Inspection when there is none
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:47 pm
Ok, first thing I'd like to say, I'm no noob. I've played this game for a long time now, and have found solutions to almost all connection problems. But what I have now is completely bizarre.
The problem began yesterday, as I was playing on my character. I went AFK for about 3 minutes, and when I came back, I saw I got DCed. Fine, that happens (although rarely). But that's where things went wrong. Ever since that DC, whenever I try to run the client, it doesn't start up, and after 40 seconds or so, it would give me the "Server is undergoing inspection or updates" error. I've tried everything short of formatting my drive, from re-forwarding the ports on the router to uninstalling and reinstalling the game. I have absolutely no idea what's causing this problem.
Do note, I have not changed, altered or edited the game files in any way. I have not downloaded nor installed/uninstalled any software or hardware. I have tried resetting my router and modem to no avail. I have a router, but no firewall and no software is blocking the game.
Also, unlike other people here, I AM able to connect to silkroadonline.net, and browse the website freely.
I now turn to this community, to seek others who might have experienced this same problem and know of a solution. I've seen posts of this kind of problem before, but it would always be gone in a matter of minutes to hours. I've waited for over 36 hours now...
Please, if you could figure out what could be causing this problem, help me!
BIG EDIT: The solution had just been posted on the official forums. If anyone else has this problem, the solution is to add the following lines to your c:\windows\system\drivers\etc\HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1
121.128.133.26 gwgt2.joymax.com
*Note: Previous guides mentioned to add the line 121.128.133.26 gwg1.joymax.com , which appears to be faulty. Yay, I can play again!
The problem began yesterday, as I was playing on my character. I went AFK for about 3 minutes, and when I came back, I saw I got DCed. Fine, that happens (although rarely). But that's where things went wrong. Ever since that DC, whenever I try to run the client, it doesn't start up, and after 40 seconds or so, it would give me the "Server is undergoing inspection or updates" error. I've tried everything short of formatting my drive, from re-forwarding the ports on the router to uninstalling and reinstalling the game. I have absolutely no idea what's causing this problem.
Do note, I have not changed, altered or edited the game files in any way. I have not downloaded nor installed/uninstalled any software or hardware. I have tried resetting my router and modem to no avail. I have a router, but no firewall and no software is blocking the game.
Also, unlike other people here, I AM able to connect to silkroadonline.net, and browse the website freely.
I now turn to this community, to seek others who might have experienced this same problem and know of a solution. I've seen posts of this kind of problem before, but it would always be gone in a matter of minutes to hours. I've waited for over 36 hours now...
Please, if you could figure out what could be causing this problem, help me!
BIG EDIT: The solution had just been posted on the official forums. If anyone else has this problem, the solution is to add the following lines to your c:\windows\system\drivers\etc\HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1
121.128.133.26 gwgt2.joymax.com
*Note: Previous guides mentioned to add the line 121.128.133.26 gwg1.joymax.com , which appears to be faulty. Yay, I can play again!