[bf1942] Punkbuster error #10006

Lance Woollett baalzaman at gmail.com
Tue Dec 28 15:25:02 EST 2004


were you using pb screenshots? That I have found tends to result in such kicks.


On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:11:57 +0100 (CET), kama <kama at pvp.se> wrote:
> 
> What else are there to explain?
> 
> Most of the users get throwned out with error #10006 in the logs. #10006
> means that the pbserver cannot contact the pbclient. This have been going
> on since april according to the logs. but lately the error occures more
> often now than then.
> 
> It have been over a week now without any response from evenbalance. That
> is crappy. Support is everything. Without support the customers will look
> elsewhere for a sollution. Im sorry to say that most gaming companies does
> not take the support issues seriously enough.
> 
> /kama
> 
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, Stefan Engbersen wrote:
> 
> > Check out www.vexsecure.com
> >
> > Anyway, pb has been updated a few times lately and now seems to work
> > more efficient.
> > It detects more cheats, it scans the whole memory range etc..
> > I seldomly have troubles with PB, if it's all updated and the clients
> > are all up to date.
> > To update use pbweb by the way, works great :)
> >
> > And it would be helpful if you were more specific instead of 'we were
> > thrown out'
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Stefan aka stx
> > ClanBase.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Thomas Kuerten wrote:
> >
> > > One month ago Punkbuster was starting to give me problems also, on a
> > > previously flawlessly running Linux system (Redhat 8.0). Some people
> > > were thrown out repeatedly and finally I myself, also, although
> > > connected with a DSL high speed connection without any problems elswhere
> > > whatsoever.
> > >
> > > It seems to me that this §%&"%&$%&$%&!!! Punkbuster Company just doesn't
> > > know or check at all what they are doing. Sometimes their Server does
> > > not respond in time, sometimes the client gets such a big update that it
> > > doesn't download it in time unless it is connected to a T1. I tried
> > > everything from manual updates to several other tweaks and I finally
> > > decided to SWITCH THIS CRAPPY STUFF OFF.
> > >
> > > Now we can play. That's what it's meant to be. LAG at the beginning of
> > > each level is gone, too. If I really spot a cheater, then I ban him
> > > manually. Or the people vote him out. Much less trouble. Really.
> > >
> > > Punkbuster really is just a waste of energy and time.
> > >
> > > My 3 cent...
> > > regards
> > > Thomas.
> > >
> > > kama wrote:
> > >
> > >> Ive been trying to get to the support for pb for bfv on evenbalance, but
> > >> they have yet to respond to the support request. So I would try here
> > >> instead.
> > >>
> > >> This is what i've sent to them.
> > >>
> > >> --- snip ---
> > >>
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I have installed a server that keeps kicking people with the #10006
> > >> error.
> > >>
> > >> I have read about the problem on the site and you are reffering to
> > >> OOB. Do
> > >> you have any documentation regarding OOB and how you are using it?
> > >>
> > >> My server is connected directly to a Cisco 7609 on a FastEthernet port.
> > >> The router is connected with 2*1 Gbps to a backbone. We have looked
> > >> at the
> > >> configuration and we cannot see anything wrong on the configuration. We
> > >> have enabled the ports to switchports and are using VLAN's to pack the
> > >> ports together to a LAN. The ports and VLAN is configured as basic
> > >> you can
> > >> get them.
> > >>
> > >> The clients can connect to other servers just fine, not just ours. Do
> > >> you
> > >> have any ideas to look for when it comes to this setup?
> > >>
> > >> My server is atm running FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE, but have also runned
> > >> FreeBSD
> > >> 5.2.1. linux-base-8 is installed as the linux emulator. The server seems
> > >> to update the .so's just fine. I have even tried with pbweb.x86 to
> > >> really
> > >> know that its the latest versions for pb.
> > >>
> > >> I have going through the configs serveral weeks now, and have yet to
> > >> find
> > >> anything wrong.
> > >>
> > >> If you need any info, we are more than willing to giving it to you...
> > >>
> > >> --- snap ---
> > >>
> > >> Reference for #10006:
> > >> http://www.punkbuster.com/index.php?page=faq-et.php
> > >>
> > >> Is there anyone that knows anything I can do? sysctl tweaks? anything I
> > >> can check on the 7609?
> > >>
> > >> /kama
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>



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