Defcon won't start game

[Kamun]

AppName: defcon.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.1 ModName: securenet.dll
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00068e83

is the error I get, I'm using the STEAM version, demo.

Have NO Antivirus or anti-spyware running when I load the game...


Can anyone help me?

Defcon 1.43 steam built Jul 2 2007
Parsing archive main.dat...DONE
WinSock started
Client listening on port 5011
Parsing Coastline data (1776 islands) : 64ms
Parsing International data (2753 islands) : 23ms
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 37ms
Parsing archive sounds.dat...DONE
Authentication key set : 'DEMOUY-SOPYVZ-UJXSIE-VSEXBE-YGL'
WinSock started
Connection established to MetaServer, listening on Port 5009
Steam Authentication Initiated
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam
Requesting data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Requesting data from MetaServer : MOTD
Requesting data from MetaServer : DemoLimits
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam API
Received data from MetaServer : DemoLimits
Received data from MetaServer : LatestVersion
Received data from MetaServer : MOTD
Steam Authentication : Logging On To Steam
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam Id
Steam Authentication : SteamID = 76561197986968220
Steam Authentication : Getting Encryption Details
Received Authentication : DEMOUY-SOPYVZ-UJXSIE-VSEXBE-YGL : (keyID -1) : Accepted
Auth Key accepted as DEMOKEY : DEMOUY-SOPYVZ-UJXSIE-VSEXBE-YGL
Requesting data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Received data from MetaServer : UpdateURL
Requesting data from MetaServer : sb
Received data from MetaServer : sb
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam2 Auth
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam3 Auth
Steam Authentication : Requesting Authentication
Steam Authentication Accepted : DEMO USER
CLIENT : Disconnected

Is the debug.txt log.

[bert_the_turtle]

Hmm, google search says securenet.dll is a component of this product: http://www.hide-my-ip.com/hidemyip.shtml
Since the crash (it is a crash, right? You didn't say so, but the first two lines look like a crash report) appears to come from that DLL and I could imagine that hiding your IP, at best, does not work with UDP based games and at worst borks things up, I would suggest you deactivate that program while you play.

[Kamun]

But I don't use the program. I in fact, have it uninstalled..

When I remove the dll from system32, Defcon b**ches at me with "Cannot connect host to listen" or something like that. Basic network errors.

... Could the fact that I'm behind a dynamic IP from my ISP at the moment be the cause?

[rus|Mike]

Could the fact that I'm behind a dynamic IP from my ISP at the moment be the cause?

I think not, because I'm also on a dynamic and everything is allright.

[Kamun]

Okay, well, I switched over to a static (Finally got the damned thing configured correctly.. ISP is a bunch of idiots..)

Launching Defcon now.. Just to see.

Same error.. Same dll. Here's what happens if I try to remove the dll.



Okay. Moved it to a different folder. Loading up Defcon.


Gave me networking errors. Here's the debug.txt.

Defcon 1.43 steam built Jul 2 2007
Parsing archive main.dat...DONE
WinSock started
Client failed to bind to port 5011
Client looking for any available port number...
ERROR : Client failed to bind to open Listener
Parsing Coastline data (1776 islands) : 47ms
Parsing International data (2753 islands) : 20ms
Parsing City data (2745 cities) : 33ms
Parsing archive sounds.dat...DONE
Authentication key set : 'DEMOUY-SOPYVZ-UJXSIE-VSEXBE-YGL'
WinSock started
MetaServer failed to open listener on Port 5009
MetaServer looking for any free Port number...
ERROR: Failed to connect to MetaServer
Steam Authentication Initiated
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam
Steam Authentication : Starting Steam API
Steam Authentication : Logging On To Steam
Steam Authentication : Getting Steam Id
Steam Authentication : SteamID = 76561197986968220
Steam Authentication : Getting Encryption Details
Steam Authentication FAILED
CLIENT : Disconnected
Disconnected from MetaServer

[frenchfrog]

I guess the .dll is still registered somewhere in the Windows Network stack.

A quick search for 'remove securenet.dll',

Reveal that you aren't the first one with this problem:

Possible bad Install/uninstall., Linked to securenet.dll.

[Kamun]

I guess the .dll is still registered somewhere in the Windows Network stack.

A quick search for 'remove securenet.dll',

Reveal that you aren't the first one with this problem:

Possible bad Install/uninstall., Linked to securenet.dll.

Thank you. Quick google search led me to a program called LSPfix, Used that to remove securenet.dll, and the game works completely now. Thanks, guys. ^^