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Reconnecting Too Much? Try this!
3 years 3 months ago - 3 years 3 months ago #1
by snowman
"Straight and narrow is the path."
Reconnecting Too Much? Try this! was created by snowman
UPDATE: Nevermind... 
Hello everyone
With the special help of Thomas Tailor it was possible to discover the problem some players have with H&D2 servers. This is only for testing purposes and everyone is welcome. The suggested period would be at least 1 week to make sure. To explain in plain English, it seems that QTracker is located outside Europe, through lower quality network, creating a loss of data between player/ client and H&D2 servers. We will try to take QTracker out of this equation and see what happens
Go to your "hosts" file and comment the 3 lines related to QTracker, adding a # in front of each line. From this:
to this:
Additionally you need to use your FAVORITES list to connect to H&D2 servers. You can add servers manually by IP and port or download the ServerList.bin and copy + paste the file into your PlayersProfile folder.
Example:
It's a simple, possible fix. Please try it and report. I've only had problems when our servers had "Connection Problems", but lately, since I'm also using the "hosts" file, I often have to reconnect.
We can test together and see how it goes
... until the permanent fix comes along
Hello everyone
With the special help of Thomas Tailor it was possible to discover the problem some players have with H&D2 servers. This is only for testing purposes and everyone is welcome. The suggested period would be at least 1 week to make sure. To explain in plain English, it seems that QTracker is located outside Europe, through lower quality network, creating a loss of data between player/ client and H&D2 servers. We will try to take QTracker out of this equation and see what happens
Go to your "hosts" file and comment the 3 lines related to QTracker, adding a # in front of each line. From this:
to this:
Additionally you need to use your FAVORITES list to connect to H&D2 servers. You can add servers manually by IP and port or download the ServerList.bin and copy + paste the file into your PlayersProfile folder.
Example:
It's a simple, possible fix. Please try it and report. I've only had problems when our servers had "Connection Problems", but lately, since I'm also using the "hosts" file, I often have to reconnect.
We can test together and see how it goes
... until the permanent fix comes along
"Straight and narrow is the path."
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3 years 3 months ago #4
by Stern
The one who hesitates is lost !
Replied by Stern on topic Reconnecting Too Much? Try this!
All this should be confirmed with some network traffic monitoring soft like WireShark.
Two kind of test can be made:
1.Leave Hosts file as it is but dont use Update List, use Favorites list.
2.Disable Qtracker entry in Hosts file and use Favorites list.
Because it might be possible that this Hosts file itself causes the issues, not the fact that player uses it to re-route the Update request to Qtracker.
Or the server side Hosts file can cause issue ???
Turn this off to test.
RSC uses local port 11005 (TCP) and 12001.
I dont know if this can cause problems if HD2 server has port 11005 as a opened port.
Server uses UDP so maybe there is no conflict.
Two kind of test can be made:
1.Leave Hosts file as it is but dont use Update List, use Favorites list.
2.Disable Qtracker entry in Hosts file and use Favorites list.
Because it might be possible that this Hosts file itself causes the issues, not the fact that player uses it to re-route the Update request to Qtracker.
Or the server side Hosts file can cause issue ???
Turn this off to test.
RSC uses local port 11005 (TCP) and 12001.
I dont know if this can cause problems if HD2 server has port 11005 as a opened port.
Server uses UDP so maybe there is no conflict.
The one who hesitates is lost !
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3 years 3 months ago - 3 years 3 months ago #5
by snowman
"Straight and narrow is the path."
Replied by snowman on topic Reconnecting Too Much? Try this!
Thank you, Stern.
You might have a point with the 11005 port used by both RSC and our Justice server. Yes, RSC uses TCP and the game server uses UDP. From what I read they are different protocols, so there "should" be no problem. I recall in the past years of turning off RSC for testing in similar cases. Still not sure wth is going on. Maybe JonnySniper can enlighten us
We do have a hosts file on the Remote Machine, but I imagine commenting those lines would make our servers disappear from QTracker server list... dumb assumption without knowing too many details.
Already tried you option test 1. - not sure what to make of it. I remember using the Update List sometimes and sometimes not. I did keep getting bugged, but don't recall on what instance... when I clicked the update button or not.
Your test 2. is the purpose of this thread.
You might have a point with the 11005 port used by both RSC and our Justice server. Yes, RSC uses TCP and the game server uses UDP. From what I read they are different protocols, so there "should" be no problem. I recall in the past years of turning off RSC for testing in similar cases. Still not sure wth is going on. Maybe JonnySniper can enlighten us
We do have a hosts file on the Remote Machine, but I imagine commenting those lines would make our servers disappear from QTracker server list... dumb assumption without knowing too many details.
Already tried you option test 1. - not sure what to make of it. I remember using the Update List sometimes and sometimes not. I did keep getting bugged, but don't recall on what instance... when I clicked the update button or not.
Your test 2. is the purpose of this thread.
"Straight and narrow is the path."
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3 years 3 months ago #6
by snowman
"Straight and narrow is the path."
Replied by snowman on topic Reconnecting Too Much? Try this!
Probably the first player to get bugged in 2021 
Joined Mimile and Ted, just after midnight on New Year's Eve... a couple of minutes later Maki and Melber connected... then when I try to type something... bugged
No QTracker entry in my hosts file.
Joined Mimile and Ted, just after midnight on New Year's Eve... a couple of minutes later Maki and Melber connected... then when I try to type something... bugged
No QTracker entry in my hosts file.
"Straight and narrow is the path."
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