CS "Could not contact server"

A5H · 17 Aug 2006 at 11:14

Just downloaded CS. Been trying to play online and getting the error "Could not contact server".

Firewall is setup fine
Tried it with firewall off, same error
Correct router ports are forwarded
Game cache is fine

The server list loads all fine and dandy. I just can't connect.
Steam is working fine so I'm lost.

Ideas?

Cheers,
Ash

A5H · 17 Aug 2006 at 17:05

Anyone please?

Waste of money if I can't get it to work.

Andyt_uk · 17 Aug 2006 at 18:58

what server is it as it could possibly be that that particular server is down.

A5H · 17 Aug 2006 at 19:20

Andyt_uk said:
what server is it as it could possibly be that that particular server is down.

It's every single server I try mate

shimy182 · 17 Aug 2006 at 19:21

if last comes to last try reinstalling. takes agis but it wont harm

A5H · 17 Aug 2006 at 19:33

How do I do that on steam?
Will it remember what I've bought etc?

Ash

DaveyD · 17 Aug 2006 at 19:40

Steam will remember what you own wherever you log onto your account with.

Is this CS 1.6 or CS:S we're talking about here?

Either way, right click on the game, select uninstall. Then, go into your steam\steamapps\accountname\ folder and remove any counter-strike folder that may exist there, or just back it up somewhere if you have maps / configs you want to keep.

Then restart Steam, and start downloading it again.

Andyt_uk · 18 Aug 2006 at 13:04

hmm can you go into windows and actually ping the servers IP address.

A5H · 18 Aug 2006 at 15:53

I'll try ping now and will re-install later.
Thanks for the help guys.

A5H · 18 Aug 2006 at 16:35

It pings fine through windows/CMD.

That a bad thing or a good thing?

bilston · 18 Aug 2006 at 17:11

What router do you have?

My WRT54G wouldnt connect to any server, when I'd click one the ping would jump from 20 to 1200!

A firmware upgrade fixed it

A5H · 18 Aug 2006 at 17:21

It's a netgear RP614 V3

DaveyD · 18 Aug 2006 at 17:26

Have you tried reinstalling CS?

A5H · 18 Aug 2006 at 17:56

Yeah reinstalled, still no good

bilston · 18 Aug 2006 at 18:34

http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/rp614v3.asp

latest firmware. other than that, I got nothing.

Andyt_uk · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:15

well if you can ping through windows it may possibly still be an issue with the firewall and steam being blocked.

DaveyD · 18 Aug 2006 at 19:20

Have a go at perhaps:

Playing without firewall enabled
Connecting PC directly to router

Is this CS 1.6 or CS:S?
If 1.6, can you connect to Half-Life Dethmatch / Day of Defeat / TFC servers okay?
If CS:S, can you connect to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch servers / Day of Defeat: Source servers etc?

Alrik · 18 Aug 2006 at 20:02

Running any IP blocking software such as Protowall/Peerguardian 2? That always caused me a lot of problems with steam and the games.

A5H · 20 Aug 2006 at 17:09

It's CS 1.6.
Updated my router firmware.
Only have windows firewall. What should be the exceptions listed for the game? I have 'steam' and 'half life launcher' x 2 (one is condition zero).

This is really annoying me now. I'll try going straight through the modem now. Prat about like

DaveyD · 20 Aug 2006 at 17:12

Windows firewall could probably be your problem, try disabling it and connecting to a server, see if that helps. If it doesn't, re-enable it quickly.