i can try and troubleshoot this a bit, but it did work from all the platforms I tested on. what OS/browser were you using? what happened when it broke?

Running xp here, tried IE and firefox as browser both start up the java sun page thingee and then I get Applet appwrapper notinited and loading java applet failed..

Java tells me this

load: class appWrapper.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: appWrapper.class
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed.
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
... 10 more

Heck if I know! Thanks for the speedy response

I also cannot connect. I cannot use Zmud or anything like that do to DL restriction in work environ. (Using Windows ME/Internet Explorer) The applet shows up grey but nothing appears on it.

Nick

the applet tag wasn't closed.. that may have caused the problem. could you try it now?

you can hit the old site for now at:

http://mud.arctic.org/files/old-site/connect.phtml

i couldnt get the old site to work either whats goin on here

The applet is no longer working for me either.

I have checked the link to the old site, that isnt working as well.

Kind of good really, I shouldn't mud from work anyway. But the addict inside me grovels for a fix.

I am using Win Xp, IE6.0.2800.1106CO

still can't conect if we could fix this please hard to play if u can't connect

I'm getting the same issue. (niether new or old site java applet is working).

runnnig Mac OS10.4.5

-the weird thing is that it was working last night.

Sorry about the innane troubleshooting. I think the problem was essentially a silly one... I appreciate the feedback in getting it going again. Do either of the two links (old and new) work now?

The new Connect link is working fine for me now. Thanks very much for your troubles!

Rathar

It's working again. Thanks

ya'll need to work and not mud! hosers

To resurrect an old thread..
Has any kind of new way to connect to the mud through a website been developed that isn't dependent on Java or the downloading of any additional stuff. I have a lot of opportunity to connect from random places but the computers at these places are always locked down and never have Java on them, thereby preventing me from connecting.

A lot of schools, I imagine, are probably very much the same way and it might be preventing new players from playing, as well.

in the run menu or on the commandline type:

telnet mud.arctic.org 2700

Even if you have java and run our connection applet you wont be able to connect to arctic cause, basically, what the applet does is, as scrappinak wrote, a direct telnet.

If the computer you are using goes to Internet through a proxy, you can use programs like Proxifier to make your connection to arctic through the proxy too (This wont work for all kind of proxies).

If the computer goes to Internet through a firewall which has several port numbers banned (2700 ie) is pretty hard to get a connection to arctic, HOWEVER, if you are lucky (again) maybe this firewall has port 8080 open, and, you can try connecting to arctic using this website:

http://www.mosha.net/01-telnet-gateway/telnet.shtml

Dunno how good is it...

And if you can install software, i think this is the panacea.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/telnetoverhttp/

Good Luck!

Sariel

Sariel utters some strange words.
Sariel slowly fades out of sight.

I found a silly, if somewhat amusing way of connecting to arctic on my campus. The windows labs have security that prevents running of any unsanctioned processes or applications. So I couldn't use telnet or any other mud client.

Heres the trick: my university has a unix lab as well. Every student has a unix account, so it is possible to connect to my unix account using ssh or whatever. I can then use the unix telnet to connect to arctic. Essentially I'm using my own unix account as a proxy. Since I'm on campus theres no link problems. The only downside is that I'm forced to use telnet instead of a better client.

Obviously this kind of thing is pretty dependent on what kind of computer environment you're using. I don't imagine this will be very useful for the majority of people.

Cheers,
Jim

Im using XP and i know the problem isnt my net browser because it lets me use everything else but when i try to use some sites it comes up as this

load: class loader.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: loader.class
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed.
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
... 10 more

how do i fix it?

It sounds like your firewall. It's possible that Java.exe does not have permissions to connect to the internet and is being blocked.

Another possibility is that you may need to re-install Java. Check out www.java.com/download and see if there is a more recent version.

Neither of these has anything to do with this website though, I'd suggest sending your support questions elsewhere next time.

Dave

Education replaces force with reason.