No servers on Multiplayer- Ever

[Cgjunk2]

Hello all,

 

 

Fairly new to DCS, downloaded it last December (but I've played LOCK ON, and even the earliest versions from Eagle Dynamics when I was kid many many years ago, lol). I've gotten on few DLC's along the way, but mostly trying to fight the temptation of buying more than I can afford :P

 

 

Anyway, my multiplayer on DCS has never worked. I've never been able to get any servers to populate. I can hit refresh a hundred times, and nothing has ever shown up, either in the stable release, or the public beta. Hasn't bothered me too much as I wasn't interested in public embarrassment...until now. Now I'm kinda feeling the itch to get out there online. I'm sure you guy's wouldn't mind another target out there to shoot at...

 

 

I've reviewed some of the other "no servers in multiplayer" type threads, but the tips on there haven't seemed to help.

 

 

 

Here is where I'm at:

 

-I'm playing DCS through Steam

 

-I'm using the latest open beta, on an auto-updated Windows 10 machine. I have also tried this on the latest stable release with no joy.

 

-I'm running a prebuilt gaming rig from Ibuypower. Not much bloatware on this thing, if any. Hardware is not a problem in running the game proper using fairly high graphical settings.

 

-All firewalls are off, but virus protection is on (I don't think Windows allows the option to turn off)

 

-I switched from wireless to a direct ethernet connection for internet, with no success.

 

-my internet is IPv4

 

-Multiplayer works just fine on other programs (Arma 3, Battlefield)

 

 

 

I don't really know what to do! I'm discouraged, because this seems like it's a "permanent" problem, as I have not seen any threads where somebody in my situations (starting out with absolutely no servers showing up) somehow ends up fixing things. Some people reported occasionally getting a few servers up, but I have never seen any other servers, period. I even tried inputing an IP address from some servers listed on server threads, but the server could not be found (I think it said it was offline).

 

 

On another thread, it was mentioned that it could be the region/IP I'm using. I'm in Wisconsin, anybody know of any issues in this area with locking out DCS from the internet?

 

 

 

Any help is appreciated. Whether it be from other users or the developers. I know my way around a computer OK, but I'm no expert with Windows 10 (it seems like either this OS has gotten very professional about obfuscating the meaning of settings, or I'm losing IQ points with age). But, if someone is willing to help me out, I'm sure I can find my way to any settings necessary.

Edited July 11, 2019 by Cgjunk2

[QuiGon]

Hmm, this is a pretty odd case. You've already mentioned pretty much all of the usual suspects (DCS version not up to date, firwall/anti-virus), so I'm a bit at a loss there either. The only possible problem I can still see is your internet provider, as you have mentioned as well:

On another thread, it was mentioned that it could be the region/IP I'm using. I'm in Wisconsin, anybody know of any issues in this area with locking out DCS from the internet?

I'm not from Wisconsin at all and hence have a totally different provider, so I can't relate. If he happen to have a smart phone with a different internet provider, you could try to use it as a wifi hotspot, connect your PC to it and see if it will list any servers that way. You can't play DCS that way obviously but you can do a quick check and if it shows servers that way, than it would be pretty obvious that your problem is actually your provider.

Alternatively, if you can bring your PC to someone elses house, who is using a different provider, you could test it as well.

[Kayos]

I’m assuming you get DCS updates fine?

Have you tried adding your computer to your routers dmz?

Can you ping or tracert to any servers? (If you know the ip)

[QuiGon]

Can you ping or tracert to any servers? (If you know the ip)

Good point!

 

To do so, you have to open the windows command line interface (search for "CMD" in the windows menu) and type: ping <server-ip> where <server-ip> should be replaced with the IP of one of the active servers. A list of active servers can be found here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/personal/server/#allservers (you need to login with your ED account to be able to see the list).

Edited July 11, 2019 by QuiGon

[Kayos]

Also in CMD, type: tracert <server-ip>

to see where it is stopping too. If it is only going from your pc to your router you will know the router is blocking the traffic.

[QuiGon]

You could also try to connect to one of the servers by manually entering its IP in the server browser and see if that works.

[USSR_Rik]

Please tell me examples for invisible servers:

server name

IP

 

or ask TechSupport ASAP

[Cgjunk2]

Thanks for the suggestions all. I will start trying them when I get home tonight.

[Cgjunk2]

Well, thanks to everyone for trying to help me out. I got it to work, but I found out the embarrassing reason why I had trouble....I wasn’t logging into the prompt given once you start the game. :doh:

 

I had registered previously, and I tried to log in months ago but it didn’t work for some reason. The game worked fine offline, so I figured maybe the login was for non-steam DCS version. Well I gave it another try today with a new account (could not find any trace of my previous attempt). Logged in, and now it works fine.

 

I joined several servers to spectate, and it looked like performance was good. I tried to join in the flying, however every one was playing with difficult settings that required cold-starts. Ugh, ill keep looking for servers for noobs. Everything looked good as far as connectivity though, so it’s just a matter of finding the right server.

 

Looking forward to joining the fray! I guess now I have to figure out my comms options as well.

Edited July 13, 2019 by Cgjunk2

[Distiler]

Please tell me examples for invisible servers:

server name

IP

 

or ask TechSupport ASAP

 

It's been happening to me for the last 2 years. The list doesen't show all servers, many times it jst show <10 servers. The solution is to reboot my router (this solution works always).

 

Right now I can see 56 servers/114 players, but I can't see Hoggit (147.135.8.169) which according to the game server web list is up and running with 17 players (and the web shows 383 servers). I cannot even join by IP (147.135.8.169:10308) because "adress unavailable" error pops up ingame.

[QuiGon]

Well, thanks to everyone for trying to help me out. I got it to work, but I found out the embarrassing reason why I had trouble....I wasn’t logging into the prompt given once you start the game. :doh:

 

I had registered previously, and I tried to log in months ago but it didn’t work for some reason. The game worked fine offline, so I figured maybe the login was for non-steam DCS version. Well I gave it another try today with a new account (could not find any trace of my previous attempt). Logged in, and now it works fine.

 

I joined several servers to spectate, and it looked like performance was good. I tried to join in the flying, however every one was playing with difficult settings that required cold-starts. Ugh, ill keep looking for servers for noobs. Everything looked good as far as connectivity though, so it’s just a matter of finding the right server.

 

Looking forward to joining the fray! I guess now I have to figure out my comms options as well.

I'm glad you got it worked out :thumbup: