[Sunbelt firewall] How to configure for Punkbuster?

2009-04-18 05:39:03

#1

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5811|paris

So I reinstalled Battlefield 2, but PB isn't letting me joining server.
My firewall, Sunbelt Personal Firewall, is alowing pnkbstra.exe, but not pnkbstrb.exe.
I can't figure out, how to configure it, so that it alows pnkbstrb.exe.
I have set the option "Any other application" to ask, but it doesn't ask me, wether I want to let pnkbstrb.exe connect to the internet or not.

Help.

2009-04-18 05:40:45

#2

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7019|Scotland

Uninstall Sunbelt whatever and turn on Windows firewall. It's decent enough.

2009-04-18 05:48:28

#3

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6702|King Of The Islands

Open the PB ports for the game.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-04-18 06:19:17

#4

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5811|paris

Cheez wrote:
Open the PB ports for the game.

And I do that how?

2009-04-18 06:27:26

#5

legionair: back to i-life; +336|6886|EU

Try removing it from allowed applications list and hope that it will ask you to allow or not next time you run BF2.

2009-04-18 07:19:48

#6

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5811|paris

legionair wrote:
Try removing it from allowed applications list and hope that it will ask you to allow or not next time you run BF2.

That didn't help.

I've tried to update and reinstall pb, nothing seems to be helping.
My firewall also states that it allows pnkbstrb.exe from C:\windows\system32\pnkbstrb.exe and yet I keep getting kicked with the message, "rescriction: service communication failure: pnkbstrb.exe initilazation failed"

Last edited by Amdi Peter (2009-04-18 07:28:54)

2009-04-18 07:44:51

#7

legionair: back to i-life; +336|6886|EU

Amdi Peter wrote:
legionair wrote:
Try removing it from allowed applications list and hope that it will ask you to allow or not next time you run BF2.
That didn't help.

I've tried to update and reinstall pb, nothing seems to be helping.
My firewall also states that it allows pnkbstrb.exe from C:\windows\system32\pnkbstrb.exe and yet I keep getting kicked with the message, "rescriction: service communication failure: pnkbstrb.exe initilazation failed"

Well, when I had a problem with pnkbstrb.exe and nothing helped, I deleted whole folder of PB (from C/program files/mods/BF2) and asked a friend of mine to send his folder so I replaced it and could play again. I dont know why but it helped.

edit: and by removing from firewalls list I meant all applications like BF2, pnkbstra, pnkbstrb. Just everything which is somehow connected to BF2, not only pnkbstrb.

Last edited by legionair (2009-04-18 07:47:22)

2009-04-18 10:04:55

#8

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6830|NYC / Hamburg

Zimmer wrote:
Uninstall Sunbelt whatever and turn on Windows firewall. It's decent enough.

this

also RTFM. I'm sure there's something in the documentation

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-04-18 10:09:34

#9

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5811|paris

max wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Uninstall Sunbelt whatever and turn on Windows firewall. It's decent enough.
this

also RTFM. I'm sure there's something in the documentation

The official FAQ says I should do what I have already done.

2009-04-18 10:10:53

#10

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6830|NYC / Hamburg

in that case the program is shit and you should drop it.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-04-18 11:54:09

#11

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5811|paris

legionair wrote:
Amdi Peter wrote:
legionair wrote:
Try removing it from allowed applications list and hope that it will ask you to allow or not next time you run BF2.
That didn't help.

I've tried to update and reinstall pb, nothing seems to be helping.
My firewall also states that it allows pnkbstrb.exe from C:\windows\system32\pnkbstrb.exe and yet I keep getting kicked with the message, "rescriction: service communication failure: pnkbstrb.exe initilazation failed"
Well, when I had a problem with pnkbstrb.exe and nothing helped, I deleted whole folder of PB (from C/program files/mods/BF2) and asked a friend of mine to send his folder so I replaced it and could play again. I dont know why but it helped.

edit: and by removing from firewalls list I meant all applications like BF2, pnkbstra, pnkbstrb. Just everything which is somehow connected to BF2, not only pnkbstrb.

It worked removing all that had something to do with bf2 from applications.

Thanx.

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