensuffered > > EXACTLY the same problems you describe. > > > > No disrepect meant, but are you 100% sure anti-ailising is disabled? > > > > Really hope you get this craked as GPL with "real" drivers is a wholenew

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> > sim. > > > If that's not it, the only other problem I'm aware of is that some > people have trouble connecting with VROC if ZoneAlarm is running. If > you have ZoneAlarm, try it after disabling it. If not, I'm out of > ideas. :-) > > -- > > Fester

Yes ZoneAlarm can lock Vroc into GPL online right up!! "Uncle Fester" wrote: | If that's not it, the only other problem I'm aware of is that some | people have trouble connecting with VROC if ZoneAlarm is running. If | you have ZoneAlarm, try it after disabling it. If not, I'm out of | ideas. :-) | -- | Fester --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.262 / Virus Database: 132 - Release Date: 6/12/2001

"Thom j." <[email hidden]> writes: >Yes ZoneAlarm can lock Vroc into GPL online right up!! I use ZA: Always it has locked my Vroc race tries! I have been able to take part to the practice, to chat, ... but always my pc has freezed and needed a reboot. The best was: chat, practice, chat, starting grid, where it freezed. I've got that long only once... :-( No, I will not remove the firewall... Would it be possible to create a system similiar of N4 to GPL? In N4 I can race on-line using ZA. Arto -- -------------------- [email hidden] http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/

Arto I went to Zone Alarm Pro and this gave you "Options" to set each program to pass thru Zapro you wanted via it's path on your HD too.. Nice setup..imho Thom_j. "Arto Wikla" wrote:

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| "Thom j." writes: | >Yes ZoneAlarm can lock Vroc into GPL online right up!! | | I use ZA: Always it has locked my Vroc race tries! I have been able | to take part to the practice, to chat, ... but always my pc has freezed | and needed a reboot. The best was: chat, practice, chat, starting | grid, where it freezed. I've got that long only once... :-( | | No, I will not remove the firewall... Would it be possible to create | a system similiar of N4 to GPL? In N4 I can race on-line using ZA. | | Arto | -- | -------------------- | [email hidden] | http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/

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ZA pro is the way to go here ARTO....GPL doesn't allow you to cntrol-tab back to the desktop and grant access thru Zone Alarm. ZA is not really locking up GPL, it's just holding the system in pause until it gets a reply to the message box it displayed...which you can't see cause it doesn't overlay GPL. As Thom stated..the pro version allows you to grant access in advance of running GPL. Also many users have stated they have had much sucess with another firewall called Tiny. dave henrie "Arto Wikla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:wikla.993167744@kanasaari...

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> "Thom j." <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Yes ZoneAlarm can lock Vroc into GPL online right up!! > > I use ZA: Always it has locked my Vroc race tries! I have been able > to take part to the practice, to chat, ... but always my pc has freezed > and needed a reboot. The best was: chat, practice, chat, starting > grid, where it freezed. I've got that long only once... :-( > > No, I will not remove the firewall... Would it be possible to create > a system similiar of N4 to GPL? In N4 I can race on-line using ZA. > > Arto > -- > -------------------- > [email hidden] > http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/

In article <jHtY6.15313$[email hidden]>, "Peter C. Oxford" <[email hidden]> writes: >Problem is, having witnessed a couple of races on VROC, I realize I'm weeks >away from competing. Actually got kicked out of a server- I think- after >some maladroit practicing at Kyalami. No - stay online. I need SOMEONE to actually be in contact with on the track.<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.