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re server crashes check your pm's

not quite correct; PB_SV_BanMask [iP Address / Subnet Mask] you can use this command to ban individual IP's ..the ban is written to the pbbans.dat as normal like so; [01.06.2006 15:16:46] MASK213.218.228.149 "hackfozban" "213.218.228.149" the actual command to input that is; pb_sv_banmask 213.218.228.149 | hackfozban

what i'm trying to get through is that any pb catch is valid unless evenbalance staff say different .. direct the player who claims innocence to the trouble ticket link because thats the only way forward for him .. unless he wants to buy a new game that is :)

thats what the evenbalance trouble ticket system is for .. the policy here is that no genuine pb catch gets lifted unless evenbalance staff say a mistake has been made. https://ssl.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/

dont forget ya laptop .. you dont get off that easy :)

[PsB:0869 V0034CFFB] e183d9008915a58f15bf232dde4a10fa "^3Supa^6Flies" "24.110.22.125" GAMEHACK #89030 and no matter if the server admin lifts that ban .. if he uses their banlist you will be on it .. buy a new cd and start afresh, cheapskate i just wish every genuine pb catch was globally banned automatically

lots of usefull stuff here including a how to ban by ip section http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/fea...e_server_en.txt

what commands are you using to ban ? :)

check your private messages m8 .. you should have received this; for streaming try this; http://www.pbbans.com/jpatdoc.php

try renaming the servercache.dat file in your game's folder to some other name like "servercache.old1" and see if that fixes the problem. That file is used by multiplayer and if it gets corrupted it causes that error. The game will create a new one if one isn't there so you should be OK, but your favorites are stored in that file so keep that in mind. when i played cod in the early days i had 2 installs that i used with different settings and had no probs btw congrats on your ban removal .. see, patience did pay off after all :D

simple solution = play elsewhere :D

errrr i may be naive here but what has this to do with anything pbbans related if admins are running a md5 scan for something that clients are not supposed to have then a mail to the server admin involved would be more appropriate asking for removal of that check a kick for any md5 scan concerning stock files is not bannable

so 10-78 and BH are using PsB banlist .. you will find that any other server that is using their banlist will have you banned as well :) lucky for you we dont share bans eh DC :D the best tool for admin work is hlsw .. give it a try, and why not make a seperate install of cod:uo in a different place with just TWL settings etc and play off that when you need to ? all pb kicks go to the repository but not all are bannable pb is self updating so once its up and running it normally requires no update maintenance .. the one thing that does require attention is undetected hack cvars and md5 scans, some admins are lazy some are not, at the end of the day i know which servers i would prefer to play on

right .. from what i understand,DC is banned off any server that uses the PsB banlist DC's pc was a used one but he formatted it and started fresh with no probs the pbhack ban was raised after DC had some pc probs .. the symptoms of said probs lead me to believe it was a heat problem (either gfx or cpu) DC did some tinkering with various programmes to try to overclock his system (even though he had probs :P ) conclusion - none of the above would induce a pbhack violation so we are missing exactly what triggered the violation .. a pbhack violation is normally when players raise a violation that corresponds to hacking or interfering with PunkBuster's normal operation, not being a cod person the one thing i have no clue about is the whitelist you mention, if someone could enlighten me please, tnx :) from what has been posted thus far it seems its going round in circles with no solution in sight so that leaves 2 choices .. get a new cd key and begin gaming again or show some patience and let EB do their checks via the trouble ticket system .. the hard part for DC is reluctantly accepting the ban and starting fresh or waiting for EB to make a decision and accepting that decision regardless of the verdict but at the end of the day thats the choices on offer that i can see

who in their right mind would buy a used pc then not format it (after taking a quick peek for any educational stuff that may be hidden on there :P ) you did format ... right ? ... if so all that is on there is self inflicted ..... what is it ..a global hardware or plain old ban ? link ? point of info .. any genuine pb catch will only be removed if evenbalance mail to say a mistake has been made after reading all this click me my one thought was ...unbelievable

its a moot point anyway after reading this in an earlier post of Dental's; 10/22/2005 18:33:37 - "Stuart Dunsmore" Note #3: PB NEVER bans on a negative. Firewalls, or other things cannot cause a PB ban. PB bans only when info is returned to the PB server that raises a violation. Blocking PB will cause an auth, init, packet, or com failure, but never a bannable violation.

/rcon pb_sv_plist gives the relevant info you need; for example ^3PunkBuster Server: Player List: [slot #] [GUID] [Address] [status] [Power] [Auth Rate] [Recent SS] [O/S] [Name] ^3PunkBuster Server: 5 2fgkl64ce3823aae857c01ce9e12e5b7(-) 84.95.201.216:50244 OK 0 2.9 2 (L) ^3Linu^0X so in the above scenario the player slot number is 5 the command to get a pbss off that particular player would be; /rcon pb_sv_getss 5 the console will then tell you what number the pbss is .. like so; ^3PunkBuster Server: Screenshot 000041 Requested from 5 ^3Linu^0X ^3PunkBuster Server: 1 Screenshot Requested so when you look in your pb/svss folder .. screenshot 000041 is the one you want to look at :)

demo's are not accepted here as proof of hacking unless the submitter streams to pbbans evenbalance repository .. if possible contact the server admin of the one you think he was hacking on and let the server admin have the demo .. he can apply a local ban or he may elect to stream to pbbans and place any hacker caught on his server on our Master Ban Index (MBI) you could maybe think of doing the same :P if you elect to stream to pbbans,any demo taken on another server must include a screenshot of the plist (you get this by bringing down the console and typing /pb_plist) a perfect scenario would have the server were the offence happened to be streaming to pbbans, this completely eliminates any accusation of a frame up :) **update** pbss and demo's are only accepted from streaming servers .. this is so the logs can be crosschecked with those in the rep and prove beyond doubt the integrity of the ban/catch)

when i become jolt head admin for ET i'll make it so :) just to reitterate .. stock file mismatches = corrupt game file which is cured by re-install "if only one player was affected let him work it " if someone came to our forum asking questions about it i would like to help them .....thats the best way no? If I dont know then I cant help now you know :P

why what ... rtcw as your aware is a dying game ..jolt run 2 free publics (used to be 14) .. simple innit and fyi i play a fair bit on various servers as well as jolt hence the info about the bloodpack .. i offered what i thought was a bit of friendly advice .. nothing to get uppity about .. the fact remains that every pb kick i have ever seen concerning stock game files has been a corrupt game file that was fixed quite easily .. thats all

were does cheat come into it ... above is a hyperthetical scenario,and a pretty far fetched one too .. as i said it was more than likely a corrupt game file

the kick could be for a number of reasons, the main one being a corrupt game file,in rtcw for instance if you download a certain bloodpack and install it you get a kick, uninstall it and all is ok, nothing to worry about imo and those first 2 md5 checks are optional :P and heres a theoretical scenario for ya .. lets say that ETDED.exe was a renamed cheat, by removing that check you have just opened the gate for it :P if only one player was affected let him work it out with a patch or maybe a game reinstall

if you elect to stream your cheat logs to an evenbalance repository all your cheaters will be auto added to our Master Ban List,you will get 2 forum status upgrades which will give you more forum access and access to some unique tools for server admins that are provided by pbbans .. if your interested in streaming just update your profile and let a staff member know via the forum or irc (quakenet .. channel #pbbans) info: streaming to a repository creates no lag or any adverse effects to your server only 100% bona fide cheats make it to our MBI (all backed up with original log entries) streaming makes it impossible for a server admin to fake log entries our integrity is paramount and we expect the integrity of our streaming admins to be of the same high calibre .. joining this "elite" bunch :P is as easy as upgrading your forum profile and choosing the path you wish to take,either using Foxdie's unique to pbbans jpat tool or adding 4 lines to your pbsv.cfg like this; pb_sv_LogUser xxxxxxxx //a username of your choice pb_sv_LogPw xxxxxxxx //a password of your choice pb_sv_LogAddr 63.171.64.22 //remote_log_address (this is the IP of the repository server do not change) pb_sv_LogPort 24389 //remote_log_port (this is the port of the repository server,do not change) then let Bob know your username and password via a forum pm or a pm on irc its that simple for anyone who wishes to make a true positive contribution to this site and what it stands for ..all you need is a game server and a determination to provide the players that connect to it with the cleanest game environment possible :) p.s. and it costs nothing :D

the first md5 checks are for stock files needed to play ET; // ****{ CLEAR MD5's }**** pb_sv_md5toolempty // ****{ OPTIONAL ET STOCK FILES FOR 2.60 }**** pb_sv_md5tool w "2.60" v ET.exe SZ1286144 AT0 LEN2048 D8A6A02C53E3D74EE7AE2A018E0C32FE pb_sv_md5tool w "2.60" v ETDED.exe SZ581632 AT0 LEN2048 9001E833087EC97439029CC67499FF36 // ****{ ET STOCK FILES FOR 2.60 }**** // pb_sv_md5tool l "2.60" v etmain/cgame.mp.i386.so SZ1046112 AT0 LEN2048 94111F6D6D72C5CF1884D56F8B5CC264 // pb_sv_md5tool w "2.60" v etmain/cgame_mp_x86.dll SZ847872 AT0 LEN2048 2E127AB7685F2B7E091C4F333B592C65 pb_sv_md5tool a "2.60" v etmain/mp_bin.pk3 SZ1638102 AT0 LEN2048 7A8ECF6752C884DE42FD82621494F130 pb_sv_md5tool a "2.60" v etmain/pak0.pk3 SZ228138631 AT0 LEN2048 B91BB4303B8474E0D3F79A8817060CA7 pb_sv_md5tool a "2.60" v etmain/pak1.pk3 SZ51616 AT0 LEN2048 2AB2F7DAD8CD1D015C50E05C9749DBCD pb_sv_md5tool a "2.60" v etmain/pak2.pk3 SZ89910 AT0 LEN2048 424B5DE1D44B98C308F05FF1E255CE6A //pb_sv_md5tool w "2.60" v etmain/qagame_mp_x86.dll SZ880640 AT0 LEN2048 05BA8B0774F3CE1C1246B44F10047714 //pb_sv_md5tool w "2.60" v etmain/ui_mp_x86.dll SZ258048 AT0 LEN2048 2EAFFB1CC82488468E4106DE879C4DF7 i think the key word is optional re ETDED.exe

a hardware ban means just that, a fresh install of a game does not circumvent a hardware ban and the only recourse after getting a hardware ban is via the evenbalance trouble ticket system https://ssl.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/