New subscription Question

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2drunk2funk

Guest
Probably wrong forum, someone move if so.
Reading about the subscription details and one point is that BW need to know the IP number each member will connect with.
Now call me silly (shush now) but every dial up user will get a different IP number each time.

How are they (BW) going to manage this and ensure you are allowed to use the services ?

If this effects connectivity to game servers then surely a problem.

Sure its been thought about, just I have not seen a link to explain it all :)

Oh.. Hello all.
:D
 
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Summo

Guest
BW detect and automatically use your IP address, but you get the opportunity to enter a different one if you wish to.

You'll find the web interface, BarryBar and BarryLogon all detect and display your current IP address.

Hello!
 
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xane

Guest
I think the IP detection is done on each login, so the BW servers can verify your subscription. Consequently you need to re-login or re-verify your IP if you disconnect on a dial-up.
 
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S-Gray

Guest
With this Subscription, do you have to install any Programs?
 
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nath

Guest
afaik you *can* have some auto update software, or you can just login through the website. It's all a bit like dynip.org related shenanigans.
 
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Skyler

Guest
BarryBar is the autologin software I believe, if you run that it will log you in and inform BW of your updated IP afaik :)
 
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Deadmanwalking

Guest
No sar ur thinking of BArrylogin :p

Barrybar is for quick simple access to the various parts of the BW site.

Barrylogin will auto log u in when it detects an internet connectionm if u so wish.
Otherwise website it is.
 
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Sar

Guest
Originally posted by Deadmanwalking.
No sar ur thinking of BArrylogin :p
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:uhoh:

Deffo changing that avatar tonight :)

I use Barrylogin (which seems to have very little effect on anything - for some reason I still have to login to the website to do anything BW Membership related - shouldn't that tell the browser who you are or something so you don't have to login?), Barrybar and a large hammer should all else fail.

:)
 
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Ivan.

Guest
i think you still have to log into the website regardless of whether you are logged into barrylogon or not, but barrylogon will allow you access to the ftp and servers. it's kind of annoying, all that extra typing, but with a bit of luck they will change that, unless there are some security issues, as they've never had auto logins of any kind on the site.
 
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Originally posted by Sar


:uhoh:

Deffo changing that avatar tonight :)

I use Barrylogin (which seems to have very little effect on anything - for some reason I still have to login to the website to do anything BW Membership related - shouldn't that tell the browser who you are or something so you don't have to login?), Barrybar and a large hammer should all else fail.

:)
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Ok,

time for some clarification.

BarryLogon: this software is only intended to AUTH you to our system to allow you to play on our gameservers/ftp and anything else we decide to put into Subscription.

Website logon: this logs you onto Membership, AUTH's you like BarryLogon, and if a subscriber, makes Subscriber services available to you from the website.

BarryLogon cannot do that at the moment due to our session/cookies we generate when you use a browser to logon.

They really are two very different mechanisms and I do not want to bloat BarryLogon any more than I have to by embedding or controlling IE/Mozilla/etc from within it.
 
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Ch3tan

Guest
And now you know. I had the GD bar before, time to install barrybar as well I suppose.
 
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Sawtooth

Guest
I notice that my Barrybar says its logging on when I browse for games like Q3 but doesnt actually say logged on, yet I can ping and launch games. Is this normal?
 
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throdgrain

Guest
Its a shame something cant be sorted with ASE or Gamespy so that you could login automatically when you fired up the program. I'm sure thats what a lot of people would like. (Me, anyway :) )
 
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Skyler

Guest
heh, knowing gamespy they would charge BW for that "privelage" :)
 
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Sar

Guest
Originally posted by DBs


Ok,

time for some clarification.

BarryLogon: this software is only intended to AUTH you to our system to allow you to play on our gameservers/ftp and anything else we decide to put into Subscription.

Website logon: this logs you onto Membership, AUTH's you like BarryLogon, and if a subscriber, makes Subscriber services available to you from the website.

BarryLogon cannot do that at the moment due to our session/cookies we generate when you use a browser to logon.

They really are two very different mechanisms and I do not want to bloat BarryLogon any more than I have to by embedding or controlling IE/Mozilla/etc from within it.
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Alrighty then, ta DBs, was wondering was all :)
 
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throdgrain

Guest
Originally posted by Skyler
heh, knowing gamespy they would charge BW for that "privelage" :)
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You're probably right m8, but a much better idea all the same. I really dont fancy stopping using my ASE :(
 
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Sar

Guest
If you use Barrylogon you'll still be able to use ASE (or gayspy) to browse the servers as per usual.
 
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throdgrain

Guest
Will that leave i.e running in the background ?
 
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Summo

Guest
It sits in the system tray, Throddy. Uses naff all resources and doesn't effect ping of nuthin.

It rawks!
 
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Sar

Guest
barrylogin.jpg


Seperate app from IE, and it's currently using 364k of memory.
 
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S-Gray

Guest
woah! it even comes with a nifty woman! well worth the money then!
 
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dysfunction

Guest
Sar,

How did you get your task bar to look like that??
 
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S-Gray

Guest
look like what?

He enlarged that Picture if thats what you mean

Or

How did he make rows of Programs in the Bottom Corner?
Just Goto your Taskbar and "drag" it up
 
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dysfunction

Guest
Thanks Mate!! Ive been looking for something like this for ages!!

:clap:








ps: sorry you have had to post 3 times!:rolleyes:
 
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Sar

Guest
Heh, nm.

Shall take it out on DBs and/or Trebz later.

:eek:

:D
 
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2drunk2funk

Guest
Thanks for info.

I guess I will have to download Barrylogon then at some point :)

P.S. People still use Gamespy :twak:

Dont be silly ASE pissssses over GS anyday :)
 
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