New Punk Buster?

[ElFipso]

Re: New Punk Buster?

well, what is the solution now?
I allowed PnkBstrB.exe to eccess the internet - but I still get kicked because of stupid pb-reasons.

[waaah_wah]

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Yeah so i log on today get my firewall poping up asking if i want to allow pnkbstrB.exe you know random name i said no thanks, so i go to join my sever and boom.




Im assuming i should allow it to run? but its an exe. so that means it will be running in my backround 24/7...

Happened to me too. Turns out that Norton was blocking PunkBuster for some reason

[thissitesucks]

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Aight after playing a bit my problems are

1) every 10-15 mins screen lags for 1 split second like skips
2) My music error's up every 20-30 mins or so never happed befor other then that game play is same

[McCloy]

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Same exact issues here. Don't know if this will help but I changed from running the game in high priority mode to running the game in normal priority mode, and aside from the usual initial sputters this seems to have fixed the problem. I also submitted a web ticket at evenbalance.com describing whats happening.

[jesus]

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Same exact issues here. Don't know if this will help but I changed from running the game in high priority mode to running the game in normal priority mode, and aside from the usual initial sputters this seems to have fixed the problem. I also submitted a web ticket at evenbalance.com describing whats happening.

I always run the game on normal priority, but it's still unplayable because of the lag spikes.

[Gun slinger]

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Im havin all kinda trouble too, seems to have added some major lag spikes and "connection lost" messages

[jesus]

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Reinstalled BF2, and manually updated punkbuster, but the lag is still there.

[Bloodsport]

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Doesn't look good for players. Thank god I've had no issues as of yet, I hope that remains so :hmm:

[L3adcannon]

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Same thing with me, and now I can`t play even when Ilet it run in the backround. I`ve tried complete reinstall of PB, PB update, etc. Nothing works.
Other games that use PB run fine.

No more BF2 for me I guess

[Keithuk]

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I tried playing today and the random lag is still there which makes the screen skip for a second and i end up running/driving/flying/looking in another direction :/ and i also had 'there is a problem with your internet connection' 3 times after playing on servers for about 15- 30 mins Is this Punkbuster related?

[pauli77]

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I tried playing today and the random lag is still there which makes the screen skip for a second and i end up running/driving/flying/looking in another direction :/ and i also had 'there is a problem with your internet connection' 3 times after playing on servers for about 15- 30 mins Is this Punkbuster related?

Same for me. Makes the game unplayable Started after the first time ZoneAlarm alerted med that PnkBstrB.exe tried to access the internet (which I allowed) two days ago...

[=[MI5]=RJW]

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Yep getting same problems lag,kicking problem with connection, lost connection to server....all have come after this PB update sort it out PB before you have about 20,000 BF2 players knocking on your door...

[Drunken_x_Boxer]

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I just tried playing with my anti virus, firewall turned off and it still lagged like hell for the first 10 minutes.

Heres what it says on PB site...

What is all this about new PunkBuster services?

Beginning with PunkBuster client version 1.500, we have extended the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat system to operate without the requirement to run PunkBuster supported games with Administrator privileges when running under Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. In order to do this, we have developed new Windows service components to work with the PunkBuster system. PunkBuster will automatically begin using the new service components on supported systems. To manually install/uninstall the components, users may use our PBSVC Setup Program. However, uninstalling the new service components will disable PunkBuster and may prevent playing on PunkBuster servers. PBSVC can be downloaded from here. Once the PnkBstrA service is running along with a new PB client version 1.500 and higher, running PB enabled games under Windows 2000, XP or Vista no longer requires Administrator privileges.

Since the new components have been installed, I now get kicked from PunkBuster servers for "handshaking failed" or "Losing Key Packets", how can I fix that?

Some other software programs such as virus scanners, firewalls and Internet security software packages are suspicious of any new services and kernel drivers when they are first released. Some of these will block our new components thereby causing the "Losing Key Packets" kicking. Until these various packages are updated to correctly identify PnkBstrA.exe, PnkBstrB.exe, and PnkBstrK.sys as components of the PunkBuster Anti-Cheat System, players who experience PunkBuster kicks due to these conflicts need to either manually adjust the settings of the other software running on their system or disable the other software while playing on PunkBuster enabled servers. The new PunkBuster components make use of network resources and also frequently update files in the Windows system folders. This activity triggers warnings or blocks by some other security programs, some of which consider all unknown programs as threats or malware. Our new components are simply extensions of the existing PunkBuster system using new services and kernel software drivers, and are each signed with Verisign / Authenticode digital signatures for verifiable authenticity purposes. Most major security packages do not block our new components; users with other software that causes these conflicts should contact the vendor of their security package and request an update to correct this conflict.

Thats a bunch of ********. You can turn off all the anti virus and security software and its still going to give you problems. Why force an update like this that will only help the very few people without admin rights on their comps?!? So stupid. Fix this **** already...

[camper.]

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I'm getting this crap too, did all the normal ****. Has anyone had their screen flashing like crazy when dying (seems to happen only when dying)? Also, the first time I attempt to join a server, it'll say "Lost connection to server".

Evenbalance shouldn't even be in this f*cking market, they need to go make shoes or something (which would probably be super tight on your feet but have huge holes in the bottom for thorns to stick in).

[Stormy{CAN}]

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players who experience PunkBuster kicks due to these conflicts need to either manually adjust the settings of the other software running on their system or disable the other software while playing on PunkBuster enabled servers.

Yep there is a brilliant idea, reconfigure your system or turn off all protection because these idiots couldn't code their way out of a wet paper bag.

The only good thing about it is you are running 64 bit Windows (Vista or XP) you don't get the PnkBstrK.sys installed. Seems these morons haven't grasped the concept of writing 64 bit code yet.