I tried all the suggestions given from the FAQs, it just can't login to SWTOR.
I tried portforwarding all the ports suggested, allowed launcher.exe into Windows Security, restarting my router and desktop, updated my Graphic card.
All just couldn't fix that Error 208.
Please help. 🙂
@proxos666 wrote:Your issue is a internet pathing issue talking to manifest.swtor.com
as you found a vpn allowed pings to manifest at which point things should work again, this issue will auto correct but can take up to a few days.
changing the IP address used on your wan gateway to a different one is also likely a quick solution, this will be down to certain IP classes affected
( Re-installing is not a solution on a 208 error ).
Could you guide me on changing the IP address?
Depends on the ISP , I have seen this issue with both Starhub and Singtel over the years , easiest is to phone them and ask them if they can assign a different IP address from a different class to the modem.
Edit - found a old starhub thread here
@proxos666 wrote:Depends on the ISP , I have seen this issue with both Starhub and Singtel over the years , easiest is to phone them and ask them if they can assign a different IP address from a different class to the modem.
Edit - found a old starhub thread here
I called them regarding this issue. The customer officer told me that she can't change it manually and I could only wait 72 hrs or power off for more than 10 mins and the IP address will be changed automatically.
I tried powering off for more than 15 mins, yet I'm still receiving this issue.
I just tried changing my DNS server, still of no avail.
DNS change will have no affect only a VPN will , need to get past their tier 1 level support
This will correct on its own just when not sure
Is the ping to manifest.swtor.com still failing ?
@proxos666 wrote:DNS change will have no affect only a VPN will , need to get past their tier 1 level support
OMG, this is making me so frustrated. I spent the whole night fixing and troubleshooting without any sleep. *Sigh*
If the ping to manifest.swtor.com is only working via a VPN then it is a routing issue, there is nothing but use a VPN on your end to work around that.
One thing that will help confirm this is to connect to a different internet provider say at a friends house and you should find it works just fine
@proxos666 wrote:One thing that will help confirm this is to connect to a different internet provider say at a friends house and you should find it works just fine
Yeap, I could only ping manifest.swtor.com, patched up and launched the game with VPN. Anyway to bypass the launcher and off my VPN afterwards, yet still able to play SWTOR? Once I off my VPN during character selection, it lands me to server selection and there is none for me to select from.
