SRB2K Error Connecting to a server

[Gugam]

Hi, I'm a SRB2kart player and a friend has a private server (one of those that work through Discord invitations), the fact is that we've been playing for about 2 weeks, everything is fine, until yesterday when trying to connect to the server I couldn't get past this screen, the game stayed there for several minutes and did not advance

I have already verified that the problem is NOT the host of the server and I have verified that the wifi is not the problem either, the mods are not the problem either, because my friend tried to host the server without mods and the same error occurred to me, the problem is probably mine because the rest of my friends can join the private server without any problem.
Does anyone know what it is? what could be causing this?

 

[CornTheKarter]

Hi, I'm a SRB2kart player and a friend has a private server (one of those that work through Discord invitations), the fact is that we've been playing for about 2 weeks, everything is fine, until yesterday when trying to connect to the server I couldn't get past this screen, the game stayed there for several minutes and did not advance

I have already verified that the problem is NOT the host of the server and I have verified that the wifi is not the problem either, the mods are not the problem either, because my friend tried to host the server without mods and the same error occurred to me, the problem is probably mine because the rest of my friends can join the private server without any problem.
Does anyone know what it is? what could be causing this?

did the host port forward? if they port forwarded, then it might connect faster.

 

[Gugam]

nope, but the problem is not that it takes time to connect, the problem is that it doesn't connect directly and the game gets stuck on the "connecting to server..." screen

 

[Watermelon]

Check the game's log to see what might be happening when it's stuck on that screen. Alternatively, you can also try and use Wireshark to see what's the network activity like when you're connecting to your friend's server. All you need is to put the expression udp.port == 5029 and it should show you only SRB2 and SRB2Kart network activity. (If your friend uses a port different than 5029 to host their server, then put that other number instead.)

 

[Gugam]

Ok i will try later
And how do i see the log of the game?? (sorry for the ignorance)

 

[DylanDude]

Ok i will try later
And how do i see the log of the game?? (sorry for the ignorance)

Check your logs folder for the log file.

 

[Gugam]

Check the game's log to see what might be happening when it's stuck on that screen. Alternatively, you can also try and use Wireshark to see what's the network activity like when you're connecting to your friend's server. All you need is to put the expression udp.port == 5029 and it should show you only SRB2 and SRB2Kart network activity. (If your friend uses a port different than 5029 to host their server, then put that other number instead.)

I used Wireshark, and the port is 5029, it's completely normal, but I see how the game tries to connect to the server over and over and over again

I really don't know how to fix this

 

[Watermelon]

I used Wireshark, and the port is 5029, it's completely normal, but I see how the game tries to connect to the server over and over and over again

I really don't know how to fix this

This is a better expression for Wireshark than the one I gave above: udp.port == 5029 || icmp This should give you a more complete picture of what's happening.

EDIT: I have another suggestion for you, but both you and your hosting friend need to do this, and none of your other friends should connect at the time you're doing this:
Assuming both of you are using Windows, install the Nmap suite on your computers (download the Nmap setup exe).
First, your friend should close the SRB2 server, open a CMD window, and enter this command: ncat -l -u 5029
Then, after you've confirmed with your friend that they've started Ncat, you should open a CMD window and enter this command: ncat -u SERVER_IP_ADDR 5029
At this point, both you and your friend can type messages and send them by pressing Enter. You can start a phone call with your friend while doing this and confirm that they're seeing the messages you type to them, and that you're seeing their messages. You could also see the messages appear in Wireshark using the same expression I suggested above (udp.port == 5029 || icmp).