Here's how to connect despite stats server being down

Lekdevil.NL · 12-03-2005, 06:53 PM

Okay, the reason why people either cannot log into BF2 today, or the process taking forever, is that the Gamespy stats server seems to be terminally overloaded. But who needs stats anyway, right? So let's just bypass the thing and play, shall we?

Here's what to do:

Open your hosts file in Notepad. By default, your hosts file can be found in %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS (where %WINDIR% is the directory Windows is installed in).
At the bottom of your hosts file, add the following line:
Code:
```
127.0.0.1	bf2web.gamespy.com
```
Save your hosts file
Open a command prompt by running CMD.EXE, and enter the following command:
Code:
```
IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
```
That's it. Now go and play BF2.

Note: whenever the stats server comes back to life, just remove that line you added to restore the in-game stats functionality.

HTH.

**Tempus** · 12-03-2005, 06:58 PM

It's hard to see, but there IS a space in that first bit of code.

127.0.0.1 bf2web.gamespy.com

**marstein** · 12-03-2005, 07:52 PM

It works! You are a genius! Would you let us know how you found that out?

Doesn't this mean that there is like a 5 minute timeout for accessing the statistics server? Why wouldn't they do that in a separate thread and if this fails just let us know that statistics are down (again)??

ScratchMonkey · 12-03-2005, 09:45 PM

LOL

Their stats server is a dog.

BTW, a similar trick used on a server gives everyone all unlocks.

Hymen_Slaughter · 12-03-2005, 09:49 PM

not working for me
anything else to look for?
I double check and repeated the above steps to make sure it was done properly

With this being done I login like usual?

Lekdevil.NL · 12-03-2005, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marstein

It works! You are a genius! Would you let us know how you found that out?

You're welcome.

What I did was just a basic Ethereal capture of the client-server traffic and an analysis of the data.

I noticed that the client is contacting two master servers before connecting to the game server: the first one is the account server (to which your nick, password, id and email is sent), and the second one is the stats server. The account server is working properly, but the stats server is having issues. I noticed that the client was connecting to it, and that the server acknowledged that connect (so it is up), but that the the HTTP request for the stats data went unanswered. This indicates that the web application servicing the stats data is down, but that the web server itself is up.

Quote:

Doesn't this mean that there is like a 5 minute timeout for accessing the statistics server? Why wouldn't they do that in a separate thread and if this fails just let us know that statistics are down (again)??

My best guess is that the client only knows how to handle a stats server that is down completely (i.e. does not respond at all). In the curent situation, a socket does get opened to the server, so the client is just waiting for data that never arrives.

BaneII · 12-04-2005, 01:49 AM

Gotta pay homage on that. Mucho rep, amigo.

Beatnik · 12-04-2005, 05:21 PM

+rep I hate having to 'log in' just to open the game.

ScratchMonkey · 12-04-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beatnik

+rep I hate having to 'log in' just to open the game.

If there's just a few servers you play on, and always use the same profile, you can create a custom shortcut that takes you right into that server, bypassing the server browser. The same trick is used by All-Seeing Eye (a 3rd party server browser now distributed by Yahoo) to connect directly to the chosen server.

Technical details:

http://matureasskickers.net/wbb2/thr...threadid=10523

Shafik · 01-19-2006, 08:32 AM

You mean I can have desktop shortcut that connects me to server 1, for example? How?
I understood everything and actuualy used these tips when using Xfire. But I dont anymore. Is a desktop shortcut possible? Double click and im on the server?

Ransack · 01-19-2006, 04:26 PM

Is this why it takes 4+ minutes for me to the BF2 main menu after launching it from my desktop shortcut?

If i make this change, what functionality do i lose?

**Wimpinator** · 01-20-2006, 07:00 PM

I got the part working where you skip the login but I can't get it to launch straight to a a server. I pretty much only play on the TG servers so having 2 shortcuts that go straight there would be a big time saver.

Here is my shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +username Wimpinator +playerPassword password + 70.86.19.218

What am I doing wrong?

perry · 01-20-2006, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wimpinator

I got the part working where you skip the login but I can't get it to launch straight to a a server. I pretty much only play on the TG servers so having 2 shortcuts that go straight there would be a big time saver.

Here is my shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +username Wimpinator +playerPassword password + 70.86.19.218

What am I doing wrong?

Something like this should do it:

Code:

"D:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +playername |TG|perry +playerPassword asdfjkl +joinServer 70.86.19.218 +port 16567

elmerfudd · 01-21-2006, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perry

Something like this should do it:

Code:

"D:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +playername |TG|perry +playerPassword asdfjkl +joinServer 70.86.19.218 +port 16567

*gasp* I KNOW PERRY'S PASSWORD!!!!

[/sarcasm]

**Wimpinator** · 01-23-2006, 01:53 PM

Perry,

That worked perfectly! Thanks for the help.

12-03-2005, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lekdevil.NL Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 38 Posts: 90	Here's how to connect despite stats server being down Okay, the reason why people either cannot log into BF2 today, or the process taking forever, is that the Gamespy stats server seems to be terminally overloaded. But who needs stats anyway, right? So let's just bypass the thing and play, shall we? Here's what to do: Open your hosts file in Notepad. By default, your hosts file can be found in %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS (where %WINDIR% is the directory Windows is installed in). At the bottom of your hosts file, add the following line: Code: 127.0.0.1 bf2web.gamespy.com Save your hosts file Open a command prompt by running CMD.EXE, and enter the following command: Code: IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS That's it. Now go and play BF2. Note: whenever the stats server comes back to life, just remove that line you added to restore the in-game stats functionality. HTH.

12-03-2005, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tempus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 8,170	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down It's hard to see, but there IS a space in that first bit of code. 127.0.0.1 bf2web.gamespy.com __________________ Battlefield 2/2142 Game Officer Contact me with server/player/admin issues. -- Suits are what you wear when doing things you shouldn’t want to do anyway. FROM THE TACTICAL GAMER PRIMER. 3) Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine.

12-03-2005, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
marstein Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Half Moon Bay, CA, USA Age: 42 Posts: 828	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down It works! You are a genius! Would you let us know how you found that out? Doesn't this mean that there is like a 5 minute timeout for accessing the statistics server? Why wouldn't they do that in a separate thread and if this fails just let us know that statistics are down (again)?? __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3R, 2GB, 8800GTS 640MB, Core2Duo E8400

12-03-2005, 09:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,240	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down LOL Their stats server is a dog. BTW, a similar trick used on a server gives everyone all unlocks. __________________

12-03-2005, 09:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hymen_Slaughter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: portland, or Posts: 1	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down not working for me anything else to look for? I double check and repeated the above steps to make sure it was done properly With this being done I login like usual?

12-04-2005, 01:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
BaneII Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 2,424	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down Gotta pay homage on that. Mucho rep, amigo.

12-04-2005, 05:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Beatnik Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Age: 33 Posts: 4,322	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down +rep I hate having to 'log in' just to open the game. __________________ -F- Beatnik

01-19-2006, 08:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Shafik Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Israel Age: 27 Posts: 1,556	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down You mean I can have desktop shortcut that connects me to server 1, for example? How? I understood everything and actuualy used these tips when using Xfire. But I dont anymore. Is a desktop shortcut possible? Double click and im on the server? __________________

01-19-2006, 04:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ransack Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 39 Posts: 469	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down Is this why it takes 4+ minutes for me to the BF2 main menu after launching it from my desktop shortcut? If i make this change, what functionality do i lose? __________________ \|TG-1stMIP\| Ransack 1st Mechanized Infantry Platoon (C-Team)

01-20-2006, 07:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wimpinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United states, TN Age: 35 Posts: 2,909	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down I got the part working where you skip the login but I can't get it to launch straight to a a server. I pretty much only play on the TG servers so having 2 shortcuts that go straight there would be a big time saver. Here is my shortcut: "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +username Wimpinator +playerPassword password + 70.86.19.218 What am I doing wrong? __________________ \|TG-6th\|Wimpinator BF2 Rules and SOP's\|Teamspeak information\|TG on IRC

01-23-2006, 01:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wimpinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United states, TN Age: 35 Posts: 2,909	Re: Here's how to connect despite stats server being down Perry, That worked perfectly! Thanks for the help. __________________ \|TG-6th\|Wimpinator BF2 Rules and SOP's\|Teamspeak information\|TG on IRC

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