cant connect to any servers.

[shawn]

hello,i have downloaded and installed all the quake clients and am able to play single player only. when i type in the server ip it tries 3 times and says can not connet. i am told the server are up and running but it wont connect. im using glpro and yes i removed the opengl file from the quake folder. i really want to play ctf or sctf please help. thanx

[Baker]

Check your firewall especially if you have a third party one. Make sure you typed the server address right like "connect quake.shmack.net" for instance.

There aren't too many things that can be going on.

For the time being, I'd recommend using DarkPlaces for the purposes of trying to get online (if it runs for you) and then once the problem is solved you can use whatever.

If you continue to have the problem, post back.

[shawn]

fire wall is off and i tried quake.shmack.net and it doesnt connect. i have tried 6 or 7 servers for the past 3 days so i know its not a typo.

[Baker]

Ok, then here come the questions ...

1) Are you using Windows XP or Vista or something else?
2) Are you using cable or DSL?
3) Are you using a router?

If XP, click start Start -> Run and type "cmd" and press enter.

On the black screen, type "ipconfig" and press enter. Click the top left DOS-like icon of the window and it will have things like Restore, Move, Size ... look down and click "Edit -> Select All" and then "Edit-> Copy" and paste it here.

[5h17h34d]

Could it be he's connecting to a netquake server with a QW client or vice versa?