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(BF2) Connection to Account Server Refused

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  • 20-01-2007 10:55pm
    #1
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭


    Had BF2 installed for months, got broadband 2 weeks ago, it was working fine.
    Created another WinXP account for my brother so he could play it.
    I think when I installed BF2 inititally, I had it set to only allow my WinXP account to play.
    My brother couldn't play from his WinXP account, I didn't see the error message, dunno if the game GUI started, he said it was something about the CDKey.
    You gotta love that kind of detailed description.

    Anyways, when I tried to login this evening (first time since last week), it wouldn't connect.
    I uninstalled and reinstalled the game, set it to allow all users access, patched to 1.41 and tried again.
    I deleted my profile and tried to retrieve it again, didn't work "Connection to Account Server Refused".
    I stopped any downloads that were running on our network and tried logging in with my brother's BF2 account and retrieveing my account again.

    Has my CDKey been gheyed/blacklisted?
    Are EA's BF2 account servers down?
    Will this encourage me to purchase BF2142?


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    #2
    TheHairyFairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭TheHairyFairy


    Thats a strange one. I'd have thought installing BF2 again would have resolved the issue. I was going to say that you could delete your profiles but I see youve already done that.

    I'll hunt around tomorrow to see if I can find an answer.


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    #3
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Thanks man, I'm just hoping it's a timeout/bandwidth thing.


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    #4
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Tried logging in there magaijn, failed.
    Tried creating a new account, "Server refused connection".

    Where did these monkeys learn about error messages?

    Is there a BF2 log somewhere I can check to see if my CDKey has been arsed?


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    #5
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    I've logged a support request with EA.

    This sucks balls.


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    #6
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    PeerGuardian.

    Let the Divine Slapping of Foreheads in Unison commence.


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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    "Connection to Account Server Refused" is always a firewall/anti-virus/spyware/local config problem unless the servers are actually down and everyone gets the same message.


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    #8
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    I suspected something CD-Key-related.

    Saying that the connection is [actively] being refused by the server doesn't immediately point to a port/connection issue.
    "Can't connect to account server" would be a logical message.

    That said, I don't know what result PG would've been giving BF2 when the latter attempted a connection to an EA host.


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