Error code: FFXI-3001! Help please what is this?Follow

When i choose to log in as my character it plays the music for 5 minutes and then this error code shows up. It says this exactly


Error code: FFXI-3001
No response from server.
Connection timed out.
Press OK to shut down.



I see that it says the connection timed out but that doesn't make any sense at all because i am connected to the internet and i was able to re-activate my ID. I haven't played in about 9 months and i re-activated my content ID and downloaded all of the updates.

All help is welcome if you have seen this before because i really do not want to have to wait until monday afternoon to sit on the phone with Square Enix so they can fix this problem....

I was gonna say that. For some ISP's to connect a PS2, Xbox, or even a Mac to the internet you need to connect your modem to a router and then connect the device to the router. If you're on a PC you may have to call POL.

Ok, here is the weird deal. My husband plays FFXI and runs through a router, no problems ever. I tried to do it...and got the same problem you are having. You have to....I am trying to think of the technical term for this....allow certain ports to go through? Let me look at my router page and get back to you about how I fixed it.

Ok....you need to get into your router administration page....if you don't know how, the default way to do it is to type 192.168.1.1 into the address bar of your web browser, and the default password is admin. If that does not work for you, look at your router documentation.

Now, go to PORT FORWARDING.....

Allow port 1024-65535 and 50000-65535 .....those are the ones for FFXI. Every router page is different, so I don't know what else really to tell you to do. If you are confused, repost.

Oh, and if you contact whoever about this, the first thing they will tell you to do is bypass your router. I got that far with them, heh....then I figured it out by web-browsing ;P

Edited, Sat Aug 27 11:22:11 2005 by Katarine

Ok, I have to leave for the day in like 10 minutes, and I dont want to leave you all confused ;P so I am going to just post exactly what my Linksys router page says, and hopefully there is someone out there who can post and also help, heh ;)

I went to ADVANCED SETTINGS

and then PORT FORWARDING

there are places there for me to list entries there, and I have two. the first entry:

FFXIPS21 (under heading customised applications)
1024-65535 (under ext. port)
I clicked the boxes protocol TCP and protocol udp
IP address 192.168.1.1
click box Enable

second entry:

FFXIPS22 (under heading customised applications)
50000-65535 (under ext. port)
I clicked the boxes protocol TCP and protocol UDP
IP address 192.168.1.1
click box enable


I am playing on PS2, and had the EXACT same issue as you...able to download, but not able to get into game. Hope this helps!!

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Seriously though that would have taken HOURS if i had been on the phone with Square enix. Thanks so much!!!!

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!

JUst rate me up ;P that will be enough, lol