IGZ: Err Msg: Failed to Connect to Server
  
PSS ID Number: Q163940
Article last modified on 05-04-1998
 
4.x
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to connect to the Internet Gaming Zone (IGZ), you may
receive the following error message:
 
   Host was not found.
 
CAUSE
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The above error message can occur for a number of possible reasons. The
most likely cause is that you cannot reach the Zone server. This may
occur when there is no physical connection between your computer and the
server. The lack of this connection can be caused by the following:
 
 - Firewalls
 - Downed gateway
 - Severe lag
 - Bad connection
 - Busy server
 - Temporarily blocked ISP or IP addresses
 
RESOLUTION
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Please try to connect to the Internet Gaming Zone at another time.
 
KBCategory: kbusage kbonline
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Additional reference words: 4.x IGZ Internet gaming zone connect error
connect log in firewall lag z4
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Keywords          : kbonline kbusage
Version           : 4.x
Platform          : WINDOWS
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