Subscription recognition

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Mar 16 2005, 4:28 pm
Texter posted this in the non-developer forums, but I thought I should copy it here to see if anyone else has ideas. It's affecting his BYONDscape subscription. Any ideas?


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The Problem: My key isn't read as subscribed if I am the one hosting the server , but if I join the same game and someone else is hosting I am read as a subscriber.

I am using 2WIRE router and I beleive it could have somthing to do with my firewall. What is ,"if there is", the port number I am to allow access?

~Text
Mar 16 2005, 4:51 pm
BYONDscape wrote:
Any ideas?

Can Texter access subscription-only articles? The answer to that should narrow down the problem.
Mar 16 2005, 5:16 pm
Does this happen with all games that give BYONDscape subscription bonuses? Have him try Carpe Slimum, it tells you right when you log in if you're a subscriber. Also, since the site has been kind of flaky recently, it may not have been able to check the subscription at the time. Tanks didn't notice I was a subscriber when I was testing for this.
Mar 16 2005, 5:44 pm
In response to YMIHere
I learned recently it isn't BYONDscape related. It is passport related more so on my side of the fence I believe.

For instance, I set up passport for TextMudPuddle, I added myself to the subscription list and when I open up my own server it will not read me as a subscriber. However, if someone else was to host a server and I join that server it would read me as a subscriber. I have tested this with Prolieum and other sorts that I am subscribed to such as BYONDscape passport related games.




Mar 16 2005, 9:10 pm
In response to Texter
It sounds like DreamSeeker isn't properly downloading your updated key for some reason. Usually this will happen whenever you connect to the hub and there are subscription updates for you. I see that hub has marked your key to be pushed out with a new update, so I don't believe that's the problem.

A couple of questions or things to try:

  • Are you successfully connecting to the hub (Pager on, etc), or do you get BYOND Central is not accessible?
  • Find the key.txt file in your BYOND directory. Is it writable, and has it been updated recently?
  • Try renaming key.txt (make sure you keep a backup) and retrieving your key again next time you start up DreamSeeker.

    If any of these works, I'm curious which one.
Mar 17 2005, 10:57 am
In response to Mike H
If any of these works, I'm curious which one.

Looks like I didn't get to test any of those. It is working now on all computors. To answer the first question, I wasn't having any hub related problems.

Thanks!

~Text
Mar 17 2005, 11:24 am
BYONDscape wrote:
I am using 2WIRE router and I beleive it could have somthing to do with my firewall. What is ,"if there is", the port number I am to allow access?

Any port will do. I recommend a high one. Open two: One for hosting, one for the pager.

Lummox JR
Mar 18 2005, 5:01 am
In response to Texter
It is working now on all computors.

Great! Thanks, everyone who offered suggestions.