Topic: please help me get past my firewall

[Mr_Tricorder]

I just bought Orion Pirates yesterday, installed the updates and enhancements you have here to play on Dynaverse, and tried to connect, but it says that my firewall is preventing it from connecting.  I told my firewall to allow OP to connect to the internet, but I'm still having the same problem.  I am in a college dorm with a T1 network connection (at least I think it's T1).  Could someone help me?

OS:  Windows XP service pack 2 - fully updated
Firewall:  Windows Firewall (included with service pack 2)
Antivirus:  AVG 7.0 free edition - fully updated

system specs:
Motherboard:  ASUS A7S 333
CPU:  AMD Athalon Thunderbird 1.4 GHz (going to replace it as soon as I can afford a new one)
RAM:  512 MB DDR RAM (not sure what kind, but it's from when DDR RAM was pretty new)
Video Card:  PowerColor ATI Radeon 9200SE
Sound Card:  SoundBlaster Audigy2
Network Card:  D-Link Ethernet Card
Hard Drive 1:  Maxtor 120 GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM (this is where the game is installed)
Hard Drive 2:  Seagate 40 GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM
CD-Writer:  Hewlet Packard 9500i 24x12x48 (piece of crap, but it usually works)
DVD-ROM:  16x52 (not sure what brand)

[KBFLordKrueg]

Got it patched, etc?
Check these threads...
You'll especially need the mini-updater for D2 play.

[Nemesis]

I'm not going to try and debug your firewall but will direct you to the download page

Link to Download page

Downloads that you want from that page:

The SFC2OP 2500-2552 Patch     

The Dynaverse.Net Client D2 Patch Installer which is required because the CD key verifier is not at the old location.  Without it you will get the Firewall error even with no firewall.

Firesoul's OP4 ship list.  You may not know it but you want this.

[Mr_Tricorder]

I've already got all of that stuff installed.  I found this thread http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163349163.0.html, found the latest versions of everything listed, and installed them.  Here's the order that I did everything.

Installed Orion Pirates
Installed 2552 patch and tested to see if it worked
found the thread about setting up the game for Dynaverse
Installed OP Enhancemant Pack v3.4 (everything listed in the forum to install between the old verson of the OP Enhancement Pack and the Dynaverse.Net Client D2 Patch Installer appears to be included in the current version of the OP Enhancement Pack)
Installed Dynaverse.Net Client D2 Patch Installer
Installed GW5

[KBFLordKrueg]

Um..got your windows firewall disengaged?

[Mr_Tricorder]

I tried that just now and it still didn't work.
Ok, here's what I have been doing:
I start the game by clicking on a shortcut configured to open StarFleetOP.exe
I click on Multiplayer
I click on Dynaverse II
The messages appear saying that it is checking to make sure it is patched and everything and welcomes me to Dynaverse
after a short while, a message appears saying that my firewall is preventing me from connecting or that I am not online
the buttons at the bottom of the screen are blacked out and I cannot click on them

[1017recon]

i seem to be having the same problem.
fresh install of op
op enhancement pack 3.4
zone alarm firewall is turned OFF
any ideas??

[KBF-Kurok]

you said your  using the dorms connection.Do they  have a fire wall? if so you might need to talk to some one about you  getting acess to the d2.

[Mr_Tricorder]

i seem to be having the same problem.
fresh install of op
op enhancement pack 3.4
zone alarm firewall is turned OFF
any ideas??

I haven't fixed my own problem yet so this might be a case of the blind leading the blind, but are you using Windows XP with service pack 2?  The Windows Firewall in service pack 2 is designed to automatically activate itself if you are using another firewall and it goes down.  You might want to check and see if Windows Firewall didn't automatically activate itself when you turned off Zone Alarm.

[1017recon]

no, im using 98se,norton anti virus ,zone alarm ,on a dial up conn.
i redownloaded and installed the mini updater still no joy.
i am able to log on and play sfc3 altb,gaw,etc- no problem
would setting sfcop as a trusted site do any good??

[Mr_Tricorder]

I completely uninstalled the game, reinstalled it, and reinstalled all of the extra material on the list for Dynaverse play and it still doesn't work.  Also, for some strange reason, I can't use fighters for single player or multiplayer over LAN.

[Julin Eurthyr]

Make sure the "start in" field of the shortcut is properly filled in...

That's a common cause of the "fighter bug", and may be what's keeping you offline...

[Mr_Tricorder]

What goes in the "start in" field?

[Julin Eurthyr]

The path to your game.  Typically (cut from the field on my shortcut)

"C:\Program Files\Taldren Software Inc\Starfleet Command Orion Pirates\"

It needs the quotes...

Sorry about not having that eariler...

[Mr_Tricorder]

That fixed my fighter problem (for which I am very greatful) but I still can't connect to Dynaverse.

[Julin Eurthyr]

Zone Alarm is now sounding to be the likely culprit...

Make sure DPlay.exe and StarfleetOP.exe are both programs with full rights to the internet (every option checked on)...

If that doesn't help, try uninstalling Zone Alarm, rebooting, and then go online...

[Commander Maxillius]

I navigated to this thread and firefox tried to close every 5 seconds.  Luckily I had 2 tabs open so it asked me if I was sure I wanted to close first, but I just thought y'all would like to know something's fishy in this thread.

[Nemesis]

I navigated to this thread and firefox tried to close every 5 seconds.  Luckily I had 2 tabs open so it asked me if I was sure I wanted to close first, but I just thought y'all would like to know something's fishy in this thread.

It seems fine to me.  I just tested it on my Win2k Pro Firefox (from which I'm posting) and a Linux Firefox both had no shutdowns or warnings of them.

[Mr_Tricorder]

Zone Alarm is now sounding to be the likely culprit...

Make sure DPlay.exe and StarfleetOP.exe are both programs with full rights to the internet (every option checked on)...

If that doesn't help, try uninstalling Zone Alarm, rebooting, and then go online...

Where is DPlay.exe supposed to be located.  I can't find it.

[Julin Eurthyr]

Zone Alarm is now sounding to be the likely culprit...

Make sure DPlay.exe and StarfleetOP.exe are both programs with full rights to the internet (every option checked on)...

If that doesn't help, try uninstalling Zone Alarm, rebooting, and then go online...

Where is DPlay.exe supposed to be located.  I can't find it.

In the Windows System32 folder, it's part of Direct X... (and it's probably dplay.dll or something similar...