This is getting rediculous...

[Hi Ho]

I have been playing Call of Duty: United Offensive multiplayer a lot lately. Well, I've been trying. The problem is that, say, 90% of the servers I attempt to join say "Sorry, this server is for low ping players only". I do have low ping. My ping for each server is aroun 50, none going over 100. I consider anything under 200ms to be just fine. Are people setting their ping limits at 40 or is something else wrong here?

I have an uncapped cable internet connection that tests at over 10Mb/sec down and over 4Mb/sec up. My connection is not the problem.

There are only a few servers that I can actually get into. If they are full, I'm out of luck. This is becoming very annoying.

[Smidget]

Do you run any hardware or software firewalls?

[Hi Ho]

I only have my router. I have the Windows firewall on, that's it.

[wolfie]

when that happens do you try again to get into that server? that happens to me on my own server sometimes and when i try again i can get in.

[Hi Ho]

I try several times and it happens every time.

[spartan015]

turn off windows firewall and try some other firewall like zone alarms (free thats why i suggested it)... update network drivers...

[Hi Ho]

The thing is, I don't think it's actually my ping. As I said, my average ping is around 50ms (it is shown for each server in the server browser). After checking, I see that I have the Windows firewall turned off.

[tomster2300]

Do you have the game fully updated?

[LA22]

In your multiplayer options there should be an option for Auto Downloads. You need to turn that on.

[Hi Ho]

Auto downloading is on and the game is fully up to date. Sorry to keep shooting down all this advice. :o I'm still at a total loss here though.

[tomster2300]

You know it could be kicking your cd key (though I don't know why that would merit your particular warning). I had the same problem with my HL2. My copy was legit (bought it at eb games) but it told me its cd key was invalid. I had to return it for another copy.

The above was a guess. I feel that it's more of your router's fault than anything else. Do you have the appropriate port opened? I know you usually do that in order to host a game, but it could be a problem in this case. You said you don't have this problem with playing any other games online, right?

[Hi Ho]

It's a little late for a CD key problem. I've had the game for a while. I haven't always had this problem. It is recent. I don't know what port COD uses. It does not happen with any other game.

[tomster2300]

I don't mean cd key for letting you play the game, I mean a valid cd key to get into servers. That's how admin regulate their servers - when you get permanently banned, they ban your cd key. If somebody used your cd key (through a cd generator) and goofed around, then you might have problems.

It would have to be personal admin regulation since a patch with punkbuster has not been released yet.