Kai Engine is unable to contact XLink server.

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3

Alright, this issue won't go away.
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit and have the lastest version of Xlink Kai.
I've read a handful of fixes for the problem I'm having but none of them seem to work.
One fix is to run Kai as administrator and set compatibility mode to Windows XP Service Pack 2, however...

The compatibility option is greyed out.
When I run Kai, the splash window appears and is immediately followed by this screen:

I'd post my diagnostics but Kai won't even open because of this.

Here's my .cfg: (Default config)

Code:

# XLink Kai Engine Configuration
# Version 7.4.24

[KaiUserConfig]

# Username for automatic login
kaiUsername=!

# Password for automatic login
kaiPassword=!

# Use automatic login
kaiAutoLogin=0

# Use Web User Interface instead of GUI program
kaiWebUI=1

# Automatically launch Kai user interface
kaiLaunchUI=1

# User interface program name
kaiUI=kaiUI.exe

# Web UI Password
kaiHTTPPassword=!

# Web UI Skin
kaiSkin=!

# Automatically open chat
kaiAutoOpenChat=0

# Enable PSP Mode (Automatic SSID detection)
kaiPSPMode=0

# Disable sleep mode
kaiDisableSleep=0

# MBCS code page for asian character sets
kaiCodepage=0

# Language
kaiLanguage=en

# Enable port address translation
kaiPAT=0

# Set UDP port for peer-to-peer connections (0=random)
kaiPort=30000

# Set UDP port for deep connections (0=disable)
# Do not enable this unless you are sure that you require deep resolution
kaiDeepPort=0

# Set TCP port for Web UI connections (connect with http://127.0.0.1:[portnumber]/)
# Default is 34522 - this does not need to be changed in most cases. You DO NOT need to forward this port in your router.
kaiWebUIPort=34522

# Use PSSDK or Winpcap
kaiLib=pssdk

# Autodetect Proxy Server
kaiProxyAutoDetect=1

# Proxy server IP address
kaiProxyServer=106.187.43.220

# Proxy server port
kaiProxyPort=3128

# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=!

# Automatically shut down engine after x minutes (0=never)
kaiTimeout=0

# Automatically shut down engine when UI closes
kaiUIClose=1

# Accept connections from user interfaces on other computers
kaiAcceptRemote=0

Any help is very much appreciated.

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

I had the exact same problem the only thing that worked for me was this http://teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32242&sid=b34ceb5004ff4c034877884db6ed8a97 the reason for the problem was that i was running open http proxies. Even when i turned the http proxy connection off kai still complained not even a reboot helped. Tried everything nothing helped except the link. It seems like Kai and elite proxys (L1) and TOR dont like each other. Good luck.

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3

giggyprince wrote:

I had the exact same problem the only thing that worked for me was this http://teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32242&sid=b34ceb5004ff4c034877884db6ed8a97 the reason for the problem was that i was running open http proxies. Even when i turned the http proxy connection off kai still complained not even a reboot helped. Tried everything nothing helped except the link. It seems like Kai and elite proxys (L1) and TOR dont like each other. Good luck.

I tried the link twice before posting this thread, it didn't help.
As far as I know I'm not running through a proxy either, unless you're referring to something else altogether.
Thanks for trying to help though ;p

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

Your Xlink config says:

# Proxy server IP address
kaiProxyServer=106.187.43.220

# Proxy server port
kaiProxyPort=3128

Its a Japanese IP

How about removing the ip and set it to ! and the port to 0 in your config file and try to start kai.

And just to be on the safe side i would run "malware bytes anti malware" or "super antispyware" to check if your system has some unwanted software.

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3

Oh wow, haha.
I removed the Japanese IP stuff, now when I load it you see the splash screen for 1/10th of a second and it disappears.
If Firefox is closed it will open it automatically but it doesn't load anything Kai-related.
I assume this is a step in the right direction?

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

Scan your PC for malicious software with the programs mentioned in my previous post, to make sure non of this causes trouble with kai. Have you tried to start kai so it opens the KaiUI not the webbrowserUI ? Just put it like this in your config.

# Use Web User Interface instead of GUI program
kaiWebUI=0