PunkBuster "No Packet Flow" Error

March4Revenge · 12-26-2005, 02:35 PM

Man this POS software keeps kicking me like a mule!

The message I get is either:

"No Packet flow"

0r

"Failure to recieve md5 checks or something blah blah"

I uninstalled it, ran PBsetup and all that. Still lame.

Anyone else have prob with this?

12-26-2005, 02:46 PM

Yup my friend had a problem with this today when he installed bf2. But then we realised he hadnt installed PB for some reason when he installed BF2. He then tried to modify the installation from the add/remove programs list and he got the MD5 error. So he ended up uninstalling BF2, reinstalling it but choosing "custom" and making sure PB was checked to install.

Hope this helps.

March4Revenge · 12-26-2005, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XS-StrikeEagle

Yup my friend had a problem with this today when he installed bf2. But then we realised he hadnt installed PB for some reason when he installed BF2. He then tried to modify the installation from the add/remove programs list and he got the MD5 error. So he ended up uninstalling BF2, reinstalling it but choosing "custom" and making sure PB was checked to install.

Hope this helps.

I dont know man, I got the latest version of PB and like I said, I uninstalled it and reinstalled it but to no avail. I'ts really pissing me off man.

Snail88 · 12-26-2005, 05:17 PM

i just got the packet flow error a few minutes ago trying to join a pub, then i tried TG's and no prob...went back to the original i tried and no problem....def wierd.

**jmaker** · 01-28-2006, 11:57 AM

I hate punkbuster. After about a minute of playing on the server, I get kicked by punkbuster with the message of ...'no packet flow'. Are you kidding me? And it wasn't just on tactical gamer's server either. I tried on 2 other random servers. (sorry...). And if the solution to this problem is manually updating pb with the pbsetup program, well that's what I already did. That's what created this problem in the first place. I have never seen that error before. I even tried it again to no avail. I'm hoping it's just some random bug in their system. God forbid I can't play BF2 on tactical gamer, I'm going to be really pissed, if not already. Does anyone have any clue why I'm getting this error?

EDIT: maybe this has something to do with punkbuster releasing a new version last night and TG's servers not updating yet? for some reason it won't let me post the link. It's on evenbalance's BF2 page.

Shafik · 01-28-2006, 01:51 PM

Last night was just a client update for PB. Does the server have to update anything? I got kicked last night too, but it worked after I updated with pbsetup.

Thierry · 01-28-2006, 01:54 PM

Havent been kicked yet, if I do get kicked I'll update it with the pbweb.exe thingy

Boot · 02-05-2006, 05:35 PM

BF2 updates punkbuster in-game. If the pb server is busy or there is a bottleneck in your own connection you'll get such an error. I posted a fix in a different thread. Keep your pbweb up to date and you should be fine.

Boot.

12-26-2005, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
March4Revenge Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston, MA Age: 31 Posts: 112	PunkBuster "No Packet Flow" Error Man this POS software keeps kicking me like a mule! The message I get is either: "No Packet flow" 0r "Failure to recieve md5 checks or something blah blah" I uninstalled it, ran PBsetup and all that. Still lame. Anyone else have prob with this? __________________ \|TG-Irr\|March4revenge Turning into swiss cheese, one bullet at a time.

12-26-2005, 02:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
XS-StrikeEagle Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I Hate Punkbuster!!! Yup my friend had a problem with this today when he installed bf2. But then we realised he hadnt installed PB for some reason when he installed BF2. He then tried to modify the installation from the add/remove programs list and he got the MD5 error. So he ended up uninstalling BF2, reinstalling it but choosing "custom" and making sure PB was checked to install. Hope this helps.

01-28-2006, 11:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
jmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warren, OH Age: 28 Posts: 2,580	Getting kicked by PB for 'no packet flow' I hate punkbuster. After about a minute of playing on the server, I get kicked by punkbuster with the message of ...'no packet flow'. Are you kidding me? And it wasn't just on tactical gamer's server either. I tried on 2 other random servers. (sorry...). And if the solution to this problem is manually updating pb with the pbsetup program, well that's what I already did. That's what created this problem in the first place. I have never seen that error before. I even tried it again to no avail. I'm hoping it's just some random bug in their system. God forbid I can't play BF2 on tactical gamer, I'm going to be really pissed, if not already. Does anyone have any clue why I'm getting this error? EDIT: maybe this has something to do with punkbuster releasing a new version last night and TG's servers not updating yet? for some reason it won't let me post the link. It's on evenbalance's BF2 page.

01-28-2006, 01:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shafik Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Israel Age: 27 Posts: 1,556	Re: Getting kicked by PB for 'no packet flow' Last night was just a client update for PB. Does the server have to update anything? I got kicked last night too, but it worked after I updated with pbsetup. __________________

01-28-2006, 01:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thierry Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 870	Re: Getting kicked by PB for 'no packet flow' Havent been kicked yet, if I do get kicked I'll update it with the pbweb.exe thingy __________________ BF2 Name: Thez(NL) BF2142 Names: Thierry(NL) (Sniper) Dikkiedik(NL) (Assault) Kittekat(NL) (Engineer) Dimi(NL) (Support)

02-05-2006, 05:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wisconsin, USA Age: 37 Posts: 1,412	Re: Getting kicked by PB for 'no packet flow' BF2 updates punkbuster in-game. If the pb server is busy or there is a bottleneck in your own connection you'll get such an error. I posted a fix in a different thread. Keep your pbweb up to date and you should be fine. Boot. __________________ Boot. In Soviet Russia, TV watches YOU.

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