1. Have you got good pings when your looking at the server list?
2. What operating system are you using?
3. Wired or wireless connection to modem?
4. Is it the same "error" message everytime or does it vary?
YesIhavegoodpings
Using windows 7
wired connection
yes it is the same error message
I am having this very same issue.
I have a great PC and connection, and the problem started only about two weeks ago or so. I can't nail down the exact day though.
One thing I have been able to determine which hopefully will help EA on their end, is that the ONLY time I am able to join a game without getting a disconnect error is when the game is either in Scoreboard, or switching maps in loading.
Every time I finally connect to a game, I am either coming in and seeing the scoreboard, or It starts loading the game for a few seconds and then blacks out and switches to the new map loading.
Hopefully this helps. I am pretty sure this is not a problem on our end!
To setup port forwarding correctly on a router/behind NAT do the following.
setup a static IP address
- use the following tool http://portforward.com/help/setup_static_ip_address.htm
- Download/install and then click "make it static"
Find your router's internal IP address
- start -> Run -> CMD and in the command prompt type
"ipconfig" without quotes.
The internal IP address will be the "Default Gateway" under your Ethernet Connection.
http://portforward.com/networking/routers-internal-ip-address.jpg
Example: 192.168.0.1
Connect to your router's web interface:
In your browser, type in the router's internal ip address that you aqquired above and press enter
It should prompt you for a username and password. Enter it or if you never set one, you can find a list of default
username/passwords for most routers here: http://www.speedguide.net/default_passwords.php
Once in your router, look for a section called Applications & Gaming or something like it.
You'll need to find "Port Range Forwarding" and input the following ports
TCP Ports- 80, 443, 9988, 17502, 20000-20100, 22990, 42127
UDP Ports- 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300
Where it asks for ip address, once again, enter your router's internal IP address
example: Application | start | end | protocol | ip address | enable |
BF4 | 443 | 443 | TCP | 192.168.0.1 | check yes |
Save settings and now BF4 should connect and then load level like it hasn't been doing.
EDIT: I was having the exact same issues, disabled firewall even in services.msc, updated punkbuster but still - most of the time I couldn't connect to any servers. It would say "connecting" and eventually give me an error. After doing the above, I have been able to connect repeatedly to any server I have tried without issue. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the tip,
I will give it a try (since I have nothing to lose). But as a previous poster said...if it really was a firewall or router problem we would never be able to connect. But we able to connect after many attempts, or in my case...when a game ends and is in the Scoreboard or loading the next map.
Still pretty sure its something in the software for our client, or server client I would guess. Hell if I know though :P
