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In light of recent queries about TeamSpeak we've decided to experiment with a server running off the league's rented server. We don't believe that it will impact on the network quality during the events but as we're in a test phase at the moment it's an ideal time to try things out.

The server is password protected using a password (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3050.msg49389#msg49389). Simply connect as an anonymous user with the password and away you go. There are some general chat rooms for people to use and if your team would like its own room please ask in this thread. You can request a password if you'd like to keep your room private. Someone will PM you for the details if you want this facility.

The server is intend to support SRou events, please don't abuse this facility. Please use your forum name or real name when connecting.

Server Address is: 185.251.226.37:9988
or: teamspeak.simracing.org.uk:9988

Old TS 2 Address 81.19.209.165:8787

Great idea and perfect timing (we've finally been given the boot from the data centre lol) - I'm sure we'll use the general channel for a giggle but if you could set up a Prodigy one too that would be superb.

Cheers!

Done :)

Great stuff, thanks Picnic. Will give it a bash later.

Hi Picnic, great work. Can you set up a 'Team Oldie' one please?

Brilliant, thanks Picnic.

Your wish is my command :)

I was on the server and heard that a new player came in a few times ,but it remained silent ???  eehh first time i do this teamspeak thingie.... :angel:

Jan

Is it on the whole time? It keeps erroring me (Bad login )name and/or password wrong)).  :(

TT

just join as 'annonymous'....practice password required.

Ahhh, practice password! Was having same issue.

Password...  ::)  Works.  8)

TT

with teamspeak is it possible to map a button to your wheel for like a push to talk thing?

Not directly - but if you map a key using Joy2Key (or whatever Profiler type tool your wheel provides) you can achieve the same effect.

In case anyone has not used Teamspeak before (like me till recently), here are some instructions I've just put together that hopefully will help:

First you need a mic. Ones that attach to headphones seem to be the best/easiest.
 
1. Download "Teamspeak 2" from Google & install.
2. Launch teamspeak, you should see a window that says "welcome to teamspeak".
3. Click "connection" then "connect" which will open a 2nd window with not a lot in it.
4. It should hopefully say "Servers", right click on that & choose "add server", then give it a name like "UKGTL" for example & press "enter".
5. This should open up a panel on the right where you can type in the server address "81.19.209.165:8787".
6. Fill in your nickname (i.e your lobby name) & then choose "Anonymous".
7. The password is the normal practice server password & I think it's best to choose "Auto-reconnect"
8. Now click "Connect" at the bottom & you should hear a rather sexy digital voice ;) telling you "link engaged".
9. You should now have a little list of chat rooms, including "Team Oldie". If anyone else is connected you'll see a little green dot then their name. The green dots light up when that person is talking. To speak to them you need to both be in the same room (it's all a bit like Cluedo  ;D).
10. Before you get going properly, it's a good idea to set a button so you 'push to talk', that way people are not having to listen to every word you scream or any background noise going on at your house. To do that...
11. Click on "settings" at the top, then "Sound input/output settings".
12. Choose "push to talk" & click "set". Then choose which button you want to allocate, I use the bottom left "Ctrl" key. (to use a button on your wheel, you need extra software & you're on your own there).
13. You're ready to drive & talk now, but you may find that you need to adjust your mic volume levels or your game volume levels, to get the most out of it. Setting yourself up with a team mate doing it at the same time would be good for testing purposes.


Good luck & I'll be happy if it even helps one person. (Also, if I've made a mistake in there let me know & I'll amend). :)
 

Nice one Legzy :euro: some of us are new to this kind of thing and simple straight forward instructions like yours are a GREAT HELP :) The computer wizards no doubt find it easy ;D

I cant drive one handed while blindly trying to hit a small key while also looking at the monitor so found voice activation the best way, you just need to adjust the slider so it doesnt react to the slightest noise, breathing etc.

I have a G25 can anyone recommend a good bit of software to assign a key :)

Nice one Picnic :sorcerer: great work. Can you set up a 'Team Legends' one please?

Here you go
http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm

Logitech Profiler. You can map any keystrokes to any button using the record function. I have the "push to talk" set to the T key on the keyboard in Teamspeak then I have a button mapped to operate the T key in the Logi Profiler. That's with a DFP but I presume a G25 is the same. Of course you must run the profiler when playing if you use this facility.

Legzy I keep getting Socket error 11004. Any ideas why.

Oilseal

You might want to e mail me on [email protected]

Hi Oilseal,
I don't really know anything about Teamspeak apart from having used it a couple of times now (thanks to Ade for his help)... but I typed "Socket error 11004" into Google & it instantly linked it to teamspeak problems.

This link was about Google's 2nd suggestion: http://forum.teamspeak.com/showthread.php?t=14420

Which is basically saying that it's not finding the server you specified in time. So I would guess  ??? :-\ either you have put the 'server address' in the wrong place, or maybe mistyped the server address? Worth checking anyway.


Those would be my suggestions... good luck & let me know how it goes.  :)

Legzy its sorted. I had a full stop instead of a colon in the address.

Tom's now trying to get his mic to work.

Mike

Nice one. Now should we ever have another GTL race (hint hint  ;)) anywhere like say Thermalito next Thursday  ;D I'll hear you in the Team Oldie room 8)

Just done a little test at Imola with Tinman and everything worked a treat. I'm impressed.

Although whether I can drive, push a button and speak at the same time is debatable LOL

Thanks for the help


Mike

Thanks guys 8)

Thanks Legzy, worked a treat.

Thanks to Shark, there's now a 'TSViewer' widget on the pre-race event pages. Not sure if it actually works but I'm sure you'll give feedback if it doesn't!

I wanted to thank you guys responsible, for setting up this team speak. We've been having quite a few races/practice sessions using it & it really adds to the experience. It's great to be able to spread a little grief encouragement  ;). This Thursday & Friday we had a few of us Oldies, a few Prodigy boys & a rep from the Kerb crawlers all having fun.

If you could just work out a way I could not only shout abuse at teammates, to to be able to (virtually) throw my drink at them (when they shunt in the back of me), that would be perfect.  ;D

I think you'll have to wait for TS3 for that. :laugh:

Attention all drivers.

The SRou TeamSpeak facility will be unavailable for the U9LS race, Road America GT2 class, on 17th March 2009. This is purely so we can see if the addition of TS has any impact on the number of CTDs we've been having recently.


Both the recent car pack and SRou TS were incorperated in to our racing lives at about the same time. We just wish to see if things get any better by not having TS in the equation so sadly this race will be a quieter one. For the full effect of the test it's probably better if everyone refrains, so please consider not using TS even if you use another server. Many Thanks.

Oh! does that explain why my GTR2 was crashing the other night maybe?

Probably not. But we're trying to eliminate one possible cause, just in case.

TS available again, enjoy

Server's IP address has changed and original post updated to reflect this. Please update your TeamSpeak clients

Server Address is now: 81.19.217.115:8787

Ermm.. so who's server where we using tonight ???

I wonder ;) The old one  ;D

We've just moved the server to a new company as the old server was getting rather expensive with the devaluation of the pound.

Will be interesting to see if that impacts the GTR2 qualifying CTD's.

Server's IP address has changed and original post updated to reflect this. Please update your TeamSpeak clients if you need to

Server Address is now: 81.19.209.165:8787

Some of you might have heard my attempts to join you tonight (hope my swearing was off mike  :o). The TS software appears up and running but when I plug me mike in I get some ruddy awful feedback through the speakers. Nacked Mike or dumb setting?

I had some awefull sounds while using TS or Ventrillo while playing Arma 2. That was caused by me using surround speakers and headset on onboard. Putting speakers on stereo fixed it for me.

TeamSpeak 3 is out :) is it worth all the messing around ?? or are we happy with TS2 http://www.teamspeak.com/

I would like to try TeamSpeak 3. It has a 64-bit client and if it improves voice quality and latency then, unless it's buggy, which I doubt considering how long it's been in Beta, I can't see any reason not to move to TeamSpeak 3.

I'd like to move as well, if for no other reason that the new features of TS3 should make it possible to broadcast admin speech across the server without having to have everyone on the same channel.

It does sound good doesnt it. How soon can we move!

Hadn't spotted this thread had been awakened  :-[

I'll have a play and get something up on the server for people to try.

Cheers picnic  8)

Had a little look at this Today  :o sound quality is very nice and no need for joy2key anymore (you pick a button on your wheel in the setup)
also has file share (so setups sharing in GTR2/ P&G will be easy).
Link if anyone want to give it a go http://www.teamspeak.com/ start it up and have a look in bookmarks/ Teamspeak public and have a listen/go in one of the open chat rooms :o

Edit.... dont take to long listening to *playmate*


                                                               Cheers Ade

I made some progress with this last night, the new permissions system is more complicated/sophisticated than before (not just for new features like the file sharing) and I need to do some more testing to get comfortable with it too.

I have applied for, and now received, a NPL which will allow us more than 10 users, a new limitation if you just use the basic license.

Any progress with TS3 Pete?

So how was it then?

I've had it running a week and had to upgrade the server 3 times because of new versions being released. Sound quality is better but the permissions system is complex. We need a few more days to try out some more stuff before we will make it generally available.

Have to say compared to TS2 the sound quality is really good so from that point of view it's a thumbs up from me.

Do I need an assigned name and pass to get access to the TS server?

Anything that reduces the number of apps I need to run just to turn a wheel is a major bonus - good work chaps!

Just the usual practice password. Team's have their own channels which are additionally password protected.

I cant connect...

<20:02:46> Trying to resolve hostname teamspeak.simracing.org.uk
<20:02:46> Trying to connect to server on teamspeak.simracing.org.uk :8787

That's the TS2 server, the TS3 one is still in beta and not advertised yet

I'm guessing the plan is to have this up and running for a test race before S12 gets going?

It'll happen when it happens. No reason to tie it to UKGTR 12.

We've been playing in the background and there is now available a TeamSpeak 3 server for everyone to use. Details are the same as the TeamSpeak 2 server except for the server's port number, now 9988.

So to be clear the server's address is 81.19.209.165:9988

The existing team rooms have been duplicate with the same password as before.

Please try this out, audio quality is noticeably better. I'll leave the TS2 server running for the next week or so when it will be turned off unless TS3 has issues.

Any problems etc. please ask. Client downloads can be found at www.teamspeak.org

That address is coming up host not found for me??? TS2 still connects fine.

I'd imagine if you remove the 'd' it might work :)

Cut and paste error  :-[ Corrected and tested just to be sure ;)

Thanks, I did actually get in by using the server name, seems to be working fine.

Cheers picnic 8) working fine here.
                                                     
                                                                 Thanks Ade

Would it be ok if some from UKGPL used this facility during practise and races?

Cheers.

Afaik it's there the whole time to use as sensibly pleased. :)

Should be fine as long as we don't run out of server slots.

cool, thanks.  I don't expect many will use it but I know a couple that might.

I started my Team-Speak up tonight to be told a new version is available. So I downloaded & installed as I have done with TS3 what seems like a million times before already... ::)

But this time, I started my upgraded TS only to be told it is incompatible with the server & that the server needs to be upgraded.

So I can't get on TS now :'(

(missing Oily already ;))

I've been lucky, I had saved my original TS3 install program... so a quick uninstall & reinstall later & I'm talking to Oily. Yee Ha!!

Too many sherbets tonight, I'll look to upgrade the server tomorrow.

lol, well my downgrade sorted me for a couple of nights... now I've been told my version is too old! :laugh:

One quick upgrade & I'm back in the game.

Nice work Pete 8)

Got to keep you off balance, don't want you practicing too much ;)

 glad i found this ... i have downloaded the teamspeak3 ... what is the password ... as i want to try and get it up and running befor the 11 may .... any way i can test it is working corectly before then ...

david

Password is the same as for the test events on the racing servers. :)

Hopefully you've worked out what this is now?
Nobody should type it here (I think), but you will likely find it easily enough if you look in the Announcements board, Passwords child board.... practice password thread.

If anyone is available could they update TeamSpeak on the server please :) a few folk had  a client update and it wont work with the version on the server ???

                                                     Cheers Ade

I'll do it this afternoon or evening.

Thanks Pete...

Server updated, please shout if you have any problems

"server not there" when I open teamspeak currently

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=10589.msg191812

Everytime I open teamspeak at the moment, it opens a popup telling me that a new server version is available & to tell the person in charge...

Any saying you'd like it upgraded ;)

Go on then, twist my arm ;)

p.s. Remember when you had fun driving Picnic? Hope to see you back in UKGTR2 shortly, there are rumours going round that H@L is about to post the new season schedule imminently. 8)

Sorry it's taken so long, hopefully all upgraded to your satisfaction ;)

Oh dear, I see the TSViewer thing (displayed in race topics) doesn't work any more. Dave can you look into that? The server is running on the same port number.

All working, I had been a silly billy  :-[

I gave Picnic a bigger hammer and he sorted it. ;D

Cheers guys.
See you in a GTC @Brno next Sunday Pete? First race of the long awaited U17 :punk:

Team Speak seems knackered :-\

UPDATE - The whole server is unavailable (GTR2 & VNC & Teamspeak all drawing a blank)

Sorry I was out watching Rush last night. I've put a support ticket in as I can't see the server this morning either.

Server is back

server is but team speak isn't.
Can't connect & the bit at the top of race threads for team speak is funny too ???

Sorry about that, I only had TS2 installed on my work PC so tried that and it connected ok. Seems TS3 couldn't connect to the license server at startup and rather retrying it just gave up. It's there now, well at least according to the viewer on the race threads.

I've always liked you! x

He's a very nice man, a very very nice man.

I'm in the process of moving everything to a new server, TeamSpeak is now running on that server. Details are in the first post but here are the server details anyway

Server Address is: 81.19.212.72:9988
or: teamspeak.simracing.org.uk:9988

Dave has changed the DNS for teamspeak.simracing.org.uk but it may take a day or two for everywhere to update. If you're having problems try the IP address.

All seems to be working well thanks again Pete :notworthy:

Being told "invalid server password" last couple of weeks I've tried using TS (not that there would be anybody there to join me... :'(

You need to check the passwords sub-forum. The password has changed.

?
Post one in this thread still links to the same as always password. Can you give a link to the new password please?

ITs here
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3050.0

In the passwords sub forum of this one.

Just wondering what happened to the TSviewer app that allowed you to see who was on TS from the forum?

'It stopped working' is the short answer. The code is still there and the JavaScript is still generated by the TS site but for some reason it just doesn't show up.