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Posted by SeaMiGo Posts 11 Registered at 2010-06-12 12:47:12	2010-06-12 13:46:59 - Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	New member. Trying to get on to game (Middle sea fleet race) for 1st time. Game interface screen seems to load/initialize but then gets stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."!! Am I not doing something right? Windows XP Home 2002 SP3, Firefox 3.6.3, Adobe Flash 10,1,53,64; 1 Mb/s connection --- Last Edited by SeaMiGo at 2010-06-12 13:58:57 ---
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2010-06-12 21:47:11 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	I am no techie, but have you downloaded the latest version of Java? I know I have done that (as well as updating Flash player) since I joined SOL.
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2010-06-12 21:53:03 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	Are you behind a corporate web proxy? SOL authentification has some problems with some of those (if they are "load balanced").
Posted by SeaMiGo Posts 11 Registered at 2010-06-12 12:47:12	2010-06-12 22:33:30 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	No corporate or other proxy. Java usually updates automatically. How can I check if it needs to be updated now?
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2010-06-13 00:14:54 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	You need flash player 9 or higher. Other than that, if you are using internet explorer, try Firefox instead (or Chrome or Safari).
Posted by SeaMiGo Posts 11 Registered at 2010-06-12 12:47:12	2010-06-13 00:29:31 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	kalle said @ 2010-06-13 00:14:54: You need flash player 9 or higher. Other than that, if you are using internet explorer, try Firefox instead (or Chrome or Safari). Thanks for trying to help. See my first post: Windows XP Home 2002 SP3, Firefox 3.6.3, Adobe Flash 10,1,53,64; 1 Mb/s connection
Posted by kalle Posts 413 Registered at 2007-06-01 09:58:04	2010-06-13 00:40:04 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	And you're not by any chance located in South Africa? (the major ISPs there proxy the users access)
Posted by captjack1942 Posts 239 Registered at 2008-01-18 03:24:03	2010-06-13 00:58:48 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	He appears to be sailing under a Barbados flag. Sometimes I get stuff like he describes happening on my Vista machine using various wireless networks. I usually can get this fixed by disabling the wireless connection and then re-enableing it. I don't remember how XP works in getting to "managing network connections" but in vista, go to "control panel"...choose "network"...then "manage network connections. Right click on the network connection and choose "disable". Once it says disabled, right click again and choose "enable". Then choose "connect to network"...connect to your network and all should be good. If you are on a DSL or Cable connection, sorry but none of the above will work. And you are back to looking for proxies or other connection problems.
Posted by SeaMiGo Posts 11 Registered at 2010-06-12 12:47:12	2010-06-13 01:39:52 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	Captjack I am in Barbados. I am also using a wireless home network router. I tried your suggestion to disable, re-enable & reconnect but it has made no difference. I will try to connect on another Vista machine with cable connection to the router and let you know if it works. If it is worth anything, I have been playing on the VirtualRegatta.com site for the last year with no connection problems. Update: I have updated Java to v6 update 20 (build 1.6.0_20-b02). Shut down computer & restarted. Reloaded game and same thing: stuck at "Waiting for weather download...". Only thing left is to try other computer which my son is hogging. Will have to wait till he goes to bed. --- Last Edited by SeaMiGo at 2010-06-13 02:17:42 --- --- Last Edited by SeaMiGo at 2010-06-13 02:18:40 ---
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2010-06-13 08:42:37 - Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
	SeaMiGo - if you go to this website http://www.java.com/en/download/ you can download the latest version of Java

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