Getting kicked out of bf2 by punkbuster due to packet loss?

silkman · Post by **silkman** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:08 pm

Anyone else beside me keep getting kicked by punkbuster?? i can't even play a 5 min games. Anyone know how to fix this crap? Is really getting annoying.

sito · Post by **sito** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:36 pm

You'll need to manually update your punkbuster. First download PBWEB.exe and place in your bf2 punkbuster folder (C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\pb). Run it and wait for it to finish. May take a couple minutes.

silkman · Post by **silkman** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:51 pm

nope doesnt' work. still get kicked.

sito · Post by **sito** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:56 pm

Run it again. Try it. If it still doesn't go, turn off your punkbuster and try joining a game that doesn't have punkbuster enabled. If it works then your punkbuster is messed and I dunno what else to tell you other than reinstall.

Are you sure it's punkbuster?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:09 am

silkman wrote:Anyone else beside me keep getting kicked by punkbuster?? i can't even play a 5 min games. Anyone know how to fix this crap? Is really getting annoying.

If you have a router or if your ISP is blocking certain ports that PB uses to communicate back to their server, then yes, you will get kicked. If you are using a firewall.....please configure it to allow all related BF2 traffic to pass through.

silkman · Post by **silkman** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:21 am

yes i have a router. so what port do i need to forward?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:22 am

silkman wrote:yes i have a router. so what port do i need to forward?

By default, nothing, NAT routers assume all traffic originating from behind the router is trusted, and allowed to return back in. I'd run PBWEB at least one more time, watch the command prompt box as you run it, give it at least a minute to perform and download new files and rename old files.

Software firewalls will need to be doublechecked if you run those, including the one built into WinXP if you have that.

BlindPilot · Post by **BlindPilot** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:27 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:including the one built into WinXP

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JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:22 pm

How do you resolve issues connecting to the servers?

Question How do you resolve issues connecting to the servers?

Answer Connection issues typically are caused by one or more ports being blocked by a firewall, router, or even your Internet Service Provider to help maintain security. These ports are the doorways used to send and recieve information between your computer and the server. You must configure your router/firewall to have the game's ports open in order to connect to the servers properly.

The ports for Battlefield 2 are as follows:

UDP ports:

27900
29900
29910
27901
55123
55124
55215
16567
1500-4999

TCP ports:

80
29900
29901
29920
28910
4711

You may also need to have your Internet Service Provider open these ports for you. For help configuring a firewall or router you may need to refer to the manufacturer.

GameSpy has it's own requirements for ports. You may want to check the requirements listed in the Working Around the Firewall/Proxy section of their site.

Click here to go to GameSpy's firewall page.

Click here for further connection troubleshooting steps.

silkman · Post by **silkman** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:28 am

wow hahahaha thats alot of ports. I mean i can still join a game and play but the kick is random. Sometime 5min, sometime 10 best so far i lasted is 30min without being kick.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:17 am

i've not been kicked once

sorry I can't help but thought i'd share that with ya