Waiting for the authorization of the serial number

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Hello,

I have a problem with Call of Duty 4

when I connect to a server it displays "waiting for the authorization of the serial number", it waits 11 seconds and cancels my connection.

Furthermore, when I refresh the server list, it says "waiting for a response from the main server"

3/4 of an hour later I'm still waiting for that response

can you explain the problem to me?
Configuration: Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0

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ioh
 
Like everyone who has posted messages on this site, it should get sorted out in the coming hours or by tomorrow! But don't do anything, don't uninstall your game, it's pointless. Just wait, it's coming from their server or the providers, but not from your side. Good luck!
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ioh
 
I thought about it in the meantime and I wondered, if this has happened to several people, maybe it could come from the provider. As for me, I'm with Free. And you? Maybe the providers did something (I don’t know what, but I’m looking).
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cartman.be
 
Same problem as you since last night and I have a completely different connection in Belgium (Belgacom)
I also think a lot more about Activision than about our internet providers, are they preventing us from playing? :p
But it is also true that they could have just sent an email to tell us what was going on.
For my part, I tried to send an email to ask them the question but there is no contact on the Activision site
Let's cross our fingers that it gets fixed quickly.
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ioh
 
I was playing yesterday too, I took a 20-minute break and when I wanted to go back to one of the servers I regularly use, I got the same message. I tried others but it was the same everywhere. So I uninstalled COD4 and reinstalled it. I rebooted my modem and my computer. I checked my firewall and antivirus to see if anything was blocking, but nothing. Plus, now even when I refresh my server list, nothing shows up. It's weird because between the time it was working and the time it stopped, I didn't touch anything on the computer at all.
My searches on the internet haven't yielded anything so far, so if anyone has found something... help us pleeeeaaase
Thank you all
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antonio
 
I experienced the same thing since last night, and two friends from my team also can't connect to certain servers...
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harlock
 
same for me I can connect to a Finnish server but otherwise nothing
It's frustrating... can't find something concrete I'm looking but nothing
if you find it share the tip
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CDNMolusk
 
Yes, me too!!
Some people on my team managed to fix it just by rebooting the box, but it doesn’t work for me. I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s a huge hassle!!
If anyone has a solution, please let me know because I’m about to lose it... loooooooooooool!!
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CDNMolusk
 
I'm at Alice's.
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sidolux
 
I have the same issue. I'm with Free '-_-
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thomas
 
me too, I can't connect either.
I think the problem is with Activision, which must be working on some settings for their online game and for now they're blocking all client keys until it's fixed.
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Sasso
 
Well, I'm with Orange and the Livebox...

Apparently, it seems to be coming directly from the main server of CoD 4 if it's failing on Alice, Free, and Orange...

In that case, we have no choice but to wait... well, it's still a hypothesis.
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sidolux
 
Mouai but it's strange, there are a lot of people who manage to play on the servers without Punkbuster working, so it could be that the main server.
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Sasso
 
Is it possible for the main server to be delegated by many other mini servers?

Let me explain: let's say that each mini server groups 30,000 players, and these mini servers are managed by the main server.

In this case, it would be our mini server that we are registered on that would crash.

Is that possible? (I don't know much about it)
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TheHaxxor...OuPas Posted messages 54 Status Membre 46
 
Same for me, since last night, I can no longer connect to a large part of the servers! There is one that I can connect to (I found it with perseverance ^^). For my account, I am with Bluewin (Switzerland)...
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harlock
 
Otherwise, with xfire I can go on servers but now I have no servers through cod4 anymore
my nickname is harlock44

Looking forward to seeing you there
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thomas
 
it's not possible, I still can't contact the main server, I'm forced to deal with solo mode, finished it 20 times!!!
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mat888
 
Same for me since this morning, it's totally impossible for me to connect to the main server. I'm with Orange, but I think the problem is directly related to the server. Hoping it gets fixed quickly. If anyone has any updates, feel free to share. For now, I’ll go play solo again^^
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mrbomb
 
I am from Canada and it's the same thing.........
This is the first time it has happened to me and I hate it because a game costing 60 euros is annoying when it doesn't work anymore...........

Please help me
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baseball2
 
Hi everyone, I have the same problem, I'm with Tele2.
I called Activision France and they told me they noticed the issue because their own computers can't connect either; they hope it will be fixed tonight, but it's not looking good.
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Sidolux
 
Some even go as far as to call Activision, it's really serious if there's no more COD 4 :D Thankfully, there are the courses to change COD =)
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<FrA>NutS
 
Same as you.
Too green. It's really annoying anyway.
No news?
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