every time...

[betaalpha5]

everytime i go on battle net this screen always pops up..




yep the black screen of bordom. it happens everytime i log on, only way i can get the games is if i press alt- Esc and go back in but now with the new patch it takes even longer than before..


it is really pissing me off.


p.s i can join games but if i make a game ppl says my lag is very high. this never happened til i got another starcraft cd and used another CD key (dont ask why...)

[₪Zeratul₪]

Well maybe we should ask why you got another CD-key or two. ;-p

[Wing Zero]

well it does this when i try loogin on to bnet i just eject teh sc cd and put back in

[coRtALoS]

Are you behind a router?

[betaalpha5]

sorry i forgot to put the attachment on (stupid me)

2 cd-keys cuz 2 different comps in differnt locations where my step bro plays

behind router yes but it worked fine before i got the new Cd-key,

[Wing Zero]

u try waiting 5 minutes after u join bnet?

[-Azrael666-]

Yea I had all that happen to me before. Then cort gave me that link that he gave you, I fixed it, and none of that crap happens any more.

[betaalpha5]

but i dont use that router though

[Wing Zero]

u dont need to just open those ports for sc in ur router settings nub cake

[betaalpha5]

okay i''ll take a look. but what about my non- connected to router computer? it does the same thing and it's that through a router.. then again it is from comcast

[-Azrael666-]

i didn't have the same router either.. i had to go open the settings thing i used to set the router up the first time.. i don't know if that link is the same as the Sticky about routers in the Tech section of battleforums, but you might want to check that out (don't know the name of the section offhand, it's where all the techies hang out )

[coRtALoS]

That does happen when you go to join a game, cancel out, go to join again, cancel out again, and try to look at the game list a third time.

Battle.net is a free server, and as such, you have to deal with the shitty refresh time, and ping lag they have for hosted games.

Now if that happens the first time you go to join a game, well then yeah, try messing around with your TCP ports. If you don't have those open, chances are that's your problem.

but what about my non- connected to router computer?

I'm not 100% sure what you said there. Could you please clarify?

[betaalpha5]

i have another computer which is not behind a router which is just directly connected to the wall. yet i still get the black screen of death

[G37Z]

lol ive had that a few times...it works 4 me after a couple min tho

[coRtALoS]

You mean you have networking cable running behind your wall? Or it's using Dialup?

... or were your parents stupid enough to pay an extra $40/month to have a second cable modem put in your house? (No offense)

[betaalpha5]

just to let you know my parents are divorce but i see my dad on the weekdays, he lives in naother city about 25 mins drive from my house. k

[-Azrael666-]

That doesn't really answer the question