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Title: Connection help
Post by: Jimmy BoyX on January 14, 2011, 06:03:28 pm

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Connecting to server.
Connection established, authentication...
What the hell is that?

Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: falloutdude on January 14, 2011, 08:18:02 pm

Quote from: Jimmy BoyX on January 14, 2011, 06:03:28 pm

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Connecting to server.
Connection established, authentication...
What the hell is that?

what you never got that before. each time i log in i get it dont worry about it you log in right so i dont see the big deal. :)

Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: Dr. Wasteland on January 14, 2011, 10:03:07 pm

Quote from: Jimmy BoyX on January 14, 2011, 06:03:28 pm

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Connecting to server.
Connection established, authentication...
What the hell is that?

It's called a handshake, it's how the server and the client establish initial communication. Your PC "pings" the server, gets a response, then sends your login info. That's what the "authentication" is. It's checking your username and password against the one you  made the character with.