Downloaded 0.39.4. Now cannot connect anymore

[happy1]

I downloaded 0.39.4 and for a few days it worked fine. However, something went wrong.

I hadn't used it for a day or two and when I started up this morning it asked for my login and password, which normally is an automated routine.

I entered them and the response was "All OK. Restart Alt.Binz". which I did. On restart the login pop-up did not show at all and pressing the "Connect" button gives no reponse what so ever.

I recreated the news server from scratch and cleared login and history. No response.

I deleted the altbinz.exe and re-installed, which on start-up asked me for the login and password for authentication again. Same response and same result on re-start, i.e. nothing is happening.

What did I do wrong?
Help please.

[davidq666]

Recheck your login info. The behavoir you describe usualy occurs if you enter the wrong login info. Did you change your forum password recently?

[happy1]

I did not change my forum login and password at all. I used it to log into the forum to write these posts.

Again, the "Response" to the login and password is "All OK. Restart Alt.Binz".

[Rdl]

Based on the log where I see multiple logins in short period of time I would say that you've setup your firewall wrong.

I can only explain this if you have allowed altbinz to contact server but denied to receive response.

[happy1]

First of all, I am not a "techie", just a user. I have no idea about any firewall setup. What I can say is that between it working and nopt working, I never touched anything except:

1 - I deleted and recreated the server in "Setup"
2 - I re-installed AltBinz.exe
3 - I restarted my PC
4 - I cleared "Login" in Setup

All of the above several times and in different order.

Also, when in the past I could not connect (FE my Internet connection had droped), at least I could se some activity in the Bottom window "# - Action - etc.). Now there is noting showing at all.

[Rdl]

I need more info. When is the last time you tried.

I have this 3 as last in the log (CET times):

2012-01-25 13:45:52
2012-01-25 14:04:21
2012-01-25 14:22:14

All 3 were first checks (the one you must enter your username/password)

- if those 3 were not your last tries running alt.binz then something is blocking alt.binz from contacting server
- if those 3 were you last tries then something is preventing altbinz from writing your verified login data (in that case try deleting all your config files - for location check FAQ in new Alt.Binz version section)

Since all troubles started when you switched from 0.39.2 to 0.39.4, my bet is on firewall/AV that ties rules to hash of executable file. You created rules for 0.39.2, but when you switched executable to 0.39.4 it has started preventing proper connection.

[happy1]

That also did not do anything, but got it working again. Not sure what did it but this is what I did:

1 - Deleted altbinz.exe
2 - Deleted complete altbinz folder in _user_\apdata\local
3 - Re-installed 0.94.2
4 - Configured server. This worked and everything was back to normal  (i.e. Automatic Authentication check at start up). Connected fine.
5 - Deleted altbinz.exe
6 - Installed 0.94.4
7 - Whoopah