vroc and xp..

Hi all..just loaded vroc on xp. When I try to launch I get a procedure entry point error? Any tips to running this on xp or is this an isolated incident. TIA... DC

got it running... "David Ciemny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%o1mb.19263$[email hidden]... > Hi all..just loaded vroc on xp. When I try to launch I get a procedureentry > point error? Any tips to running this on xp or is this an isolatedincident. > > TIA... > > DC > >

"David Ciemny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pr2mb.19532$[email hidden]... > got it running... Did you delete Richedit20.dll or whatever it's called btw? It's only needed for win9x. Malc.

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> "David Ciemny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:%o1mb.19263$[email hidden]... > > Hi all..just loaded vroc on xp. When I try to launch I get a procedure > entry > > point error? Any tips to running this on xp or is this an isolated > incident. > > > > TIA... > > > > DC > > > > > >

I just tried vroc under XP - worked fine for finding and connecting to races, but I can't chat. It says "connection to chat server unexpectedly closed" or something like that. Any idea what would cause that? "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Cprmb.498$[email hidden]...

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> > Did you delete Richedit20.dll or whatever it's called btw? It's only > needed for win9x. > > Malc. > > > >

"Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I just tried vroc under XP - worked fine for finding and connecting to > races, but I can't chat. It says "connection to chat serverunexpectedly > closed" or something like that. Any idea what would cause that? I get that occasionally in Win2k, I have no idea why but the length of time it takes to connect to chat depends on your firewall. If I have mine 'stealthed' it takes a good 20-30 seconds to come up and sometimes can time out with the same message you get. If I'm not 'stealthed' the chatrooms come up virtually instantly. Malc.

I am not using a firewall but I am running behind a hardware NAT router. Would that create the same type of problem? I have been able to use other types of chat programs with the router before, without having to open a port or take the router out of stealth mode. Do you have the same problem with things like AIM or IRC or is it just VROC? "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iPxmb.661$[email hidden]...

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> > I get that occasionally in Win2k, I have no idea why but the length of > time it takes to connect to chat depends on your firewall. If I have mine > 'stealthed' it takes a good 20-30 seconds to come up and sometimes can > time out with the same message you get. If I'm not 'stealthed' the > chatrooms come up virtually instantly. > > Malc. > >

"Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I am not using a firewall but I am running behind a hardware NAT router. > Would that create the same type of problem? I have been able to useother > types of chat programs with the router before, without having to open aport > or take the router out of stealth mode. Do you have the same problemwith > things like AIM or IRC or is it just VROC? I use a NAT router with a firewall too, so if your problem is similar to mine but just a little worse, it may just be that you have it locked down more tightly than vroc would like. I'm no expert on firewalls though, and vroc is the only chat app I use. Try opening up port 6667 on yout firewall, or redirecting 6667 to your PC's IP. You can change the default IRC port in vroc options if you want too. Malc. > "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:iPxmb.661$[email hidden]... > > > > I get that occasionally in Win2k, I have no idea why but the length of > > time it takes to connect to chat depends on your firewall. If I havemine

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> > 'stealthed' it takes a good 20-30 seconds to come up and sometimes can > > time out with the same message you get. If I'm not 'stealthed' the > > chatrooms come up virtually instantly. > > > > Malc. > > > > > >

In article <[email hidden]>, "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> writes: >I am not using a firewall but I am running behind a hardware NAT router. >Would that create the same type of problem? I have been able to use other >types of chat programs with the router before, without having to open a port >or take the router out of stealth mode. Do you have the same problem with >things like AIM or IRC or is it just VROC? If you enable port forwarding for ports 113-114 TCP, the chat will come up correctly. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Would that be TCP or UDP? "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hyAmb.737$[email hidden]...

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> > > Try opening up port 6667 on yout firewall, or redirecting 6667 to your > PC's IP. > You can change the default IRC port in vroc options if you want too. > > Malc. >

"Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Would that be TCP or UDP? > Would that be TCP or UDP? AFAIK it's UDP, but I have mine closed incoming, open outgoing with stateful inspection. You don't need to allow it (chat) to act as a server. Malc.

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> "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:hyAmb.737$[email hidden]... > > > > > > Try opening up port 6667 on yout firewall, or redirecting 6667 to your > > PC's IP. > > You can change the default IRC port in vroc options if you want too. > > > > Malc. > > > >

Ah, okay. Outgoing is open by default on my NAT router, so I shouldn't need to do that. Thanks. "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:UNRmb.994$[email hidden]...

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> > AFAIK it's UDP, but I have mine closed incoming, open outgoing with > stateful inspection. You don't need to allow it (chat) to act as a server. > > Malc. > >

That didn't seem to work. Odd thing too is that I can use other IRC clients. I tried connecting to the VROC chatroom with GAIM and it came up fine. "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > If you enable port forwarding for ports 113-114 TCP, the chat will come up > correctly. > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> That didn't seem to work. Odd thing too is that I can use other > IRC clients. I tried connecting to the VROC chatroom with GAIM > and it came up fine. > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> >> If you enable port forwarding for ports 113-114 TCP, the chat >> will come up correctly. >> >> Eldred >> --

I have a router with NAT enabled. Unless I am hosting a race, I do not leave *any* of my ports forwarded, and I can connect with VROC and chat at will. I must admit to missing the start of this thread, but if the original problem is an inability to connect to chat within VROC, then forwarding ports is not it. What about a firewall? Do you have one running? The default setting for XP -- IIRC -- wants to turn on the XP firewall. Make sure that is turned off -- or set to allow chat to the VROC chat host. -- Darryl

I checked, the XP firewall is turned off. Good to know that I don't need any ports forwarded. Which router are you using? I have a Linksys BEFSR41, firmware version 1.44.2z. Have not had any problems with any other games, server browsers, or chat services. "Darryl Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:GbZmb.1141$[email hidden]...

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> > I have a router with NAT enabled. Unless I am hosting a race, I do > not leave *any* of my ports forwarded, and I can connect with VROC > and chat at will. I must admit to missing the start of this thread, > but if the original problem is an inability to connect to chat within > VROC, then forwarding ports is not it. What about a firewall? Do you > have one running? The default setting for XP -- IIRC -- wants to turn > on the XP firewall. Make sure that is turned off -- or set to allow > chat to the VROC chat host. > > -- > Darryl

I have one of the good old Netgear RT314 routers that probably cost me over $200 back then. I wince when I see notices from people claiming that you can pick up a router for less than $75 these days. But then I think about what I paid for a Geforce 3 card when they were new, compared to the prices now. <sigh> -- Darryl Haqsau wrote in news:[email hidden]: > I checked, the XP firewall is turned off. Good to know that I > don't need any ports forwarded. Which router are you using? I > have a Linksys BEFSR41, firmware version 1.44.2z. Have not had > any problems with any other games, server browsers, or chat > services. > > "Darryl Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:GbZmb.1141$[email hidden]... >> >> I have a router with NAT enabled. Unless I am hosting a race, I >> do not leave *any* of my ports forwarded, and I can connect with >> VROC and chat at will. I must admit to missing the start of this >> thread, but if the original problem is an inability to connect to >> chat within VROC, then forwarding ports is not it. What about a >> firewall? Do you have one running? The default setting for XP -- >> IIRC -- wants to turn on the XP firewall. Make sure that is >> turned off -- or set to allow chat to the VROC chat host. >> >> -- >> Darryl > > >

"Darryl Johnson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:y5enb.1696$[email hidden]... > I have one of the good old Netgear RT314 routers that probably cost > me over $200 back then. I wince when I see notices from people > claiming that you can pick up a router for less than $75 these days. > But then I think about what I paid for a Geforce 3 card when they > were new, compared to the prices now. <sigh> That's nothing, I paid �180 (UKP) for a P200MMX a few years ago. I recently sold 10 for �30 :-( Nothing depreciates like a CPU ;-) Malc.

In article <GbZmb.1141$[email hidden]>, Darryl Johnson <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Haqsau wrote in news:[email hidden]: > >> That didn't seem to work. Odd thing too is that I can use other >> IRC clients. I tried connecting to the VROC chatroom with GAIM >> and it came up fine. >> >> "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >>> >>> If you enable port forwarding for ports 113-114 TCP, the chat >>> will come up correctly. >>> >>> Eldred >>> -- > >I have a router with NAT enabled. Unless I am hosting a race, I do >not leave *any* of my ports forwarded, and I can connect with VROC >and chat at will. I must admit to missing the start of this thread, >but if the original problem is an inability to connect to chat within >VROC, then forwarding ports is not it. What about a firewall? Do you >have one running? The default setting for XP -- IIRC -- wants to turn >on the XP firewall. Make sure that is turned off -- or set to allow >chat to the VROC chat host.

Nope - the original problem was a *delay* in the chat windo coming up. It might take up to 30 seconds after you start VROC. Enabling port forwarding for those two ports fixed the problem on my Linksys, so I thought it might work for him as well. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.