UKPnG Season 7 North American Cup - Bridgehampton - Aug 16

[Clive Loynes]

We could join via the ip address if you were to furnish it but that would call for everyone to read this thread and follow instructions.

[Wiltshire Tony]

If I cannot connect to the lobby when I reset the server tonight I will post here that the event is cancelled and will be removed from the calender.

[Manteos]

There's always the chance to put the server in the Pilsbierbude Lobby Tony. If you change the file "LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT" you can put your server in the Pils lobby. This is the new address: 91.121.102.7
Remember to save the file.
 
Obviously who wants to race this evening should do the same. Last time that the simbin lobby was offline, we used the Pils lobby to do a fun race with GTR2, and it worked perfectly with H@l, and other 5 or 6 people.

When the Simbin lobby will be restored, it's enough to re-install the last Simbin lobby patch, and you will be able to join the simbin lobby again. Nothing difficult

You decide

[Wiltshire Tony]

Just not convinced it's worth the faff for what is possible just one event 

Tell me if I'm wrong

[Manteos]

It depends on what you consider a faff Tony 

It's a solution that takes probably less than 3 mins for a novice PC user to be adopted, and 5 seconds to restore the old file when the simbin lobby will be online again.

If you want to try it, it's enough to make a fast tip for the novice to this procedure, with a more detailed description. I can do it for you... or you can just cancel this race that is the faster solution

[phspok]

Pointing the clients direct to the IP address seems easy enough to me, then there is no
need to worry about lobby changes for just one event. Just my opinion.
Of course, as stated, everyone needs to have read the post, and know how to    

[Manteos]

I found the old tips when the Simbin lobby died the last time

There are only 2 simple steps to do:
1) Open the file "LOCAL_IP_LOBBY.TXT", and cancel the original text. In place of the original lobby address, just write "91.121.102.7",  save the file and close it. If you were already registered on the Pilsbierbude lobby, you won't need to do the point 2 or 3 . Otherwise...

... 2) Before to join the lobby, you have to do a new registration with the same Username/password that you used til now. You can use even a fancy e-mail. That's all. You will now able to join the lobby.
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3) If you forgot your old User/password, you can do a new User, and make a new lobby registration with fancy User/password/e-mail.

When the Simbin will restore the lobby, it's enough to download the Simbin lobby patch and install it again in your GTR2/P&G main folder. Link =>http://www.vdalliance.com/Download%20file/GTR2%20Patch%20Lobby.exe

[fpolicardi]

Pointing the clients direct to the IP address seems easy enough to me, then there is no
need to worry about lobby changes for just one event. Just my opinion.
Of course, as stated, everyone needs to have read the post, and know how to    

Unluckily with IP address you have still to login to lobby before connect to the server.
Ciao

[Alex vV]

Is the race still on?

[Wiltshire Tony]

The Simbin lobby is still down.

I have set our server to point to the Pilsbierbude lobby.

So those who wish to, can follow the instructions above and race tonight.

I will be giving it a miss.

[Clive Loynes]

Changed the text file as instructed but it doesn't do anything.

I give in.

See you next week

[johnw]

Have done as Matteo said, and it worked    I had to re-register under a different name, but after that it was fine.

When you say it doesn't do anything - You must get an error message when you try to connect, surely?

[Manteos]

I guess it was a bit late when I introduced this solution, so if a lot of people have to give up the race, I think it would be better to consider it only a fun event. I've no interests about the general classment, but for somebody it could be a damage, and it won't be fair in any case.

At the moment seems that only me and John are ready for this race, and I did no laps at the moment, even if I know this circuit...
So, are you leaving us alone?!? Face to face? 

[phspok]

I did it no problem, takes seconds
I have a local_ip_back file anyway, so just deleted the entry in the normal one and replaced it with the IP that Matteo gave
when logging in registered as phspok2 without a password and it lets me in fine, actually a lot faster than the
simbin lobby. Come on in guys, the water's lovely  

[Clive Loynes]

Have done as Matteo said, and it worked    I had to re-register under a different name, but after that it was fine.

When you say it doesn't do anything - You must get an error message when you try to connect, surely?

Yup.

It said General Error.

I didn't get the chance to register as anything.

What is Pilsbierbude anyway?