no u can

No, I'm saying I disabled NIS2006 got into MP fine > alt tab > enabled NIS2006 played a couple fine.

When I tried to go MP again with NIS2006 enabled, could not get in "failed to initialize".

What I'm saying is, I'm not disabling my NIS2006 every time I want to go online, I don't have to with other games.

Can Support fix this or do Symantec have to fix it?

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What I'm saying is, I'm not disabling my NIS2006 every time I want to go online, I don't have to with other games.

Can Support fix this or do Symantec have to fix it?

Agreed, so I just misunderstood you. I mailed the problem to the Symantec Tech Support but it looks like the guys there have never played an online game before, first they thought Vegas was a browser based game , then they told me to add the UBI-Server to the allow list of my LAN (I have a direct connection and no router or LAN at all)... Actually I even tried this with all of the UBI-servers I found in Norton's connection protocols and using "netstat /a", but it didn`t work. But the problem is probably not specific to the UBI-servers, coz I talked to someone yesterday who played Vegas with a friend via Hamachi, and the friend had the same "failed to initialize network service" error when the Hamachi-network was set up and he tried to connect in-game. But unlike me he managed to solve this using exactly the solution Symantec suggested to me, all he had to do was to add the (Hamachi-)IPs of the other players to Norton's network allow list. Thus I think the problem is that Norton only blocks the initial connection to any server whatsoever (when you click the multiplayer button).

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InfestGoat Posted Sat December 16 2006 08:13 Hide Post
I'll test that later today, is there any risk in disabling all that stuff?

All I had to disable was UPnP and that SSDP service which auto-detects routers on your network. Some applications, like AOL Instant Messenger and Peer to Peer file sharing will use UPnP to capture ports. If UPnP isn't available the apps will either work around it or ask you to open ports. I don't think it is needed unless you have an Xbox hooked to the same network because it uses UPnP for more stuff.

I have not had a problem with disabling SSDP on my server, because I think all it does is auto detect network devices which you can usually do through TCP configuration to be auto and network printer searches.

i dont kknow anything about how to disable ssdp or w.e plz tell me how/1

Ok, I finally got mine working. I had to uninstall Norton, and it's working now!

LMAO - "uninstalled Norton and it's working now".

THIS IS THE POINT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO UNINSTALL THE PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT MINIMISES THE RISK OF YOU GETTING BUTT FCUKED OVER THE INTERNET.

I'm seriously getting pissed that none of the devs are taking note of this thread, mp is the key to success, but if people cannot get on because they don't want to get port scanned and hacked time and again, what chance of success is there?

WTF is happening with this issue, can someone post a realistic solution to this issue please.

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Originally posted by 355th_DAZnBLAST:
LMAO - "uninstalled Norton and it's working now".

THIS IS THE POINT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO UNINSTALL THE PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT MINIMISES THE RISK OF YOU GETTING BUTT FCUKED OVER THE INTERNET.

I'm seriously getting pissed that none of the devs are taking note of this thread, mp is the key to success, but if people cannot get on because they don't want to get port scanned and hacked time and again, what chance of success is there?

WTF is happening with this issue, can someone post a realistic solution to this issue please.

I don't know about it since I've uninstalled Norton a long time ago and replaced it with AVG.

Perhaps they (Norton) might have an idea?

OK - so Norton has an issue with R6 Vegas. Why does Norton NOT have an issue with EVERY other piece of Internet connected software I have installed?

I've just recently installed patch 1.02 for R6V and Nortan prompted me again to permit or deny connection (like with every other piece of internet connected software installed) so I permitted and I still cannot get online?

Every other piece of software I permit, the software let's me go online.

So what's different with R6V?

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Originally posted by 355th_DAZnBLAST:
I've just recently installed patch 1.02 for R6V and Nortan prompted me again to permit or deny connection (like with every other piece of internet connected software installed) so I permitted and I still cannot get online?

Every other piece of software I permit, the software let's me go online.

So what's different with R6V?

I'm looking into it... but I don't have Norton and I couldn't find a contact to Norton without a serial number. (scratch that - found a trialware)

I reported the problem to the Symantec Tech Support three days ago, but got no helpful answer so far, I´ll let you know though. Actually Symantec's support for games isn`t good, for every lil piece of software they offer automatic program control rules, but you have to configure all games, even the most famous ones like BF2, manually. But like DAZnBLAST mentioned, it looks like this is not Nortons fault, coz it works quite well with other games. And the problem appears also for players with the standard Windows firewall and IIRC there has been someone who uses Kaspersky's and has the issue, too.

Ok....
Still have this problem and

I have no firewall windows or other...

I have opened ports reqired even had to email netgear to know for sure....

I have updated my firmware for my router...

I have tried it with and without the router...

I have no antivirus installed currently

NOTHING DEVS AND TECH HELP ME!

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Because i hate turning off Norton everytime i want to play =p

BUMP

I have a linksys wrt54g and was getting the same error message. I was able to play fine from work. (Not sure what kind of router they have.) But after disabling UPnP on my router its works now.

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Originally posted by 355th_DAZnBLAST:
OK - so Norton has an issue with R6 Vegas. Why does Norton NOT have an issue with EVERY other piece of Internet connected software I have installed?

I've just recently installed patch 1.02 for R6V and Nortan prompted me again to permit or deny connection (like with every other piece of internet connected software installed) so I permitted and I still cannot get online?

Every other piece of software I permit, the software let's me go online.

So what's different with R6V?

They haven't changed it because it has spyware in it. The "ingame advert" system thing is counted as spyware. So i'm sure the Norton devs probably won't add this to their list of "things to fix".

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Originally posted by PatrolSix_UK:
They haven't changed it because it has spyware in it. The "ingame advert" system thing is counted as spyware. So i'm sure the Norton devs probably won't add this to their list of "things to fix".

That isn't it, please don't misinform.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned...
ZoneAlarm Users.
When ZoneAlarm is disabled it will still automatically block every program from accessing the internet unless previosly "Always Allowed Access". Keep ZoneAlarm open, boot up the game and try to connect again. Then Minimize the game and let ZA allow the game to have access. Worked for me.

I'm finding it very hard to understand why we haven't had a dev or support guy in here giving us some kind of clue why A LOT of people cannot play this game online.

If it was advertising, surely there would be some in the single player mode also?

After fighting with my router, confusing the hell out of a Ubi tech support guy, and generally pulling my hair out, I solved my connection issue. Apparently my ISP was blocking the ports this game requires on their end. I asked them to open all of my ports, and let ME decide which ones I chose to block. After my ports were opened by my isp, no connection problems whatsoever. Hope this helps at least a couple of you.

i have gotten this a few times myself. but the only way i got a round this, was to defrag my hard drive and then reboot my pc. then and only then i could get it to work. since this game is hard on the hard drives it need to be done a lot. i have disk keeper and i have it set to screen saver mode, so it will defrag while it is in screen saver mode. but i still have to do it right before i play and a reboot before i play Vegas every time. beside all of the router tweaks and pc tweaks to get the game to play