Connection Problems: Widespread, across all servers and not just me

[dougherty2]

Hey all,

I noticed that starting a few days ago there is a large number of individuals unable to log into ANY server. We all experience the same or similar result, server select comes up perfectly, but upon trying to "play" on any server it loads for a second, switches windowing a bit, and kicks back to login screen.

I initially figured it was a recent driver install issue or a Vista 64 bit issue, so I went and tried a different system and it worked fine. (Same router, same setup etc)

Tried disabling ALL firewalls, direct connect to the modem, multiple sets of video drivers, different graphics card, Windows XP (fresh install of OS and the game), Vista 32 bit, Vista 64 bit and all resulting in the same issue on my main system.

Again, 2 other systems in the house and on the same setup in terms of client files, work just fine.

Any idea what could have changed SERVER side that is not allowing some people in? I've seen a few posts here and a few threads on server specific sites showing similar situations.

Thanks in advance!